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Wichita Biz Journal editor Roy wins “Master Editor” Award

Bill Roy

Wichita Business Journal editor Bill Roy has been named the winner of the 2021 Clyde M. Reed Jr. Master Editor Award, reports Kirk Seminoff of the Business Journal.

Seminoff writes, “At the WBJ, Roy has set high expectations for breaking business news and addressing issues affecting the business community.

“‘Bill is the best editor, the best partner a publisher could have and I’ve been blessed to partner with Bill for 20 years,; WBJ publisher John Ek said. ‘I can always depend on Bill to do the right thing as he is always guided by honesty and integrity.’

“Roy’s weekly podcast, ‘BizTalk with Bill Roy,’ has for four years introduced listeners to important voices and new faces to the local business scene. Until recently, Roy was also a daily contributor of business news to KNSS radio’s ‘Steve and Ted in the Morning’ and weekly business reports on KAKE-TV.

“In the fall of 2019, Roy was diagnosed with ALS, but has continued to lead the WBJ through reporting during the Covid-19 pandemic.

“‘I have been nothing less than amazed at the manner in which Bill has faced his condition with humor, grace and character,’ Ek said.”

Read more here.

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.

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