Background
Orr, Jim was born on February 7, 1960 in Buffalo. Son of David James and Doris Kathleen (Wolos) Orr.
editor publishing executive writer
Orr, Jim was born on February 7, 1960 in Buffalo. Son of David James and Doris Kathleen (Wolos) Orr.
Bachelor in Journalism, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1982. Master in Communications, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1987.
Station manager Station WIUP-television, Indiana, Pennsylvania, 1983-1984. Sports writer, news writer Indiana (Pennsylvania) Gazette, 1984-1988. Reporter Stuart (Florida) News, 1988-1989.
Staff writer, columnist Gannett Rochester (New York ) Newspapers, 1989-1996. Staff writer The Business Journal, Fresno, California, 1997. Senior writer The Fresno Bee, 1998-1999.
Features, special projects and weekend editor, page designer The Westerly (Rhode Island) Sun, 2000—2003. Editor, public Heartland Public Newspapers, Halstead, Kansas, 2004—2006. Public Sidney Sun-Telegraph, Nebraska, 2007—2008, Coastal Monroe Magazine, since 2009, Glasgow Corner, Montana, since 2010.
Moderator political debate Edu-Cable Corporation, Greece, New York, 1993. Panelist conference New England Society Newspaper Editors, 2002.
Married JoEllen Black, June 4, 1994.