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A warm welcome to Huntsville Doppler!
The idea for this local online news source was born by an old fart with too much time on his hands. You know that adage, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Well, it seems that is just not true!
That old dog saw a need in our community, a need that also exists in communities across the country, to bring back local news. And so, at Doppler, we believe in digging deeper, seeking truth and presenting local news with a difference. Our mantra is local. We aim to be your go-to site for everything happening in Huntsville and in our extended local community. With timely news and sports coverage, provocative opinion pieces, beautiful photography, engaging stories about people and places in our community, and alerts – like bus cancellations and traffic reports – we strive to provide you with all the local information. We will work hard to be your primary news source!
My partners in this venture are Hugh Mackenzie, Ben Boucher and Matthew Mackenzie. We all have deep roots in Huntsville. Hugh and I have extensive backgrounds in publishing, print media and broadcasting, with an emphasis on effective communication and community involvement. Matt and Ben are all about the internet. They grew up on it. They have tremendous communication skills as well.
And we are honoured and excited to be working with a great team. Dawn Huddlestone is our Editorial Coordinator. She is an accomplished writer and social media manager whose work has appeared online and in print in Canada and the United States. Our News Editor, Tamara De la Vega, is an award-winning journalist and editor. Jacob Hall is our Sports Editor. He has a post-graduate certificate in Sports Journalism and he is also a published author. Our Photojournalist is Laura MacLean whose work has appeared in Maclean’s magazine, the Globe and Mail and many local publications. Our advertising and marketing team consists of Karen Broad, our Director of Sales and Marketing, and Rose Evans, our Account Executive. Karen has served as Sales Manager, General Manager and Regional Manager of a number of radio stations and most recently has concentrated on online marketing. Rose has extensive local media sales experience, notably in digital sales.
And so we begin! We value your opinion and we encourage you to participate. Feel free to let us know what we are doing well and what we are missing. If you see or hear of breaking news, let us know. And don’t forget to check us out on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @hville_doppler, share your photos with us on Instagram @huntsville_doppler, and read us online.
We look forward to the ride and to having you on board with us.
Elizabeth Rice – Doppler Publisher
The Doppler Team:
Dale Peacock says
You’ve hit it out of the park first try! It’s a great team you’ve put together too. I look forward to Doppler developing over time. Warmest congratulations to all!
John Davis says
The day has finally arrived. Local news with background research, real news without editorial. Great start, great mix of experienced participants both old and new. The Internet members can’t be anything but new and yet they are extremely experienced in this new age of information technology. I wish you all well and look forward to enjoying Doppler Huntsville.
Victoria Mathies says
I am so looking forward to this…thank you to this amazing team!!!
Paul Clayson says
WOW ! If it develops much more I shall find I am spending too much time at my computer. For a first edition, it far exceeded my expectations.
Gail Knaus says
Best wishes to you and your team. Congrats.
Sue Surman says
A great read. I live in England and Huntsville is my second home. It’s great to keep up to date with what is going on. Congratulations and good luck to the whole team. I look forward to more.