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Roger Harris

Title: Business Editor
Contact: 865-342-6342 | Send Roger an email

About Roger Harris

Biography

Roger Harris grew up in Louisville, Ky. where he got his first taste of the newspaper business delivering the local morning and afternoon dailies. He graduated from Western Kentucky University in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in mass communications.

In the years since he has been a reporter, columnist and editor for newspapers in Tennessee, Kentucky and California. He and his wife, Cheryl, have four children and three grandchildren.

Roger Harris

Position History

  • Business Editor
    06/12/2012 - current
  • Assistant Business Editor
    03/01/2004 - 06/12/2012
  • Reporter
    01/01/1981 - 01/01/1990

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Recent Work

  • Roger Harris: Are corporate tattoos the new rage? Published 05/11/2013 at noon

    Would you get a tattoo of the corporate logo?

  • EW Scripps narrows 1Q loss Updated 05/06/2013 at 3:48 p.m.

    E.W. Scripps narrowed its first quarter net loss to $2.7 million, or 5 cents per share, compared to a loss of $4.4 million, or 8 cents per share a year ago, the media company reported Monday.

  • Pershing Yoakley launches 'big data' affiliate Published 05/04/2013 at 6 p.m.

    Professional services firm Pershing Yoakley & Associates has launched a new affiliate company to help clients make sense out of the mountains of electronic data they deal with every day.

  • Scripps Network stock closes higher Updated 05/02/2013 at 5:21 p.m.

    Lifestyle-media company Scripps Networks Interactive missed analyst expectations for first-quarter earnings, but investors didn’t seem to care, pushing the company’s stock higher in active trading.

  • Steel Plate Fabricators semifinalist for Freedom Award Published 04/25/2013 at 6 a.m.

    Several times in the past six years Cameron Lale, a staff sergeant in the Air National Guard, has been deployed with only a few days’ notice.

  • Rebates give Pilot major competitive edge Published 04/18/2013 at 4:20 p.m.

    Fuel rebates may have gotten Pilot Flying J into trouble with the federal government, but they represent a major edge over smaller competitors, say executives with independent truck stop operators.

  • Obama administration may sell TVA Updated 04/10/2013 at 6:48 p.m.

    Shock and awe washed across the Tennessee Valley on Wednesday as the Obama administration suggested selling TVA.

  • Roger Harris: Tax Freedom Day comes early in Tennessee Published 04/06/2013 at 1 p.m.

    Breathe easy, Tennessee workers. It’s a good day to celebrate.

  • Nine area employers nominated for Freedom Award Published 03/21/2013 at 6 a.m.

    A metalworking shop, airport, chemical company, police department and a girls school are among nine East Tennessee employers nominated for the Department of Defense 2013 Freedom Award.

  • Survey: Hiring prospects improving in Knoxville region Published 03/12/2013 at 5:20 p.m.

    A broad cross-section of Knoxville area employers plan to add jobs in the second quarter, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released Tuesday.

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