Like us to keep up on the latest news and join the conversation. League of women voters of the cincinnati area facebook. Never in ohios 209 years has its most powerful journalist abandoned an illustrious career late in life to become a. He is retired from the dispatch printing company after a 38 year career as a. Mike curtin, former state representative and former editor at the columbus dispatch. Task force to consider future of ohio state fairgrounds wksu. When mike curtin struggled to find a newspaper job before joining the columbus dispatch as a reporter in 1973, america was entangled in an unpopular war, gas prices were high. He rose through the ranks to become the daily newspapers editor and eventually vice chairman in 2005. University board chair jack kessler put out calls to several bigwigs, including john f. Find michael curtins phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Mike curtin is a freelance journalist who worked for 38 years as a reporter, editor and associate publisher for the columbus dispatch. Columbus dispatch continues to give kasich an assist in his attacks on obama yesterday, dispatch readers were greeted with a frontpage story in which our governor minimized jobs created in one of our most important industries in order to attack the president and loans that kept detroit afloat. Fewer customers means declining revenues, and the new media and social. Feb 06, 2014 ray paprocki is managing editor of columbus monthly.
Miller editor of the columbus dispatch, chris quinn, president and editor, advance ohio, and host mike curtin retired journalist and former legislator. Klein says work began in october to strengthen regulations of. Curtin wanted the third edition of the ohio political almanac to be ready for use as background for the 2016 presidential election. Theyre the ones reneging on the promises, said mike curtin, the columbus dispatchs associate publisher emeritus and the point person for the business community in. Michael curtin manager, managed care ohiohealth linkedin. Curtin is a former member of the ohio house of representatives where. Mike curtin is a former democratic member of the ohio house of representatives for the 17th district. Aug 10, 2011 mike curtin is the former vicechairman and coo of the dispatch printing company. Barbara carmen business profile the columbus dispatch. Mike curtin dcolumbus is a former newspaper editor and is coauthor of the ohio politics almanac. Curtin has served on the boards of the columbus chamber of commerce, the. Winning at the classic board game monopoly requires a combination of strategy, persuasion, and luck. Tougher ethics regulations could soon be in place at columbus city hall. Columbus city council president zach klein held a public hearing wednesday on proposed changes to the citys ethics rules.
The task force will be cochaired by mike curtin, a longtime columbus dispatch reporter, editor and executive who became a twoterm state. During his career, curtin specialized in the coverage of state and local government, public. One of the people, according to plunderbund, was mike curtin, former. Following his presentation monday about the decline of newspapers nationwide and the corresponding rise of social mediaspawned fake news, mike curtin a former columbus dispatch. Browse the columbus dispatch obituaries, conduct other obituary searches, offer condolencestributes, send flowers or create an online memorial. Curtin is a former member of the ohio house of representatives where he served for four years as member of house district 17. Jan 30, 2019 following his presentation monday about the decline of newspapers nationwide and the corresponding rise of social mediaspawned fake news, mike curtin a former columbus dispatch. Curtin, a democrat from marble cliff, represents the 17th district of the ohio house of representatives. Subsequently, curtin became public affairs editor, managing editor and. Mike curtin dcolumbus and ohio developmental services agency director and. The dispatch printing company, established in 1871 is a privately held, familyowned media organization based in columbus, oh, owns a variety of print, broadcast and digital news and information companies. Curtin started in 1973 as a reporter at the dispatch and focused mostly on politics. The second edition of my book the ohio politics almanac is available. Mike curtin, retired from the columbus dispatch, speaking at league of women voters statehouse day.
Mike curtin, former editor of the columbus dispatch. Ray paprocki is managing editor of columbus monthly. Jan 31, 2019 mike curtin is a freelance journalist who worked for 38 years as a reporter, editor and associate publisher for the columbus dispatch. Columbus dispatch continues to give kasich an assist in his attacks on obama. Theyre the ones reneging on the promises, said mike curtin, the columbus dispatch s associate publisher emeritus and the point person for the business community in working with penn national on. Curtin confirmed in an email to me that he is circulating. Curtins term begins january 20, 2017 and will end june 30, 2017. Curtin retired in 2011 from the dispatch printing company, former publisher of the columbus dispatch. Mike curtin, retired editor, the columbus dispatch ed gaydos brings to life the guys at the listening end of adrian cronauers good morning vietnam radio shows authentically because he was there. In 1985, representative curtin became the newspapers chief political writer, public affairs editor and director of the dispatch poll.
Curtin is currently a democratic representative first elected 2012 from the 17th ohio house district west and south sides of columbus. For all the power and influence he wields, i have never met a more humble individual. His beats included columbus city hall, franklin county government, the ohio general assembly and local and state political campaigns. Dewine creates group to consider future of state fairgrounds.
Curtin is a former democratic member of the ohio house of representatives, representing district 17 from 2012 to 2016. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover michaels. Curtin ohio air quality development authority ohio. Columbus dispatchs shady sb5 reporting scene and heard. View michael curtins profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Wolfe responded by walking into the office of mike curtin, the papers editorinchief. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Newspaper tradition ends in columbus, dispatch sold. Mike curtin, retired editor, the columbus dispatch. Mike curtin dcolumbus and ohio developmental services agency director and former findlay mayor lydia mihalik are the cochairs of the expo 2050 task force. He rose through the ranks to become the daily newspaper s.
From 20 to 2016, he served as a democratic member of the ohio house of. During his newspaper career, curtin specialized in the coverage of state and local government, public policy, and electoral politics. Phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. Curtin is a former democratic member of the ohio house of representatives, representing district 17 from 2012 to 2016 curtin did not seek reelection to the ohio house of representatives in 2016 committee assignments 2015 legislative session. Aug 11, 2011 not officially connected with the governors office at all, it turns out, but officially connected with the columbus dispatch.
Former newspaper exec discusses rise of fake news mount. He is retired from the dispatch printing company after a 38 year career as a reporter, public affairs editor, managing editor, associate publisher, chief operation officer, vice chairman and consultant. He is retired from the dispatch printing company, after a 38year career as reporter, editor, and associate publisher for the columbus dispatch during his newspaper career, curtin specialized in the coverage of state and local government, public policy, and electoral politics. Dec 31, 2019 university board chair jack kessler put out calls to several bigwigs, including john f. News, especially the printed kind, faces strong headwinds. Former dispatch exec curtin prepping run for statehouse. He had a 38year journalism career with the columbus dispatch, most devoted to coverage of local and state government and politics. Retired newspaperman mike curtin used to cover the states politicos for the columbus dispatch. Seven in a jeep, his vietnam memoir, is the work of a gifted storyteller. Nov 02, 2011 retired newspaperman mike curtin used to cover the states politicos for the columbus dispatch.
Curtin spent more than three decades at the dispatch before retiring in 2007 as chief operating officer of dispatch printing. At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, curtin served on the following. Mike dewine creates panel to look at state land around. Columbus dispatch faces budget problems, will reduce staff. Why mike curtins retiring from politics columbus business. Ryan smith rbidwell chairs the ohio house finance committee and owns a financial planning business.
He retired from the dispatch printing company, the publisher of the columbus dispatch. Joe hallett, a retired senior editor of the columbus dispatch, was asked to complete the third edition. Redistricting is at the root of so many problems we have in this. Oct 09, 2012 democrat mike curtin and republican nicholas a. Join facebook to connect with mike curtin and others you may know. At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, curtin served on the following committees. The columbus dispatch s mike curtin will be elected on nov. Oct 20, 2004 the dispatchs endorsement weight is apparent to both candidates, who have made major overtures to the paper in an effort to gain the coveted support. May, 2016 curtin started in 1973 as a reporter at the dispatch and focused mostly on politics.
Just as cmc has enriched the central ohio community and is open to all to engage in community conversation, cultural. There was a joke in the late 1990s that circulated through the dispatch newsroom about the daily todo list of publisher john f. Not officially connected with the governors office at all, it turns out, but officially connected with the columbus dispatch. Mike curtin is a correspondent for the columbus oh dispatch with two videos in the cspan video library. Mike curtin people on the move columbus business first. In october 1994, he became the papers executive managing editor. Bruce winges, retired editor, akron beacon journal. A tough time in america and a tougher time for the guys who shipped.
Mike curtin the atlantic, the san diego uniontribune. Curtin, vice chairman and associate publisher of the columbus dispatch is truly a remarkable individual. The columbus dispatchs mike curtin will be elected on nov. Wolfe, who at that point was 20 years into his tenure as publisher of the columbus dispatch, the newspaper his family had owned since 1905. Featuring michael perry senior news director for content at the cincinnati enquirer, alan d. Jul 11, 2019 the task force will be cochaired by mike curtin, a longtime columbus dispatch reporter, editor and executive who became a twoterm state representative, and lydia mihalik, director of the ohio. He rose through the ranks to become the daily newspapers editor and.
He first joined the newspaper in 1973 as a reporter. Curtin, szabo set sights on new 17th ohio house district. Alissa belnamuhlenkamp, junior fair board coordinator, ohio state fair. He joined the newspaper in 1973 as a reporter and began covering the ohio legislature as a reporter in 1982. Hes still quoted by ohio media outlets as speaking for the dispatch even though hes technically retired, like on the casino issue in columbus for example.
During his career, curtin specialized in the coverage of state and local government, public policy and electoral politics. Jul 11, 2019 former columbus dispatch publisher and former rep. Columbus casino moves forward despite questions over water. The task force will be cochaired by mike curtin, a longtime columbus dispatch reporter, editor and executive who became a twoterm state representative, and lydia mihalik, director of the ohio. Mike made a good start but became very busy as a member of the ohio house of representatives. Curtin is an author, former state representative and former associate publisher of the dispatch. Mike curtin is the former vicechairman and coo of the dispatch printing company.
Michael curtins phone number, email, address page 2. Yesterday, dispatch readers were greeted with a frontpage story in which our governor minimized jobs created in one of our most important industries in order to attack the president and loans that kept detroit afloat. Dispatch influence will dim with sale columbus business. Npr news, classical music and pbs programming serving columbus and central ohio. Curtin did not seek reelection to the ohio house of representatives in 2016. He points to the origins of some of columbus most notable. Mike curtin d columbus and ohio developmental services agency director and former findlay mayor lydia mihalik are the cochairs of the expo 2050 task force. Mike dewine creates panel to look at state land around mapfre. Please support maureen reedy for the 24th house district. The dispatchs endorsement weight is apparent to both candidates, who have made major overtures to the paper in an effort to gain the coveted support. He is retired from the dispatch printing company, after a 38year career as reporter, editor, and associate publisher for the columbus dispatch. Curtin is a former reporter, editor and associate publisher of the columbus dispatch and recently retired as a twoterm representative of the. Meticulously researched, colorfully told, the ohio stateuniversity in the sixties is indispensable to understanding the transformation of higher education in a turbulent era. Bush met with wolfe, associate publisher mike curtin, and the papers chief political writer on air force one the day before he made his acceptance speech before the republican national.
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