Dykes named editor of South Carolina business publications

David Dykes

David Dykes has been named editor of Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly and Charleston Business Magazine.

A story on Greenville Business states, “Dykes, a native of Shreveport, La., received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona, where he majored in journalism.

“He has worked at The Greenville News, Charlotte Observer and newspapers and magazines in Arizona, Ohio, North Carolina and Georgia. Over the years, he has specialized in business journalism.

“‘I am grateful to Lori Coon, our publisher, for the opportunity to elevate coverage of South Carolina’s large and small businesses to even higher levels,’ says Dykes. ‘Our three magazines will provide compelling, relevant and indispensable content that won’t be found anywhere else.'”

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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.