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Publisher Penny Sakamoto 250-381-3633 ext.3204 |
Penny Sakamoto is group publisher for Black Press-Greater Victoria, leading a team of about 65 staff and approximately 1,200 newspaper carriers. She graduated from journalism school in Winnipeg and has spent her career in the newspaper business in Canada and the U.S. She served as president of the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Association and on the board of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association. In 2008, Sakamoto was awarded the Silver Quill Award for more than 25 years of distinguished service to the industry. Sakamoto works out of the Broughton Street office in downtown Victoria. |
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Editor Edward Hill 250-381-3633 Ext. 3238 |
Edward Hill has been the editor with Black Press in Greater Victoria since September 2007, most recently at the Goldstream News Gazette. He's worked as a reporter at Black Press newspapers in Duncan and Ladysmith, was a reporter at the Gazette in 2006 and earned a few awards along the way. Edward went to Langara College in Vancouver for journalism. Prior to that, he earned a science degree from the University of Victoria. | |
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Director of Circulation Bruce Hogarth 250-360-0817 ext. 3288 |
Bruce Hogarth has spent 25 years in the newspaper business and has extensive community newspaper experience. Most recently he worked for six years for the Vancouver Sun and Province before relocating to take the position as director of circulation for Black Press Greater Victoria. The native of Vancouver enjoys photography and tennis in his spare time. |
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Editorial Director Kevin Laird 250 381-3633 ext. 3251 |
Kevin Laird has been editorial director for Black Press-Greater Victoria and editor of the Victoria News since September 2007. Previous to that he was editor of the Nanaimo News Bulletin and worked at community and daily newspapers in Alberta and B.C. Laird and the newsroom staff he has led have won numerous national, provincial and regional awards. He's been in the newspaper business since 1981 and has a degree in journalism. |
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Reporter Kyle Slavin 250-381-3633 Ext. 3262 |
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Reporter Travis Paterson 250-381-3633 Ext. 3279 |
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Reporter Natalie North 250-381-3633 Ext. 3280 |
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Photo supervisor Don Denton 250 381-3633 ext. 3264 |
Don Denton is the photo supervisor for Black Press's Victoria News, Saanich News and Oak Bay News. He has worked as a photographer and photo editor for newspapers throughout Western Canada as well as for the British news agency Reuters based in Brussels, Belgium. He has taught photography at Mount Royal College in Calgary and currently teaches at the Western Academy of Photography in Victoria. |
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