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Forum Flyer 06232021 Thanks to Our Generous Supporters DIAMOND $10,000+ Future of News in a Digital World June 23, 2021 Alan D. Miller Denise Eck Executive Editor, The Columbus Dispatch and News Director, WCMH NBC4 Regional Editor, Gannet Ohio DENISEECK NBC4I NBC4COLUMBUS DISPATCHEDITOR DISPATCHALERTS NBC4I PLATINUM $5,000+ COLUMBUSDISPATCH COLUMBUSDISPATCH Denise Eck is the News Director of NBC4 in Columbus, Alan D. Miller is Executive Editor of The Columbus which provides more than 50 hours of local news, Dispatch and Regional Editor at Gannet Ohio. He weather and information each week, and information started at the paper as a reporter in 1984 and has covered regional 24/7 on nbc4i.com. She joined NBC4 in 2019 and is the first female news news, urban affairs, Columbus City Hall, and higher education. He was director in the history of WCMH. an Assistant City Editor, State Editor, Assistant Managing Editor and During the Covid-19 pandemic she debuted a state-of-the-art news set Managing Editor before becoming Editor in 2015 and Executive Editor and launched new newscasts at noon, 4:30pm and expanded news on in 2020. Saturday mornings at NBC4. GOLD $3,500 BRONZE $1,000 Miller is a member of the professional advisory board for the E.W. Before moving into newsroom management, Eck spent 15 years as a broad- Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University and teaches journalism cast news reporter, anchor and producer. Accenture Ice Miller AECOM HNTB at Denison University in Granville. Eck and her husband live in Columbus with their 8-year-old son and two Barnes & Thornburg LLP National Church Residences American Dairy Association Mideast Home Care Assistance He received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Journalism from dogs. 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