Greater Wilmington Biz Journal hires Hamrick as a reporter

Miriah Hamrick

The Greater Wilmington (N.C.) Business Journal has hired Miriah Hamrick as its newest reporter to cover restaurants and other topics.

A story on its website states, “‘Adding the talented Miriah Hamrick to our newsroom will enhance our coverage of the Wilmington region, and we’re happy to have her on the team,’ said Cece Nunn, assistant editor.

“Hamrick previously worked as a journalist in West Virginia and North Carolina. After graduating from West Virginia University in 2012, she was hired as a staff writer for New South Media, a company that publishes lifestyle and travel magazines. There, Hamrick wrote feature stories showcasing life in West Virginia with a focus on restaurants and hospitality.

“After moving to Wilmington in 2014, Hamrick worked as a freelance writer before joining the staff at Lumina News, where she covered county government, education, and environmental issues.”

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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.