THE VALLEY DISPATCH Division ofThe Sun
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JAMES CAMPANINI Editor At The Sun since: 1989 Hometown: Providence, R.I. Residence: Lowell Education: University of Rhode Island (1974); American Press Institute (1986, 1996); National Institute of Computer Assisted Reporting at the University of Missouri (1999). Awards: Best Column and Best Sports Story, New England Press Association, 1976; Sports Writing, Best Story, Suburban Newspapers of America, 1978; Best
Sports Story, Rhode Island Press Association, 1979; Best Sports Story, New England Press Association, 1979; Best Sports Story, New England Associated Press, 1983; Editorial Writing, New England Associated Press, 2001; Best editorial, New England AP News Executive Association, 2007; Allan B. Rogers Award for best local editorial, New England Newspaper Association Treasurer, New England Society of Newspaper Editors, 2008.
Phone: 978-970-4621 E-mail:jcampanini@lowellsun.com
CHARLES ST. AMAND Managing editor At The Sun since: 1989 Hometown: Salem Residence: Pepperell Education: B.S. in journalism, Suffolk University Awards: 1st place, Page One, New England Press Association, 2006; 1st place, Page One, New England Associated Press News Executives Awards, 1990 and 1993; 3rd place, Page One, NEAPNEA, 2006. Phone: 978-970-4638 E-mail:cstamand@lowellsun.com
SHARON FLAHERTY Editorial Page Editor At The Sun since: 1995
Hometown: Tewksbury
Residence: Hudson, N.H. Education: B.A. in English from the University of Lowell Awards: New England Press Association, Journalist of the Year, 1994; New England Press Association, Human Interest feature, First Place, 1995; New England Newspaper Association, Crime reporting, Second Place, 1996; New England Press Association, Spot news, Third Place, 1996; New England Newspaper Association, Education reporting, Second Place, 1998; New England Press Association, Education reporting, First Place, 1999; New England Press Association, Editorial writing, Second and Third Places, 2006; New England Associated Press News Executive Association, Editorial writing, Third place, 2007. Phone: 978-970-4623 E-mail:sflaherty@lowellsun.com
KRIS PISARIK Assistant managing editor/local news At The Sun since: 1979 Hometown: Massapequa, L.I., N.Y Residence: Chelmsford Education: B.A. in journalism from Northeastern University in 1982 Awards: 1981 NEPA for Best Feature story (honorable mention) 1981 NEAPNEA for
Best Spot News story (First Place) Phone: 978-970-4637 E-mail:kpisarik@lowellsun.com
TOM ZUPPA Asst. Managing Ed/Local News/Weekends At The Sun since: 1995 Hometown: Watertown Residence: North Billerica Education: Bachelor's degree from Boston University in 1978 Awards: As editor, for Angels of Life series, third place, NEAPNEA; Pinnacle Award, Sigma Theta Tau International; Excellence Award, Home and Health Care Association of Massachusetts Phone: 978-970-4643 E-mail:tzuppa@lowellsun.com
DAVE McARDLE Editor-Broadcaster/The Valley Dispatch At The Sun since: 1973 Hometown: Lowell Residence: Lowell Education: B.S. in marketing management from Boston College Phone: 978-970-4639 E-mail:dmcardle@lowellsun.com
CHRISTOPHER SCOTT City Editor At The Sun since: 1982 Hometown: North Andover Residence: Merrimac Education: B.S. in journalism from Northeastern University Awards: 1993 Public Occurrences second-place for investigative series on Middlesex County government;
2004 NEAPNEA third place for deadline reporting; 2005 first place for government reporting from New England Press Association; 2006 first place for local election coverage from New England Press Association; Third place, investigative reporting, 2008 NEAPNEA Phone: 978-970-4648 E-mail: cscott@lowellsun.com
DAVID BROW Multimedia Photojournalist At The Sun since: 1969 Hometown: Chelmsford Residence: Dunstable Education: Chelmsford High School Awards: First place Portrait-Personality Photo, New England Associated Press News Executives Awards, 1979; First place, photo illustration, 2008 NEAPNEA Phone: 978-970-4662 E-mail:dbrow@lowellsun.com
JON HILL Visual Multimedia Editor Phone: 978-970-4662 E-mail:jhill@lowellsun.com
JENDHAMUNI SOS Online Content Editor At The Sun since: 2005 Hometown: Battambang, Cambodia Residence: Lowell Education: B.S. in Information Technology from University of Massachusetts Lowell Phone: 978-970-4818 E-mail: jsos@lowellsun.com
JULIA MALAKIE Online Assistant/Videographer At The Sun since: 1989 Hometown: Newton Residence: Newton Education: B.S. in Economics, MIT; MBA University of Chicago Awards: First place, Special Sections Multimedia, New England Press Association, 2007; third place Sports Photo (Sun), and second place Photography Series (The Valley Dispatch), New England Press Association, 2006; Third place General News Photo, NEAPNEA, 2002 and 2003. Phone: 978-970-4651 E-mail: jmalakie@lowellsun.com
DAVID PERRY Sunday & General Assignment At The Sun since: 1986 Hometown: Santa Rosa, Calif. Residence: Chelmsford Education: B.A. in journalism from San Francisco State University Awards: NEAPNEA, 2005 New England Press Association Journalist of the year Phone: 978-970-4636 E-mail:dperry@lowellsun.com
DAVE PEVEAR General Assignment At The Sun since: 1985
Hometown: Lynn Residence: Wakefield Education: Graduated from Northeastern University in 1980 Awards: First place and third place, sports story; second place, sports column; 2007 NEAPNEA. third place, sports column, 2008 NEAPNEA Phone: 978-970-4647 E-mail:dpevear@lowellsun.com
LISA REDMOND Court Reporter At The Sun since: 1994 Hometown: Bedford Education: Bachelor's degree in journalistic studies from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1982 Awards: Newspaper Awards: 1993 Newspaper of the Year- New England Newspaper Association, Billerica Minute -Man; 1992 Newspaper of the Year -
New England Newspaper Association, Billerica Minute-Man; 1991 Newspaper of the Year - New England
Newspaper Association, Billerica Minute-Man; 1990
Excellence In Education Reporting, Massachusetts
Teachers Association, Lincoln Journal; 1988 Gold Star Award Distinction for Outstanding Educational Reporting
News, feature and series, Massachusetts Association of School Committees, Lexington Minute-Man; 1988 Best
Education Reporting First Place, New England Press
Association, Lexington Minute-Man ; 1987 Gold Star Award for Outstanding Education Reporting News
Massachusetts Association of School Committees,
Lexington Minute-Man ; 1987 Best Feature Story Third Place, New England Press Association, Lexington
Minute-Man Phone: 978-970-4659 E-mail:lredmond@lowellsun.com
JOHN COLLINS Tyngsboro, Pelham and HudsonReporter At The Sun since: 2002 Hometown: Boston Residence: Hudson, N.H. Education: B.A. in political science from Colby College Phone: 978-970-4660 E-mail:jcollins@lowellsun.com
JENNIFER AMY MYERS Lowell Reporter At The Sun since: 2000 Hometown: Dracut Residence: Dracut Education: Dracut High School, Bachelor's degree in Journalism from Boston University Awards: First place, human interest feature, 2007 NEPA; First place, 2007 International Association of Fire Fighters
Media Awards Contest for 2007. Phone: 978-970-4649 E-mail:jmyers@lowellsun.com
DENNIS SHAUGHNESSEY Dracut & Valley Dispatch Reporter
Former radio host for Lowell Sunrise radio on WUML 91.5 FM At The Sun since: 2000 Hometown: Dracut Residence: Dracut Education: UMass Lowell Awards: 2nd Place, Humor Columnist, New England Press Association, 2007. Phone: 978-970-4635 E-mail:dshaughnessey@lowellsun.com
ROB MILLS Crime and Spot News reporter
4 p.m. to midnight, Saturday through Wednesday At The Sun since: 2002 Hometown: Millville, PA Residence: Somerville Education: Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Penn. Left after second semester senior year for a job at
Lebanon Daily News, a MediaNews paper in
Lebanon, Penn. Phone: 978-970-4674 E-mail:rmills@lowellsun.com
MATT MURPHY Statehouse Bureau Reporter At The Sun since: 2003 Hometown: Dracut Residence: Dracut Education: B.A. in journalism and sociology from New York University Awards: As editor of a college daily newspaper, 1st place in general excellence among college
dailies from New York Press Association, honorable mention for best coverage of 9/11
attacks from Associated Collegiate Press Phone: 617-722-2495 E-mail:mmurphy@lowellsun.com
CHRISTINE PHELAN Health Reporter At The Sun since: 2004 Hometown: Charlottesville, VA. Residence: Watertown Education: B.A. in literature/creative writing from Beloit College E-mail:cphelan@lowellsun.com
BRIDGET SCRIMENTI Senior Web Producer At The Sun since: 2005 Hometown: Rochester, NY Residence: Westford Education: Emerson College, B.S. Journalism Awards: New England Associated Press News Executives Association Right to Know Award; UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Knight Center Multimedia Fellowship, 2007 Phone: 978-970-4645 E-mail:bscrimenti@lowellsun.com
HIROKO SATO Suburban General Assignment Reporter At The Sun since: 2005 Hometown: Tokyo Residence: Lowell Education: M.A in Journalism, Northeastern University, Boston, MA; B.A in Literature, Keio University, Tokyo (1988) Awards: Won in two categories in the 2005 NEPA Better Newspaper Contest as well as the 2005 NHPA contest. Phone: 978-970-4776 (Lowell) or 978-772-0777 ext. 242 (Devens) E-mail:hsato@lowellsun.com
ALEXANDRA MAYER-HOHDAHL Wilmington & Tewksbury Reporter At The Sun since: 2005 Hometown: Divonne-les-Bains, France Residence: North Reading, MA Education: B.S. in journalism, Boston University; M.A. in journalism, American University Awards: First place Educational Reporting, New England Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, 2007; American University 2005 Visions Festival -- 1st place for In-Depth Reporting; 2nd place for Feature Writing Phone: 978-970-4675 E-mail:amayer-hohdahl@lowellsun.com
RITA SAVARD Chelmsford Reporter At The Sun since: 2005 Hometown: Lowell Residence: Lowell Education: B.S. in journalism, Emerson College Awards: 3rd place, health reporting, NEPA, 2005; Third place, education reporting, 2007 NEPA Phone: 978-970-4826 E-mail:rsavard@lowellsun.com
CHRIS CAMIRE Billerica Reporter At The Sun since: 2006 Hometown: Dracut Residence: Dracut Education: B.S. in journalism with a minor in history from Boston University Phone: 978-970-4835 E-mail:ccamire@lowellsun.com
DAN PHELPS Columnist/Copy Editor At The Sun since: 1990 Hometown: Lowell Residence: Lowell Education: Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Lowell Awards: Third place, Serious Columnist, New England Press Association, 2007; Best Serious Columnist, NEPA, 2004, 2001; third place, Humor Columnist, NEPA, 2003; Best Local Columnist,
New England Associated Press News Executives Association, 2000 Phone: 978-970-4640 E-mail:dphelps@lowellsun.com
BUTCH KING PaginatorTechnician At The Sun since: 1964 Hometown: Billerica Residence: Lowell Education: Lowell Technical Institute Phone: 978-970-4619 E-mail:bking@lowellsun.com
NICK CARAGANIS Travel Editor/Copy Editor At The Sun since: 1969 Hometown: Lowell Residence: Pepperell Education: B.A. in English, University of Miami Awards: Lowell Sun Employee of the Year, 1982 Phone: 978-970-4641 E-mail:ncaraganis@lowellsun.com
BRUCE PHILLIPS Copy Editor At The Sun since: 1999 Hometown: Raynham Residence: Lowell Education: B.A. in magazine journalism/English from Syracuse University Awards: First Place in Editorial Writing, from New England Press Association, 1998; first Place in Investigative Reporting, from NEPA, 1991; second place in Best In-depth News, from NEPA, 1991;
second place in Feature Story, 1991. Phone: 978-970-4638 E-mail:bphillips@lowellsun.com
JILLIAN CUMMINGS Copy Editor At The Sun since: 2004 Hometown: Londonderry, N.H. Residence: Hudson, N.H. Education: B.A. in English/Journalism with a minor in Spanish from University of New Hampshire, Durham. Phone: 978-970-4626 E-mail:jcummings@lowellsun.com
DAVE GREGORY Photo Tech/Paginator At The Sun since: 1984 Hometown: Lawrence Residence: Lawrence Phone: 978-970-4654 E-mail:dgregory@lowellsun.com
KAREN MICHALCZYK Obituary Editor At The Sun since: 2002 Hometown: Dracut Residence: Lowell Education: Bachelors of science Degree in Criminal Justice and Paralegal Certificate from University of Massachusetts Lowell Phone: 978-970-4652 E-mail:obituaries@lowellsun.com
SPORTS
STAFF
DENNIS WHITTON Sports Editor At The Sun since: 1985 Hometown: Andover Residence: Pelham Education: Graduated from Northeastern University in 1980 Awards: Various New England awards for sports stories, columns and page
layouts. EMass. High School Football Hall of Fame Award Phone: 978-970-4628 E-mail:dwhitton@lowellsun.com
RICK HARRISON
Sports Reporter At The Sun since: 1969 Hometown: Andover Residence: Andover Education: B.S. in journalism from Northeastern University Phone: 978-970-4629 E-mail:rharrison@lowellsun.com
CARMINE FRONGILLO Sports Reporter At The Sun since: 1986 Hometown: Stoneham Residence: Haverhill Education: B.A. in communication with a minor in history from Bridgewater State College Awards: Wrestling Coaches Award; Football Writers Award Phone: 978-970-4650 E-mail:cfrongillo@lowellsun.com
LYNN WORTHY Sports Reporter At The Sun since: 2005 Hometown: Tyngsboro Residence: Tyngsboro Education: M.A. in journalism from Emerson College
Phone: 978-970-4678 E-mail:lworthy@lowellsun.com
MATT SPENCER Copy Editor At The Sun since: 1996 Hometown: Brooklyn Residence: Groton Education: Bachelor's degree, Suffolk University Phone: 978-970-4674 E-mail:mspencer@lowellsun.com
LIFESTYLES
STAFF
SUZANNE DION Lifestyle Editor At The Sun since: 1973 Hometown: Lowell Residence: Lowell Education: B.A. in English from Rivier College; M.S. in Library Science from Simmons College Awards: First prize, front page design, New England Associated Press News Executives Association (1988) Phone: 978-970-4632 E-mail:sdion@lowellsun.com
KATHLEEN PIERCE Asst. Lifestyle Editor At The Sun since: 2000 Hometown: Wellesley Residence: Lowell Education: B.A. in Mass Media fom the University of Hartford; M.S. in Journalism from Northeastern University Awards: First place, Special Sections Multimedia, New England Press Association, 2007, Kerouac page; third place, Arts and Entertainment reporting, New England Associated Press, 2007. Phone: 978-970-4819 E-mail:kpierce@lowellsun.com
JOANNE DEEGAN Lifestyle Copy Editor At The Sun since: 1992 Hometown: Chelmsford Residence: Chelmsford Education: B.A. from Clark University Awards: 2nd place, NEPA, Living section, 2005; First place, photo illustration, 2008 NEAPNEA Phone: 978-970-4634 E-mail: jdeegan@lowellsun.com
NANCYE TUTTLE Arts & Entertainment Reporter At The Sun since: 1983 Hometown: Glen Ridge, N.J. Residence: Acton Education: B.A. in English with minor in journalism from Glassboro (N.J.) State College; M.A. in English from Michigan State University Awards: Award for excellence in coverage of Lowell from Lowell National Historical Park, 2007; NEAPNEA award for arts and entertainment
reporting, 2007; Lowell Center City Committee recognition for coverage of "All Things Lowell," 2003; Lowell Office of Cultural Affairs, award for excellent coverage of Lowell's arts events, 1999; Massachusetts Press Association, best editorial, 1982;
RACHEL BRIERE Lifestyle Reporter At The Sun since: 2001 Hometown: Lowell Residence: Lowell Education: B.A. in Journalism from Northeastern University in 2005 Awards: Second place Humor Columnist awarded from NEPA in 2005; First place, photo illustration, 2008 NEAPNEA Phone: 978-970-4833 E-mail:rbriere@lowellsun.com
HEATHER HILL Online Writer At The Sun since: 2007 Hometown: Westford Education: Wheaton College, B..A. in History, cum laude, 1994
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, 1993 E-mail:hhill@lowellsun.com
BUSINESS
STAFF
DAN O'BRIEN Night Editor At The Sun since: 1996 Hometown: Hudson, Mass. Residence: Hudson, N.H. Education: B.A. in economics from Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y. Phone: 978-970-4642 E-mail:dobrien@lowellsun.com
