Dallas Morning News retail reporter Halkias is retiring

Dallas Morning News assistant business editor Kyle Arnold sent out the following on Monday: It is with bittersweet excitement that we announce that retail writer Maria Halkias will retire on June 1 after almost 41 years at The Dallas Morning News. She is a legend in the Dallas retail and business community. Beyond the massive hole she will leave […]

Dallas Morning News hires Wooten to cover real estate

Dallas Morning News assistant business editor Kyle Arnold sent out the following on Wednesday: All, We are proud to announce that Nick Wooten will be joining The Dallas Morning News business team as a real estate reporter. Nick comes to us from Atlanta’s NBC affiliate 11Alive, where he’s an investigative reporter who has spent much of the […]

Fetterman, biz journalist for USA Today, Dallas Morning News, dies at 68

Mindy Fetterman, who was a business reporter and deputy managing editor for the Money section at USA Today, died Thursday at the age of 68. She was also business editor of the Dallas Morning News from 1998 to 2000. An obituary reads, “Over the course of a classic journalism career, Mindy moved from the Moline […]

Dallas Morning News hires Butler as real estate reporter

Dallas Morning News business editor Paul O’Donnell sent out the following to the staff: All, We’re extremely excited to announce the hiring of Anna Butler as our new real estate reporter. We’ve been tracking Anna’s career for nearly a decade and she arrives in our newsroom with a wealth of experience, including a rock-solid familiarity with the Dallas-Fort Worth […]

Williams swaps the Dallas Morning News for CNN

CNN has hired Michael Williams as a White House writer to cover the administration and the campaign. Recently, Williams was a breaking news reporter at The Dallas Morning News and previously the San Francisco Chronicle. He also worked as a business reporter at the Albany Times Union in New York. He was also breaking news reporter […]

Associated Press hires Volmert as reporter

Isabella Volmert has joined The Associated Press as a reporter to cover Indiana state government and politics. She wrote on X/Twitter: “I’m so excited to report once again in the state I called home for so long. You can reach me with all things Hoosier + Indianapolis recs at ivolmert@ap.org” Volmert comes from The Dallas […]

After a half century in journalism, Dallas Morning News’ Decherd to depart

Robert W. Decherd, great-grandson of The Dallas Morning News’ co-founder and the company’s controlling shareholder, is set to depart. Decherd said: “I’ve had the privilege of riding one of the most important waves in journalistic history. “Everything moves in cycles and always has. Knowing this has helped me stay grounded as local journalism has come […]

Hoyt joins Advance Local Media as Dallas Cowboys beat reporter

Joseph Hoyt will join Advance Local Media’s new outlet Lone Star Live as Dallas Cowboys beat reporter. He wrote on X/Twitter: “I’ve covered high school sports, colleges & more in Dallas. It’s a dream come true to take the next step here.” Since November 2018, Hoyt has been at The Dallas Morning News, recently serving […]

Sports reporter Hoyt to depart the Dallas Morning News

Joe Hoyt, a college sports and Texas Rangers beat reporter, will leave The Dallas Morning News on Aug. 23. He wrote on Twitter: “I’m excited to tell you what’s next, but this wasn’t an easy decision. I went from intern, to high school reporter, to colleges and more here. It will always be home to […]

North Carolina’s nonprofit Asheville Watchdog makes hire, board appointment

The following excerpt was sent out from avlwatchdog.org: Keith Campbell, a veteran journalist and former vice president and managing editor of The Dallas Morning News, has been named Asheville Watchdog’s next managing editor. The Watchdog also elected Ty Russell, WLOS News 13’s evening anchor and a member of the News 13 Investigates reporting team, to the board of directors […]