Ken Newton, News-Press senior reporter/columnist, got his first daily newspaper byline in 1977 and has worked full-time as a print journalist for 29 years.
A life-long Missourian, he grew in the state's Bootheel. Ken earned a degree in English from Southeast Missouri State University and taught high school in the St. Louis area for two years. He began newspaper work in Cape Girardeau in June 1980, eventually holding positions ranging from sports editor to managing editor.
He moved to the News-Press in July 1994. His one-on-one interviews have included George H.W. Bush, John Edwards, the Rev. Jerry Falwell, John Glenn, Alice Cooper and Loretta Lynn. He has served in professional leadership roles in the Missouri-Kansas Associated Press, the AP Managing Editors and the Mid-America Press Institute.
Ken and his wife, Connie, have three children. They are members of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in St. Joseph.
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