Jack McElroy, Editor - GoVolsXtra's Department

About Jack McElroy

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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.

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Editor
Editorial/Editor
11/01/2001 - current

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McElroy: Know the players; know their sponsors Published 11/08/2009 at midnight
PACs in Tennessee are a farce. Think that's too strong a word? Consider this:
McElroy: Jury duty is exercise in citizenship Published 11/01/2009 at midnight
The Perspective section of the Sunday paper is printed in advance, typically on Friday morning. I mention this to make clear that, as I write, I don't know the outcome of the penalty phase of the Lemaricus Davidson trial or ...
McElroy: Anthropology training a big help to interim UT president Simek Published 10/25/2009 at midnight
Years ago my wife and I were visiting a natural history museum and came upon a fossil footprint of a Neanderthal man.
McElroy: Is McCarthy too elusive for Knox schools? Published 10/18/2009 at midnight
Cormac McCarthy is missing. With news of his plan to auction his old Olivetti typewriter and with "The Road" about to become a movie, I went looking for the Knoxville-raised author.
McElroy: Davidson photo stirred readers' emotions Published 10/11/2009 at midnight
It has been almost two weeks, and we're still getting criticism for running a photo of a Lemaricus Davidson grinning.
McElroy: Check out the real value of libraries Published 10/04/2009 at midnight
Knox County can't afford to shortchange its libraries. Doing so is simply too expensive.
McElroy: Gunfight at the GOP corral Published 09/27/2009 at midnight
Dust swirled and a tumbleweed rolled by as three gunmen approached the old corral from separate directions. The sun was high, and the chink of their spurs could be heard as they advanced.
McElroy: Joe Wilson's 'You lie!' should be fightin' words Published 09/20/2009 at midnight
Much is being made of the lack of civil discourse these days. I've got the answer. Bring back dueling.
McElroy: Big government to cheer about Published 09/06/2009 at midnight
What is the purpose of University of Tennessee sports? Here at the dawn of an exciting new era of Vols football, that may seem self-evident. But when you stop to think about it, the answer really isn't so simple.
New Vols football writer starts Published 09/01/2009 at 6:09 a.m. 43 Comments
Austin Ward took over our UT football beat Monday. He comes to us from the Star-Tribune in Casper, Wyo., where he covered University of Wyoming football and was named 2008 Wyoming sportswriter of the year.