Fresno Biz Journal hires Hensley as a reporter

Ben Hensley

The Fresno Business Journal has hired Ben Hensley as a reporter.

Gabriel Dillard of the Business Journal writes, “Hensley is a 32-year-old reporter from Fresno currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree in journalism. After nine years working full-time as a driving instructor, Hensley has been pursuing his education with the hopes of entering the world of sports journalism with an emphasis on broadcast journalism. One day, he hopes that this career brings him to the broadcast booth for baseball, football, or any other sport that needs a voice on the microphone.

“He has previously written for the Mountain West Connection, and also for the Rampage – Fresno City College’s student-run newspaper – where he spent time as sports editor and editor-in-chief.

“Born and raised in California, Hensley grew up in Porterville with his parents and younger sister, and graduated from Monache High School.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.