Tom Kearney
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John Howe
Tom has been a mentor for years. He is a leader in the area of right to know and the need for diligence in covering government. Whenever there is a question, Tom is one to consult. His knowledge and experience offer crystal clear insight, prodding other journalists to learn and embrace their role as government watch dogs. He is a skilled editor, accomplished writer and good manager who has helped launch many into careers in journalism.
John Howe
Tom has been a mentor for years. He is a leader in the area of right to know and the need for diligence in covering government. Whenever there is a question, Tom is one to consult. His knowledge and experience offer crystal clear insight, prodding other journalists to learn and embrace their role as government watch dogs. He is a skilled editor, accomplished writer and good manager who has helped launch many into careers in journalism.
John Howe
Tom has been a mentor for years. He is a leader in the area of right to know and the need for diligence in covering government. Whenever there is a question, Tom is one to consult. His knowledge and experience offer crystal clear insight, prodding other journalists to learn and embrace their role as government watch dogs. He is a skilled editor, accomplished writer and good manager who has helped launch many into careers in journalism.
John Howe
Tom has been a mentor for years. He is a leader in the area of right to know and the need for diligence in covering government. Whenever there is a question, Tom is one to consult. His knowledge and experience offer crystal clear insight, prodding other journalists to learn and embrace their role as government watch dogs. He is a skilled editor, accomplished writer and good manager who has helped launch many into careers in journalism.
Experience
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VTDigger
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United States
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Online Audio and Video Media
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Editor
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Aug 2020 - Present
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Managing editor
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Jun 2014 - Jul 2020
Laid off because of impacts of the pandemic on our tourism-reliant advertising base. The Stowe Reporter acquired the News & Citizen in Morrisville, Vt., Oct. 1, 2015, giving us a total weekly circulation of more than 22,000. Since 2017, we had acquired the Shelburne News and The Citizen, which serves Charlotte and Hinesburg, and The Other Paper of South Burlington. Total circulation of those papers exceeds 33,000. In March 2020, when the pandemic hit, we folded the weekly Waterbury Record as a cost-saving measure. In addition, I was executive editor of the Shelburne News, The Other Paper in South Burlington, and The Citizen of Hinesburg/Charlotte, Vt., acquired in 2017 and 2018; my job is to bring them to the same quality standards as our Stowe-based papers. Show less
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Hibu
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Advertising Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior manager for global editorial quality
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Nov 2012 - May 2014
On leadership team for network of community magazines in the U.S., UK and Spain. We launched 700 magazines in 15 months before the company canceled the project. The goal had been 3,500 magazines. My job: Set quality standards and then enforce them; lead copy editing and quality assurance team. Work involved teaching, training, QA systems, multilevel relationships. Wrote comprehensive style guide, worked with editors in U.S., UK and Spain, built a first-rate copy desk in India that edited stories for 500 magazines per month, worked with team that prepared calendar information for 500 magazines per month, ran motivational content contests, took on special projects. Show less
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Vermont Community Newspaper Group
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Editor
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Apr 2005 - Nov 2012
The Stowe Reporter is a award-winning 5,000-circulation weekly newspaper covering the town of Stowe, Vt. It won 36 awards in the 2018 NENPA contest and was was judged the best newspaper its size in New England in 2011 and again in 2015. It has repeatedly been named best community weekly newspaper in Vermont. The Waterbury Record, founded in 2007, is a community weekly covering the Waterbury, Vt., area. It has reported copiously on the personal and business tragedies caused by Tropical Storm Irene, and on the community's recovery. Show less
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Keene Sentinel
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Keene, N.H.
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Executive editor
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Jul 1984 - Apr 2005
The Sentinel is a top-shelf community daily, with a long history of reporter development, enterprise and project reporting, and overall excellence. I joined the newspaper when I was 21, and 10 people worked in the newsroom. I was city editor by 24, then managing editor/news and then executive editor. When I left, the news staff numbered 33; we had added a Sunday edition, three weeklies, and many sections and topic pages. The Sentinel was also a vigorous defender of right-to-know laws, and frequently went to court on principle. The Sentinel was judged the best newspaper its size in New England. Show less
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Rock 'n' roll DJ and news director
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1965 - 1968
I had an FCC operator's license when I was 14, and worked as a DJ through high school and college. I had an FCC operator's license when I was 14, and worked as a DJ through high school and college.
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