MARY KAY QUINN LATEST VICTIM OF BJ EXODUS TSUNAMI

 

Add Mary Kay Quinn to never-ending BJ exodus

 

Mary Kay Quinn, who was BJ editorial page editor, Metro reporter and editor and both BJ and Hudson Hub-Times regional opinion and engagement editor, has been eliminated from her BJ job. Mary Kay began at Ol' Blue Walls in 1996, 

the year I retired from 44 E. Exchange Street after 26 fantastic years there.

Earlier this year she was awarded second place for editorial page writing in the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors honors.

She posted on her Facebook page:

“Found out my ‘position is being eliminated’ this morning. Not surprised, the way things have been going. Fortunately, they will be giving me a nice severance and my health care runs until the end of this year. Last day is Dec. 9. Good luck to those who remain!”

Indeed, it’s like hearing a dirge from the dance band on the Titanic at the BJ these days.

Marla Ridenour, Jim Mackinnon, Karren Schiely and Scot Fagerstrom took buyouts in November.

In the 2001 exodus were sports columnist Tom Melody, chief artist Art Krummel, the copy desk’s Sandy Levenson, columnist Mickey Porter, Features Department editor Joan Rice, superb writer Bill Bierman, Reference Librarian Diane Lynch, copy editor George Davis, editorial board member Tim Hayes, Metro reporters Bill Canterbury, Bob Hoiles and Dennis McEaneney, Mark Braykovich, reporter Barb Mudrak Galloway, columnist Steve Love, Jim Quinn, religion writer Laura Haferd and Terence Oliver.

 

In the 2006 exodus were editor Bonnie Bolden; clerk Barbara Albrecht, artist Dennis Balogh, reporters Gary Estwick and Mary Ethridge, columnist Diane Papparone Evans, copy editor Tim Good, reporter Andale Gross, copy editor Erin Hill, reporter Gloria Irwin, copy editors Jim Kavanagh and Jody Kraner, reporter Delano Massey, copy editor Kim Profant, reporter Tom Reed, photographers Robin Sallie and Lindsay Sample, food writer Jane Snow, reporter Kathy Spitz, copy editor Chiffon Staebler, copy editor  Debbie Stock Kiefer, editorial writer Sarah Vradenburg, reporter Judie Wallace and photographer Jocelyn Williams.

In the 2008 exodus were city hall reporter Carl Chancellor, deputy Metro editor Keith McKnight, Metro editor Ann Sheldon Mezger, columnist David Giffels, cartoonist Chip Bok and classic music critic Elaine Guregian.

We are getting nearer and nearer to this notice:

“Will the last person who leaves the BJ please turn off the lights.”