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Kurt Franck
Executive Editor
Phone: 419-724-6163
Email: kfranck@theblade.com

Dave Murray
Managing Editor
Phone: 419-724-6069
Email: dmurray@theblade.com

Luann Sharp
Assistant Managing Editor Administration/Features
Phone: 419-724-6127
Email: luannsharp@theblade.com

Kim Bates
City Editor
Phone: 419-724-6070
Email: kimbates@theblade.com

Greg Braknis
Web News Editor
Phone: 419-724-6198
Email: gbraknis@theblade.com

Frank Corsoe
Sports Editor
Phone: 419-724-6115
Email: fcorsoe@theblade.com

Tony Durham
News Editor
Phone: 419-724-6062
Email: tdurham@theblade.com

Doug Koerner
News Editor - Sunday/Projects
Phone: 419-724-6183
Email: dkoerner@theblade.com

Business News

Jon Chavez
Business writer
Phone: 419-724-6128
Email: jchavez@theblade.com

Tyrel Linkhorn
Business Writer
Phone: 419-724-6134
Email: tlinkhorn@theblade.com

Chip Towns
Assignment Editor
Phone: 419-724-6194
Email: ctowns@theblade.com

Kris Turner
Business Writer
Phone: 419-724-6103
Email: kturner@theblade.com

Columbus Bureau

Jim Provance
Columbus Bureau Chief
Phone: 614-221-0496
Email: jprovance@theblade.com

Copy Desk

Josh Desonne
Design Editor
Phone: 419-724-0000
Email: jdesonne@theblade.com

Anne Abate
Copy editor
Phone: 419-724-6183
Email: abate@theblade.com

Heather Dennis
Copy editor
Phone: 419-724-6083
Email: hdennis@theblade.com

Alan Ponzio
Copy editor
Phone: 419-724-6055
Email: aponzio@theblade.com

Jane Schmucker
Copy editor
Phone: 419-724-6102
Email: jschmucker@theblade.com

Jon Sicotte
Copy editor
Phone: 419-724-6110
Email: jsicotte@theblade.com

Elisa Tomaszewski
Copy editor
Phone: 419-724-6083
Email: etomaszewski@theblade.com

Todd Wetzler
Copy editor
Phone: 419-724-6083
Email: twetzler@theblade.com

Victoria Williams-Dugger
Copy editor
Phone: 419-724-6183
Email: vwilliams@theblade.com

Tom Quinn
Copy Editor
Phone: 419-724-6104
Email: tquinn@theblade.com

Erica Thomas
Copy Editor
Phone: 419-724-6183
Email: ethomas@theblade.com

Features/Peach

Rod Lockwood
Features Editor
Phone: 419-724-6159
Email: rlockwood@theblade.com

T.K. Barger
Religion Editor
Phone: 419-724-6278
Email: tkbarger@theblade.com

Rose Russell
Staff Writer
Phone: 419-724-6178
Email: rrussell@theblade.com

Barbara Hendel
Society editor
Phone: 419-724-6124
Email: bhendel@theblade.com

Bob Cunningham
Copy editor
Phone: 419-724-6506
Email: bcunningham@theblade.com

Olivia Herrera
News assistant
Phone: 419-724-6120
Email: oherrera@theblade.com

Tahree Lane
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6075
Email: tlane@theblade.com

RoNeisha Mullen
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6133
Email: rmullen@theblade.com

Ann Weber
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6126
Email: aweber@theblade.com

Andrea Rodriguez-Ahi
Page Designer
Phone: 419-724-6523
Email: arodriguez@theblade.com

News

Taylor Dungjen
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6064
Email: tdungjen@theblade.com

Jennifer Feehan
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6129
Email: jfeehan@theblade.com

Tom Henry
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6079
Email: thenry@theblade.com

Tanya Irwin
Staff Writer
Phone: 419-724-6066
Email: tirwin@theblade.com

Federico Martinez
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6154
Email: fmartinez@theblade.com

Vanessa McCray
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6065
Email: vmccray@theblade.com

Kelly McLendon
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6522
Email: kmclendon@theblade.com

Ignazio Messina
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6171
Email: imessina@theblade.com

David Patch
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6094
Email: dpatch@theblade.com

Mark Reiter
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6050
Email: markreiter@theblade.com

Janet Romaker
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6006
Email: jromaker@theblade.com

Nolan Rosenkrans
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6086
Email: nrosenkrans@theblade.com

Carl Ryan
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6081
Email: carlryan@theblade.com

Jim Sielicki
Staff Writer
Phone: 410-724-6089
Email: jsielicki@theblade.com

Mike Sigov
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6091
Email: sigov@theblade.com

Matt Thompson
Staff writer/Our Town Perrysburg
Phone: 419-356-8786
Email: mthompson@theblade.com

Tom Troy
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6058
Email: tomtroy@theblade.com

Natlie Trusso Cafarello
Staff writer/Our Town Sylvania
Phone: 419-206-0356
Email: ntrusso@theblade.com

Mark Zaborney
Staff writer
Phone: 419-724-6182
Email: mzaborney@theblade.com

Mary-Beth McLaughlin
Assistant City Editor
Phone: 419-724-6085
Email: mmclaughlin@theblade.com

Roberta Redfern
Assistant City Editor
Phone: 419-724-6081
Email: rredfern@theblade.com

Online News Desk (toledoblade.com)

Amy Gostkowski
Web editor/copy editor
Phone: 419-724-6071
Email: agostkowski@theblade.com

Phillip Kaplan
Web editor/photo technician
Phone: 419-724-6210
Email: pkaplan@theblade.com

Ashley Sepanski
Web Editor
Phone: 419-724-6082
Email: asepanski@theblade.com

Nabil Shaheen
Web Editor
Phone: 419-724-6047
Email: nshaheen@theblade.com

Opinion

Letters to the Editor
Email: letters@theblade.com

Dennis Bova
Opinion
Phone: 419-724-6476
Email: bova@theblade.com

Keith Burris
Associate editor
Phone: 419-724-6266
Email: kburris@theblade.com

Jeff Gerritt
Deputy editorial page editor
Phone: 419-724-6467
Email: jgerritt@theblade.com

David Kushma
Editor (Pages of Opinion)
Phone: 419-724-6170
Email: dkushma@theblade.com

Jack Lessenberry
Ombudsman
Phone: 888-746-8610
Email: omblade@aol.com

Marilou Johanek
Commentary writer
Phone: 419-724-6172
Email: mjohanek@theblade.com

Kirk Walters
Editorial Cartoonist
Phone: 419-724-6145
Email: kirk@theblade.com

Photo/Art

Wes Booher
Art Director
Phone: 419-724-6173
Email: wbooher@theblade.com

Martin Kruse
Picture Editor
Phone: 419-724-6197
Email: mkruse@theblade.com

Jeff Basting
Graphic artist
Phone: 419-724-6149
Email: jbasting@theblade.com

Tom Fisher
Graphic artist
Phone: 419-724-6197
Email: tfisher@theblade.com

Lisa Dutton
Photographer
Phone: 419-724-6143
Email: ldutton@theblade.com

Jetta Fraser
Photographer
Phone: 419-724-6143
Email: jfraser@theblade.com

Lori King
Photographer
Phone: 419-724-6140
Email: loriking@theblade.com

Andy Morrison
Photographer
Phone: 419-724-6143
Email: amorrison@theblade.com

Jeremy Wadsworth
Photographer
Phone: 419-724-6143
Email: jwadsworth@theblade.com

Dave Zapotosky
Photographer
Phone: 419-724-6140
Email: davezap@theblade.com

Katie Rausch
Photographer
Phone: 810--919-6964
Email: krausch@theblade.com

Amy Voigt
Photographer
Phone: 419-724-6193
Email: avoigt@theblade.com

Sports

Dan Firestone
Assistant sports editor
Phone: 419-724-6110
Email: dfirestone@theblade.com

Brian Dugger
Design/copy editor
Phone: 419-724-6160
Email: bdugger@theblade.com

Tom Quinn
Copy editor
Phone: 419-724-6104
Email: tquinn@theblade.com

Chet Sullwood
Copy editor
Phone: 419-724-6183
Email: csullwold@theblade.com

Ryan Autullo
Sports writer
Phone: 419-724-6160
Email: rautullo@theblade.com

Donald Emmons
Sports writer
Phone: 419-724-6110
Email: demmons@theblade.com

Dave Hackenberg
Sports writer
Phone: 419-724-6110
Email: dhack@theblade.com

Steve Junga
Sports writer
Phone: 419-724-6110
Email: sjunga@theblade.com

Mark Monroe
Sports writer
Phone: 419-724-6110
Email: mmonroe@theblade.com

John Wagner
Sports writer
Phone: 419-724-6110
Email: jwagner@theblade.com

David Briggs
Sports Writer
Phone: 419-724-6804
Email: dbriggs@theblade.com

Rachel Lenzi
Sports Writer
Phone: 419-724-6510
Email: rlenzi@theblade.com

Matt Markey
Outdoors Editor
Phone: 419-724-6110
Email: mmarkey@theblade.com