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EKU alumna Theresa Klisz is the Washington Editor
for Gannett News Service in Washington, D.C. In this capacity, she
directs coverage of Congress for newspapers, web sites and television
stations in 10 states.
As
a 1978 graduate of the EKU journalism program, Ms. Klisz is a former
news editor of the Eastern Progress. She began her professional
career at The Lexington Herald, now known as the Herald-Leader,
during her junior year at Eastern. Prior to joining Gannett, Ms.
Klisz worked at The Courier-Journal as an editor for a prototype
online service.
Ms.
Klisz joined Gannett as Assistant News Editor in research and development
producing prototypes of games, almanacs and calendars. Her tenure
at Gannett involves participation in special event coverage that
includes the September 11 terrorist attacks, the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes,
the loss of the shuttle Columbia, and five presidential elections
and inaugurations. Ms. Klisz has also led Gannett’s high-profile
coverage of the Olympic Games in Torino, Athens and Salt Lake City.
She has reported on the Kennedy Center Honors and the Miss American
pageant.
In
her current position as Washington Editor, Ms. Klisz sets the direction
of Washington-based coverage for regional newspapers and manages
coverage by the reporting team. She works with editors at newspapers
with circulations ranging from 6,000 to over 300,000 to ensure that
reader needs are met and also develops online approaches to broaden
the impact of coverage and reach new audience groups. She is a member
of the Gannett News Service management team and coordinator of the
Gannett-wide hurricane response team.
Ms.
Klisz shared in the Best of Gannett Awards in 2005 for coverage
of Hurricane Katrina and in 2006 for a Special Report on School
Safety. She is also a recipient of the Paul Miller Fellowship from
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