A Magazine by the Society of Professional Journalists


State Sunshine Chairs

By Quill

Alabama

Gregory Enns

The Alabama Center for Open Government

Tuscaloosa News

315 28th Ave.

Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Work: (205) 722-0191

Fax: (205) 722-0187

gregory.enns@tuscaloosanews.com


Alaska

Paola Banchero

Assistant Professor of Journalism

University of Alaska Anchorage

Work: (907) 786-4194

paolabanchero@hotmail.com


Arizona

Rich Robertson

Robertson Consulting & Investigations

PO Box 825

Gilbert, AZ 85299

Work: (480) 726-3961

Fax: (480) 962-1513

rich@rrrobertson.com


Arkansas

Dennis A. Byrd

Stephens Media

401 S. Victory

Little Rock, AR 72201

Work: (501) 374-0699

Fax: (501) 374-0860

dbyrd@arkansasnews.com


California

Dan Weikel

Los Angeles Times

5271 E. Broadway

Long Beach, CA 90803

Work: (714) 966-5977

Home: (562) 987-1039

Fax: (714) 966-7716

dan.weikel@latimes.com

Seth Rosenfeld

San Francisco Chronicle

901 Misson St. Third Floor

San Francisco, CA 94103

Work: (415) 777-7908

Fax: (415) 243-9151

srosenfeld@sfchronicle.com


Colorado

George Garties

The Associated Press

1444 Wazee St. #130

Denver, CO 80202

Work: (303) 825-0123

Fax: (303) 892-5927

ggarties@ap.org


Connecticut

Stephanie Reitz

The Hartford Courant

Work: 285 Broad St.

Hartford, CT, 06115

Home: 32 Elm St., Apt. 3

Hartford, CT, 06106

Work: (860) 241-3216

Home: (860) 278-6323

Fax: (860) 241-3865

reitz@courant.com


Delaware

Tom Eldred

Delaware State News

P.O. Box 737

Dover, DE 19903

Work: (302) 674-3600

Fax: (302) 741-8252

teldred@newszap.com


District of Columbia

Robert Becker

Lawyer

3315 Morrison St. NW

Washington, DC 20015-1638

Work: (202) 364-8013

medialawyer@mindspring.com


Florida

Sandra F. Chance

University of Florida

College of Journalism

Gainesville, FL 32611

Work: (352) 392-2273

Home: (352) 374-4656

Fax: (352) 392-9173.

schance@jou.ufl.edu


Georgia

Tom Bennett

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

P.O. Box 4689

Atlanta, GA 30302

Work: (404) 526-5471

Home: (770) 925-4485

Fax: (404) 614-2720

bennett@ajc.com

(will retire Jan. 16, 2006. after 13 years as Georgia’s Sunshine chairman)


Hawaii

Stirling Morita

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

3054 Ala Poha Place

Honolulu, HI 96818-1615

Work: (808) 529-4755

Home: (808) 839-5021

Fax: (808) 529-4750

spj@flex.com


Idaho

Tom Grote

The Star-News

1000 First St.

McCall, ID 83638

Work: (208) 634-2123

Fax: (208) 634-4950

starnews@citlink.net


Illinois

Beth Bennett

Illinois Press Association

900 Community Drive

Springfield, IL 62703

Work: (217) 241-1300

Fax: (217) 241-1301

bbennett@il-press.com


Indiana

Kyle Niederpruem

902 N. Meridian St., #212

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Work: (317) 633-9385

Home: (317) 634-0349

kylespj@sbcglobal.net


Iowa

Herbert Strentz

School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Drake University

Des Moines, IA 50311

Home: (515) 278-5607

herb.strentz@drake.edu


Kansas

Ron Sylvester

The Wichita Eagle

825 E. Douglas

P.O. Box 820

Wichita, KS 67201

Work: (316) 268-6514

Home: (316) 773-0380

Fax: (316) 268-6627

rsylvester@wichitaeagle.com


Kentucky

Kenneth R. Kurtz

255 Irvine Road

Lexington, KY 40502-1815

Home: (859) 269-1807

krkurtz@juno.com


Louisiana

Sherry Lee Alexander, Ph.D.

Communications Department

Loyola University

New Orleans, LA 70118

Work: (504) 865-3292

Fax: (504) 865-2666

alexandr@loyno.edu


Maine

Mal Leary

Capitol News Service

Statehouse Station #70

Augusta, ME 04333

Work: (207) 621-0702

Home: (207) 621-2384

mal@mainecapitolnews.com


Maryland

Jim Lee

Carroll County Times

201 Railroad Ave.

Westminster, MD 21157

Work: (410) 857-7878

Fax: (410) 857-8749

jimlee@lcniofmd.com


Massachusetts

Anne Brennan

Cape Cod Times

319 Main St.

Hyannis, MA 02601

Work: (508) 862-1147

abrennan@capecodonline.com


Michigan

Christine Uthoff

The Ann Arbor News

220 W. Michigan Ave.

Ypsilanti, MI 48103

Work: (734) 482-4863

Fax: (734) 482-2096

cuthoff@annarbornews.com


Minnesota

Gary Hill

KSTP-TV News

3415 University Ave.

St. Paul, MN 55114

Work: (651) 642-4437

Fax: (651) 642-4554

ghill@kstp.com

Jeffrey C. Kummer

Saint Paul Pioneer Press

345 Cedar St.

St. Paul, MN 55101

Work: (651) 228-5450

Cell: (651) 283-4852

jkummer@pioneerpress.com


Mississippi

Alice Jackson Baughn

9425 Seacliff

Ocean Springs, MS 39564

Work: (228) 875-6016

Home: (228) 875-6016

Fax: (228) 818-2999

Beeper: (228) 880-6987

ajaxbaughn1@aol.com


Missouri

Charles Davis

The National Freedom of Information Coalition

The FOI Center

Missouri School of Journalism

133 Neff Annex

Columbia, MO 6511-0012

Work: (573) 882-5736

Fax: (573) 884-6204

daviscn@missouri.edu


Montana

Ian M. Marquand

KPAX-TV

P.O. Box 4827

Missoula, MT 59803

Work: (406) 542-4449

Fax: (406) 543-7111

ian@kpax.com


Nebraska

John R. Bender

College of Journalism and Mass Communications

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

132 Andersen Hall

Lincoln, NE 68588-0474

Work: (402) 472-3053

Home: (402) 423-6636

Fax: (402) 472-8597

jbender1@unlserve.unl.edu


Nevada

Cathy Scott

8917 Torcello Drive

Las Vegas, NV 89117

Home: (702) 243-2923

Cell: (619) 203-8218

Fax: (702) 951-4007

crscott@aol.com


New Hampshire

Joe Magruder

The Associated Press

2 Capital Plaza Suite 400

Concord, NH 03301

Work: (603) 224-3327

Home: (603) 224-9690

jmagruder@ap.org


New Jersey

Michael Diamond

The Press of Atlantic City

11 Devins Lane

Pleasantville, NJ 08232

Work: (609) 272-7227

Fax: (609) 569-7536

mdiamond@pressofac.com


New Mexico

Dennis F. Herrick

Department of Communication & Journalism

University of New Mexico

C&J 241

Albuquerque, NM 87131-1711

Work: (505) 277-3437

Fax: (505) 277-4206

herrick@unm.edu


New York

Carolyn James

ACJ Community Communications

85 Broadway

Amityville, NY 11701

Work: (516) 798-5100

Home: (631) 884-2045

Fax: (516) 798-5296

acjnews@rcn.com


North Carolina

Chip Wilson

The Charlotte Observer

P.O. Box 30308

Charlotte, NC 28230-0308

Work: 704/358-5019

Home: 704/866-9558

Fax: 704/358-5036

cwilson@charlotteobserver.com


North Dakota

Jack McDonald

Wheeler Wolf Law Firm

Box 2056

Bismarck, ND 58502-2056

Work: 701/223-5300

Home: 701/258-5811

Fax: 701/223-5366

jackmcdonald@wheelerwolf.com


Ohio

Gregory Korte

The Cincinnati Enquirer

312 Elm St., 19th floor

Cincinnati, OH 45202

Work: 513/468-8391

Home: 513/661-4835

gkorte@enquirer.com

Richard D. Hendrickson, Ph.D.

John Carroll University

Work: 20700 D. Park Blvd.

University Heights, OH 44118

Home: 26616 Normandy Road

Bay Village, OH 44140

Work: 216/397-3078

Home: 440/808-0121

Cell: 440/570-2779

rhendri@earthlink.net


Oklahoma

Bryan Dean

The Oklahoman

P.O. Box 25125

Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0125

Work: (405) 475-3206

Fax: (405) 475-3183

bdean@oklahoman.com


Oregon

Tracy Loew

The Statesman Journal

280 Church St. NE

Salem, OR 97301

Work: (503) 399-6779

tloew@statesmanjournal.com


Pennsylvania

Susan Schwartz

Press Enterprise

3185 Lackawanna Ave.

Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Work: (570) 752-3645

Home: (570) 387-1484

Fax: (570) 752-1138

susan.s@pressenterprise.net


Rhode Island

Linda Lotridge Levin

University of Rhode Island

Department of Journalism

Kingston, RI 02881

Work: (401) 874-4287

Fax: (401) 874-4450

lllevin@uri.edu


South Carolina

Lawrence Timbs

Winthrop University Dept. of Mass Communication

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC 29733

Work: (803) 323-4533

Home: (803) 980-6070

Fax: (803) 323-2464

timbsl@winthrop.edu

Roger Jewell

The Travelers Rest Monitor

Travelers Rest, SC

Home: (864) 836-6820

Work: (864) 836-4191

newsy50@bellsouth.net


South Dakota

John E. Getz

South Dakota State University

2027 Third St.

Brookings, SD 57006-2407

Work: (605) 688-6513

Home: (605) 697-5127

Fax: (605) 688-5034

john_getz@sdstate.edu


Tennessee

Frank Gibson

Tennessee Coalition for Open Government

3449 Harborwood Circle

Nashville, TN 37214

Cell: (615) 202-2685

fgibson@tcog.info

www.tcog.info


Texas

Katherine Garner

Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas and

National Freedom of Information Coalition

400 S. Record St., Suite 240

Dallas, TX 75202

Work: (214) 977-6658

Fax: (217) 977-6666

foift@foift.org

foift@foift.org


Utah

Allison Barlow Hess

Weber State University

1605 University Circle

Odgen, UT 84408-1605

Work: (801) 626-7499

Fax: (801) 626-7975

ahess@weber.edu


Vermont

Michael Patrick Donoghue

The Burlington Free Press

P.O. Box 10

Burlington, VT 05402-0010

Work: (802) 660-1845

Home: (802) 862-7466

Fax: (802) 654-2560

mdonoghue@smcvt.edu


Virginia

Richard J. Hammerstrom

Free Lance-Star

1511 Prince Edward St

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Work: (540) 374-5414

Home: (540) 371-4740

Fax: (540) 373-8455

rhammerstrom@freelancestar.com


Washington

Susan Dente Ross

AccessNorthwest

E.R. Murrow School of Communication

213 Murrow East

Washington State Univ

Pullman, WA 99164-2520

Work: (509) 335-5842

Fax: (509) 335-1555

suross@wsu.edu


West Virginia

John A. Bolt

Associated Press

500 Virginia St. East, Suite 1150

Charleston, WV 25301

Work: (304) 346-0897

Cell: (304) 545-8935

Fax: (304) 345-5282

jbolt@ap.org


Wisconsin

JJ Blonien

The Wisconsin Conservative Digest

2605 N. 61st St.

Milwaukee, WI 53213

Home: (414) 873-7025

Cell: (414) 305-3397

jj@blonien.com


Wyoming

Vacant