Joplin, Mo. paper appoints Phelan writer

Robin Phelan, a long-time newspaper government and promoting director, has been appointed writer of The Joplin Globe.

Phelan, 50, will even proceed his function because the writer of Farm Speak, a weekly newspaper specializing in agriculture within the 4-State Space that’s based mostly in Parsons, Kansas.

“Robin Phelan has completed a superb job shepherding Farm Speak and retaining it sturdy,” stated Steven Jameson, regional government for CNHI, guardian firm of each the Globe and Farm Speak. “He has a whole lot of expertise within the newspaper enterprise and can do an incredible job on this new function. Robin brings a whole lot of vitality and dedication to The Joplin Globe, its readers and the Joplin group.”

Phelan is a local of East Tennessee who attended the College of Tennessee in Knoxville.

He has been the writer of Farm Speak since 2020. From 2016 to 2020, he was regional promoting director for Seaton Publishing Co., which publishes the Manhattan Mercury in Manhattan, Kansas, and 4 different newspapers. From 2011 to 2016, he was promoting and net director for the Backyard Metropolis Telegram, the newspaper in Backyard Metropolis, Kansas.

Phelan started because the advert director for a newspaper group in Charlotte, North Carolina, and in addition has held a wide range of positions at totally different media firms within the southern United States.

Phelan additionally has served on totally different boards and has volunteered his time to many organizations and occasions all through the years. He is also a previous president of the Rotary Membership in Backyard Metropolis, Kansas.