The Messenger hires Gavin to cover breaking biz news

William Gavin

The Messenger has hired Will Gavin as a reporter covering breaking business news.

Gavin most recently was a part-time assignment editor for WTNH-TV in New Haven, Connecticut. He also interned at OpenSecrets in Washington.

He holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University.

While at Quinnipiac, he worked at Ability Media and The Quinnipiac Chronicle, the student newspaper.

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.