http://www.govolsxtra.com/staff/jack-mcelroy/Jack McElroy grew up in Tucson, Arizona, where he attended the University of Arizona, earning a bachelor's degree in English in 1975. His first newspaper job was as a reporter in the small Mexican border town of Douglas, Arizona. In 1977 he joined The Albuquerque Tribune, an E.W. Scripps Co. newspaper in New Mexico, as a reporter. He worked there 14 years, ultimately as managing editor. While in Albuquerque, he earned a master's degree in management at the University of New Mexico. In 1991, McElroy moved to another Scripps paper, the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado. He worked there 10 years and was managing editor when the Columbine High School shootings occurred. The newspaper was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for its photo coverage of the event. McElroy was appointed editor of the Knoxville News Sentinel in November 2001. en-ushttp://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/22/mcelroy-if-mike-meets-jaguar-calculate-possibiliti/McElroy: If Mike meets Jaguar, calculate the possibilitiesSun, 22 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/22/mcelroy-if-mike-meets-jaguar-calculate-possibiliti/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/15/who-was-that-masked-man---really/McElroy: Who was that masked man - really? Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/15/who-was-that-masked-man---really/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/08/know-the-players-know-their-sponsors/McElroy: Know the players; know their sponsors Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/08/know-the-players-know-their-sponsors/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/01/jury-duty-is-exercise-in-citizenship/ McElroy: Jury duty is exercise in citizenship Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:00:45 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/01/jury-duty-is-exercise-in-citizenship/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/25/anthropology-training-a-big-help-to-simek/McElroy: Anthropology training a big help to interim UT president Simek Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:00:45 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/25/anthropology-training-a-big-help-to-simek/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/18/is-mccarthy-too-elusive-for-knox-schools/McElroy: Is McCarthy too elusive for Knox schools? Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/18/is-mccarthy-too-elusive-for-knox-schools/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/11/davidson-photo-stirred-readers-emotions/McElroy: Davidson photo stirred readers' emotions Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:00:55 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/11/davidson-photo-stirred-readers-emotions/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/04/check-out-the-real-value-of-libraries/McElroy: Check out the real value of libraries Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/04/check-out-the-real-value-of-libraries/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/sep/27/gunfight-at-the-gop-corral-handgun-carry-permit/McElroy: Gunfight at the GOP corral Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:00:45 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/sep/27/gunfight-at-the-gop-corral-handgun-carry-permit/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/sep/20/joe-wilsons-you-lie-should-be-fightin-words/McElroy: Joe Wilson's 'You lie!' should be fightin' wordsSun, 20 Sep 2009 04:00:40 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/sep/20/joe-wilsons-you-lie-should-be-fightin-words/