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I joined the Lawrence (Kansas) Journal-World as managing editor in April 2005. I also serve as community manager of StoryMarket, a content syndication network created by The World Company and Revolution Systems.

Our newsroom has more than 40 journalists who provide content for the Journal-World newspaper and on LJWorld.com, Lawrence.com, Wellcommons.com, SunflowerHorizons.com and KUsports.com.

The Journal-World is a leader in multimedia storytelling. We’ve won three consecutive Associated Press Managing Editor Convergence Awards (2007- 2009), and finished second in 2010. The newspaper has also won the Suburban Newspapers of America Newspaper of the Year Award in our daily circulation category in 2010, 2009, 2007 and 2005, and finished second in 2006.

I’ve spent most of my career as an editor. Prior to joining the Journal-World, I worked for 10 years at Gannett Co. Inc. newspapers, including serving as managing editor of the Norwich Bulletin in Connecticut from 1999-2005 and as metro editor of the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin in New York from 1996-1999. I was also managing editor for two of the Pioneer Press chain of suburban Chicago newspapers before joining Paddock Publication's Daily Herald in Arlington Heights, Ill., in 1990, where I was a bureau chief. I was recognized as one of Gannett's top 10 supervisors in 2000, and in 2006 I won the Kansas Press Association's award for best column writing.

I was elected in 2009 to the Associated Press Managing Editors board of directors and have participated in a number of journalism training seminars including American Press Institute workshops for city editors and for managing editors. I am a member of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Lawrence class of 2006.

Outside work, I coach youth baseball and am a Big Brother. My wife Julie and I celebrated 25 years of marriage in October. We have two sons, Eric and Thomas, and two dachshunds, Lorenzo and Francesca.

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Recent stories

Fire reported at Lawrence public works garage

By Dennis Anderson

05:12 a.m., February 6, 2012 Updated 07:10 a.m.

A two-alarm fire is being reported at the city of Lawrence’s public works garage at 1141 Haskell.

Nominations open for 2012 Only in Lawrence special section

By Dennis Anderson

December 24, 2011

The Lawrence Journal-World is seeking nominations for the second annual edition of Only In Lawrence, a special section honoring your neighbors, unsung heroes and people who do the little things that make our lives better.

I-70 now open after early morning semi accident near Lecompton; injuries reported

By Dennis Anderson, George Diepenbrock, Shaun Hittle

04:03 a.m., December 21, 2011 Updated 12:00 a.m.

Several vehicles were involved in an accident around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at westbound mile marker 194, near Lecompton.

Temporary power failure occurs in West Lawrence

By Dennis Anderson

December 19, 2011

There was a momentary power failure in West Lawrence about 5:30 a.m. Monday.

Three being treated in Lawrence after overdosing

By Dennis Anderson

04:12 a.m., November 6, 2011 Updated 09:20 p.m.

Lawrence Police are investigating a multiple overdose, involving three people in the 3400 block of Scioto Drive this morning. Police and Fire/Medical were dispatched just before 3:40 a.m., according to Journal-World news partner Operation 100.

Authorities respond to multiple injury crash at 19th and Iowa

By Dennis Anderson & Aaron Couch

02:29 a.m., November 6, 2011 Updated 09:19 p.m.

Life Star is responding to a two-vehicle crash at 19th and Iowa in Lawrence where there are at least four people injured. Check back at @ljworld.com for more information.

Weather service working on fixing problem with its feeds to LJWorld.com, other media organizations’ websites

By Dennis Anderson

September 29, 2011

Our weather report and temperature at the top of the page are offline after National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration weather service made changes to its feed that didn’t go as planned. We are working with the NOAA to get the problem fixed.

Baseball stats pioneer Bill James says ‘Moneyball’ hits it out of the park

By Dennis Anderson

September 28, 2011

Bill James is a critic of baseball, not movies. But he’s got an informed opinion of the movie “Moneyball,” out in theaters nationwide this week.

Commentary: 9/11 is editor’s most memorable day working in the newsroom

By Dennis Anderson

September 11, 2011

Twice a year for the past five years I’ve been visiting Southwest Middle School teacher Sally Landoll’s class of eighth-graders to do mock interviews. The object is for the students to get a sense of what it’s like to apply for a job.

Suburban Newspapers of America names LJWorld.com top local news website; Journal-World takes third place in Newspaper of the Year contest

By Dennis Anderson

11:00 a.m., September 9, 2011 Updated 05:03 p.m.

The Lawrence Journal-World finished third Friday in the 2011 Suburban Newspapers of America Newspaper of the Year contest.

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