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WHEELING J. Michael Myer, longtime executive editor of The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register, died Wednesday at Wheeling Hospital. He was 69.
Myer served as executive editor of both publications for the past 23 years. Prior to that, he was editor of the Wheeling News-Register, a position he assumed in 1991.
His 46-year newspaper career included stints as a reporter, weekly newspaper publisher and editor and then editor and executive editor of the daily newspapers. Myer was well-known throughout West Virginia and Ohio for his insightful editorials and columns that focused on local and state issues.
His colleagues and others in the community also knew him as a family man who loved the Ohio Valley, particularly his native Wetzel County. He had a passion for the great outdoors, often spending vacations camping with his wife, children and grandchildren in the Shenandoah Valley. He championed many social causes from education to feeding the hungry. Myer g
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WHEELING J. Michael Myer, longtime executive editor of The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register, died Wednesday at Wheeling Hospital. He was 69.
Myer served as executive editor of both publications for the past 23 years. Prior to that, he was editor of the Wheeling News-Register, a position he assumed in 1991.
His 46-year newspaper career included stints as a reporter, weekly newspaper publisher and editor and then editor and executive editor of the daily newspapers. Myer was well-known throughout West Virginia and Ohio for his insightful editorials and columns that focused on local and state issues.
His colleagues and others in the community also knew him as a family man who loved the Ohio Valley, particularly his native Wetzel County. He had a passion for the great outdoors, often spending vacations camping with his wife, children and grandchildren in the Shenandoah Valley. He championed many social causes from education to feeding the hungry. Myer gave his time and
Jan 7, 2021
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J. Michael Myerâs columns and editorials have been featured in the pages of The Inter-Mountain for years.
WHEELING J. Michael Myer, longtime executive editor of The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register, died Wednesday at Wheeling Hospital. He was 69.
Myer served as executive editor of both publications for the past 23 years. Prior to that, he was editor of the Wheeling News-Register, a position he assumed in 1991.
His 46-year newspaper career included stints as a reporter, weekly newspaper publisher and editor and then editor and executive editor of the daily newspapers. Myer was well-known throughout West Virginia and Ohio for his insightful editorials and columns that focused on local and state issues.
Special to the Journal
WHEELING J. Michael Myer, longtime executive editor of The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register, died Wednesday at Wheeling Hospital. He was 69.
Myer served as executive editor of both publications for the past 23 years. Prior to that, he was editor of the Wheeling News-Register, a position he assumed in 1991.
His 46-year newspaper career included stints as a reporter, weekly newspaper publisher and editor and then editor and executive editor of the daily newspapers. Myer was well-known throughout West Virginia and Ohio for his insightful editorials and columns that focused on local and state issues.
His colleagues and others in the community also knew him as a family man who loved the Ohio Valley, particularly his native Wetzel County. He had a passion for the great outdoors, often spending vacations camping with his wife, children and grandchildren in the Shenandoah Valley. He championed many social causes from education to feeding the hungry. Myer
WHEELING J. Michael Myer, longtime executive editor of The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register, died Wednesday at Wheeling Hospital. He was 69. Myer