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Two writers leaving Arizona Daily Star

Reader representative Debbie Kornmiller writes that two business reporters are leaving the Arizona Daily Star to take positions in corporate public relations.

Kornmiller wrote, “Richard Ducote left April 5 after 21 years as a reporter and columnist and will work for Phelps Dodge Mining Co.

“Real estate reporter and columnist Joseph Barrios’ last day is April 25. He joins Tucson Electric Power.Â

“Both have a wry sense of humor and were able to write business stories that were meaningful to the average reader as well as the industry insiders â€” no easy feat.

“Business Editor Tim Steller posted this note on the Star’s intranet about Ducote: ‘Richard Ducote is going back to his roots. He was born in a Phelps Dodge-owned hospital in Bisbee, and now he will be collecting a paycheck from Phelps Dodge, working in a communications role at the Sierrita mine near Green Valley. As Richard told the newsroom, his dad would say ‘Why did I put you through college?'”

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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.