Updated Dec. 26, 2008

El Paso Herald-Post reunion website

Where are they now?

Darren Hunt sports writer 1989-1997 Darren is host of ABC-7 Xtra, an analytical news program, as well as a news reporter for KVIA-TV in El Paso. . dhuntabc7@yahoo.com
Rand Carlson editorial cartoonist 1981-1983 Rand is a freelance cartoonist/illustrator and fine artist living in Tucson, AZ. randomarts@cox.net
Tom Tolan city editor, copy editor, reporter 1988-1992 Tom is a copy editor a the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and temporary night metro editor TTOLAN@journalsentinel.com
Ray Sanchez sports reporter, sports editor 1949-1991 Author of six books, recently worked as consultant on movie "Glory Road rayf358@yahoo.com
Dr. Ken Baake business editor, city hall reporter 1987-1997 Ken is an associate professor of English (rhetoric and technical communication) at Texas Tech University lkbaake@sbcglobal.net
Peter Copeland reporter 1982-1984 Peter is editor and general manager, Scripps Media Center/Scripps Howard News Service, Washington, DC copelandp@shns.com
Carolyn Cole photographer 1986-1988 Carolyn is a Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist at the Los Angeles Times carolyn.cole@latimes.com
Mike Lewis intern, copy editor, online editor 1991-1997 Mike is a seminarian with the Congregation of Holy Cross at the University of Notre Dame mlewis6@nd.edu
Betty J. Ligon arts editor, reporter, columnist 1969-1997 Betty is freelance arts columnist for El Paso Inc. She is also a music reviewer, book reviewer and feature writer bettyligon@sbcglobal.net
Pat McDonnell reporter 1987-1997 Pat is assistant city editor, Las Vegas Review-Journal pmcdonnell@reviewjournal.com
Alfredo Corchado reporter 1987, 1991-1993 Alfredo is a Mexico bureau reporter for the Dallas Morning News ajcorchado@aol.com
Julie Ann Vera copy editor 1991-1997 Julie Ann Vera is the editor of 210SA, a youth-oriented magazine in San Antonio
jvera@express-news.net
Lettie Zamarripa reporter, assistant city editor 1983-1993 Lettie is the public affairs officer for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in El Paso leticia.zamarripa1@dhs.gov
Deborah Martin arts editor 1987-1997
Deborah is assistant arts and entertainment editor of the San Antonio Express-News
dlmartin@express-news.net
Dino Chiecchi education, police reporter 1982-1985 Dino is the editor, Hispanic publications for the San Antonio Express-News dchiecchi@conexionsa.com
Jeni Hayes Donlon assistant news editor 1987-1989 Jeni is a deputy metro editor at The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tenn. donlon@commericalappeal.com
Karen Brehm city editor, features editor 1985-1996 Karen is assistant managing editor for news and features at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal karen.brehm@lubbockonline.com
Dean Lindoerfer assistant managing editor, graphics 1985-1988 Dean is a page designer at the Rocky Mountain News lindoerfer@rockymountainnews.com
Rick Taylor sports reporter 1988-1991 San Antonio Express-News, sports page designer rtaylor@express-news.net
John Hopper staff photographer 1981-1986 Associated Press / Los Angeles rtaylor@express-news.net
Leon Lynn reporter 1989-1994 Leon is Web editor for the American Society for Quality in Milwaukee llynn@asq.org
Terry Scott Bertling managing editor 1988-1994 Terry is the assistant managing editor/features at the San Antonio Express-News tbertling@express-news.net
Ruben R. Ramirez director of photography 1976-1997 Ruben is the photo editor for the El Paso Times rrramirez@elpasotimes.com
Victor Venegas reporter 1988-1996 Victor is marketing & outreach coordinator for the city of El Paso's Economic Development Department VenegasV@elpasotexas.gov
Jim Weddell copy editor, assistant city editor 1992-1994 Jim is classified advertising manager, El Paso Times, El Paso Times jweddell@elpasotimes.com
Georgiana Vines editor 1996-1997 Knoxville News Sentinel political columnist, Frank Ahlgren Distinguished Lecturer in Journalism/Electronic media, University of Tennessee-Knoxville gvpolitics@hotmail.com
Stephen Baker reporter 1985-1986 Senior writer, BusinessWeek, on one-year leave to write a book, "The Age of Numbers," for Houghton Mifflin sbaker8380@gmail.com
Don Woodyard features editor, wire editor, reporter 1964-1986 Writer, West Texas County Courier dwoodyar@elp.rr.com]
Michael Quintanilla reporter 1981-1985 Michael is fashion editor at the San Antonio Express-News mquintanilla@express-news.net
Billy Calzada photographer 1987-1997 Billy is photographer and multimedia reporter at the San Antonio Express-News bcalzada@aol.com
Bob Ybarra reporter 1968-1975 Bob retired from International Boundary and Water Commission, 17 years as Foreign Affairs Officer.
Michelle Martin-Streeby entertainment writer, public relations manager 1983-1997 Redding Record Searchlight, convergence editor mmstreeby@redding.com
Judy Wiley city editor 1994-1996 Judy is travel editor, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram jwiley@star-telegram
Thaddeus Herrick reporter 1985-1988 The Wall Street Journal, Houston; lecturer, Rice University Thaddeus.Herrick@wsj.com
Laurie Gallardo reporter 1992-1997 Laurie is assistant producer, KUT 90.5 FM, National Public Radio affiliate in Austin. She also does voice work for ADV Films and sings in bands. lgallardo@kut.org
Jon Eckberg sports writer/copy editor 1996-1997 Baylor Health Care System Foundation, copy writer. Married to former Natalie Campos, Lifestyle correspondent, 1997. joneckberg@yahoo.com
Keith DuBay reporter, business editor 1985-1989 Online editor, ColoradoBiz Magazine. Writing book about remarriage. He was widowed in 2000 after wife Dana's battle with breast cancer. kdubay@cobizmag.com
We are always looking for information about the unique and talented journalists that made the El Paso Herald-Post a fascinating place.

Please submit anecdotes, stories photos and other contributions for this website to: Billy Calzada at bcalzada@aol.com