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ABOUT THE WRITERS

 

Bill Donovan

NOTE: Long-time Navajo area journalist Bill Donovan passed on June 30, 2022. Bill Donovan, originally from Kentucky, has covered the Navajo reservation for nearly 50 years. He started out as a reporter in 1970 for the Farmington Daily Times, and then the Gallup Independent, and finally with the Navajo Times, an independent tribal news publication. Bill was also a freelance reporter for the Arizona Republic, the state’s largest circulating newspaper from 1974 to 2002. He has also served as editor of the Indian Trader newspaper, a monthly arts and crafts news publication for at least 40 years. He has covered 12 Navajo tribal elections during his nearly 50-year reporting career.

 

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George R Joe

George R Joe (Navajo) has been a freelance journalist, editor, founding editor of Red Ink Magazine at the University of Arizona, and founding publisher of Rez Biz Magazine (2005-2008). George has both a BA/MA in English and also a master’s degree in educational leadership – all from Northern Arizona University. He has also been a college English instructor, public relations officer and media consultant. He formerly worked as  a marketing and communications director for a tribal college on the Navajo reservation.

 

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Valarie Tom

Valarie Tom (White Mountain Apache) has been a TV news reporter for KOB-TV (NBC station) in Farmington, NM. She has a degree in English Communications from Fort Lewis College. She has also been a news reporter for the Farmington Daily Times and the Navajo Times. Currently she is a teacher for a public school district on the Navajo reservation.

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Ron Goulet

Ron Goulet is originally from Ohio and moved out to Flagstaff, Arizona in 1991. For the past 30 years, Ron has been a professional photographer, graphic designer, and an editor for Rez Biz Magazine. He was the principal owner of Peak Publishing from Flagstaff, Arizona. Ron has a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism/photo journalism from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

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