West Virginia newspaper names new business editor

Eric Eyre has been promoted to business editor of The Charleston Gazette, according to a story in Sunday’s paper.

The story states, “After winning a Kaiser Media Fellowship in Health in 2007, Eyre spent six months researching oral health in West Virginia. The resulting series of stories won national newswriting awards from the Association of Health Care Journalists and the National Headliners Club.

“For 2005 stories about the corruption and fall of the House Education Committee chairman, Eyre won the top award of the Investigative Reporters and Editors, first prize for investigative reporting from the Education Writers Association, the Associated Press Managing Editors Award for Public Service, and the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors Freedom of Information Award.

“He has also won the Gerald Loeb Business Journalism Award, Casey Medal for reporting on children and families, and the Clarion Award for investigative reporting.”