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By: RESMANTN

RESMANTN — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:08:29 +0000

Joseph Pepe, President and publisher
3195 Wetherby Cv S
Germantown, TN 38139
901-737-8784

Steve Tomb, VP of Operations
1846 Wildcreek Cv
Collierville, TN 38017
Phone Unpublished

Chris Peck, Editor
21 Belleair Dr
Memphis, TN 38104
901-276-8314

Otis Sanford, Editor/Opinion & Editorials
3396 Park Ave
Memphis, TN 38111
Phone Unpublished

Eric Janssen, VP of Digital Media
8996 Stratfield Cv
Germantown, TN 38139
901-358-7007

Scott Sines, Managing Editor
2136 Wentworth Ln
Germantown, TN 38139
Phone Unpublished

Daniel Moehle, VP/Chief Financial Officer
3172 Devonshire Way
Germantown, TN 38139
901-757-5911

Karl Wurzbach, VP of Sales and Marketing
3098 Bentwood Run Dr
Collierville, TN 38017
Phone Unpublished

Robert Jiranek, VP of New Business Development
175 Waring Rd
Memphis, TN 38117
901-251-1810

Bob Pinarski, Advertising Director
3961 Herons Landing Ln
Arlington, TN 38002
901-867-5294

Denise Holman, Manager of Classified Advertising
720 Litty Ct 103
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone Unpublished

Paul Jewell, Marketing Director
1439 Vance Ave
Memphis, TN 38104
901-272-1458

By: Scott W.

Scott W. — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:18:24 +0000

In response to “Say Uncle’s comment” “The latest paper to publish a database of handgun carry permit holders: The Memphis Commercial Appeal. Perhaps someone should publish a list of their reporters names and home addresses. Then someone could compare them to, say, unpaid tax records, crime databases, bankruptcy, DUI registries, or some such?” Here’s something for you to start with:

The Commercial Appeal
495 Union Ave.
Memphis, TN, 38103
901-529-2345
800-444-6397

Circulation – 529-2666 (Subscriber Services)
Advertising – 529-2251
Classified Advertising – 529-2700
Online Advertising – 529-5299 (Online Media Kit)
News Tips – 529-2322
Online Department (commercialappeal.com) – 529-2464
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Staff Directory
Joseph Pepe – president and publisher
Steve Tomb – VP of Operations
Chris Peck – editor
Otis Sanford – editor/opinion & editorials
Eric Janssen – VP of Digital Media
Scott Sines – managing editor
Daniel Moehle – VP/Chief Financial Officer
Karl Wurzbach – VP of Sales and Marketing
Robert Jiranek – VP of New Business Development
Bob Pinarski – Advertising director
Denise Holman – Manager of Classified Advertising
Paul Jewell – Marketing director

Staff
Trevor Aaronson (Projects reporter)
Randall Ashley
Clay Bailey
Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey Jr.
William C. Bayne (Desoto reporter)
David Beene
John Beifuss (Movie reviewer)
Jennifer Biggs (Memphis Dining reviewer)
Christopher Blank
Nikki Boertman (Staff photographer)
David Boyd
Barbara Bradley (Features reporter)
Eugene Brady
Bryan Brasher (Outdoors reporter)
Paul Briney (Online Site Designer)
Mike Brown (Staff photographer)
Peggy Burch (Freelance editor)
Lawrence Buser (Courts reporter)
Thomas Busler (Staff photographer)
Scott Cacciola (SEC reporter)
Geoff Calkins (Sports columnist)
Jody Callahan (Reporter)
Marshall Camp (Page designer)
Stan Carroll
Christopher Causie
Tom Charlier (Sunday and Projects editor)
Jacinthia Christopher (Zones editor)
Kimberly Coleman (Art Director)
Christopher Conley
Daniel Connolly (Business reporter)
Dennis Copeland (Online Video Content Manager)
Jimmie Covington (Reporter)
Matthew Craig (Staff photographer)
Kerry Crawford
Kyra Cross
Mark Crum
Dave Darnell (Photo editor/administration)
Anna Davis (Asst. Metro editor)
Bill Day (Cartoonist)
Chris Desmond
Michael Donahue (Memphis nightlife and area music writer)
Alex Doniach (Shelby County Government reporter)
Jeni Donlon (City Editor)
James Dowd (Business reporter)
Sherri Drake
Sherri Drake Silence
Hank Dudding
Hank Dudding
LeRoy Emerson (Manager of Planning & Operations/Advertising)
Michael Erskine
William Fason
David Flaum (Business reporter)
Russell Fly
Karen Focht (Staff photographer)
Blake Fontenay
Bill Frazier
John Gaiser (Sr. Online Designer)
Lela Garlington
Lela Garlington
Carolyn Gause (Zones Editor Germantown-Collierville)
Daniel Ginsburg
Kristina Goetz (Projects reporter)
Louis Graham (AME/News)
Stacey Greenberg
Teri Hayslett
David Healy
David Healy
Ron Higgins (SEC Football reporter)
Denise Holman (Classified Advertising Manager)
Stefanie Holmes
Tommy Hornsby
Eric Janssen (VP of Digital Media)
Paul Jewell (Director of Marketing)
Rob Jiranek (VP of New Business Development)
Claude Jones (Photo lab technician)
Jacinthia Jones
Stephanie Jones
Yolanda Jones
Michael Kelley
Emily Keplinger
Mike Kerr (Night News Editor)
Suzanne Kerr
Cassandra Kimberly (Business reporter)
Leanne Kleinmann
Fredric Koeppel
Ashley Kumpe
Toni Lepeska
Richard Locker (Nashville Bureau chief)
Marilyn Loeffel
Michael Lollar
Amos Maki (City Hall reporter)
Gary Mangum
Mike Maple (Staff photographer)
Jim Masilak (Business reporter)
Ronald Maxey (DeSoto Appeal editor)
Jeff McAdory (Photo editor)
Kevin McDaniel
Tom McDaniel (Support Staff Manager)
Shane McDermott
Melissa McIntosh
Kevin McKenzie
Peggy McKenzie (AME/Features)
Zack McMillin
Michael McMullan (Photo assignment editor)
Bob Mehr (Memphis and national music writer and critic)
Lindsay Melvin
Daniel Moehle (VP/Chief Financial Officer)
Linda Moore
Courtney Morgan
Marlon W. Morgan (NBA/Grizzlies reporter)
Lance Murphey (Staff photographer)
Megan Murphy
Stephanie Norton
Kim Odom (Community Editor – Cordova)
James Overstreet (Business editor)
Chris Peck (Editor)
Joseph Pepe (Publisher)
Marc Perrusquia
Bob Pinarski (Advertising Director)
Mary Powers
Associated Press
Lee Gattas Proctor (National Online Key Accounts Manager)
Karen Pulfer Focht (Staff photographer)
Michael Rabkin (News editor)
Candace Rector
Mark Richens
Wayne Risher (Business reporter)
Jane Roberts (Education reporter)
Bryan Robinson (Online Site Producer)
Gary Robinson (Online News Editor)
Rebecca Rothfuss
John Sale (AME/Visuals)
Otis L. Sanford (Editor/Opinion and Editorials)
John Schoembs
Scott Sines (Managing Editor)
Andrew Smith
Jason Smith (Prep sports reporter)
Jon Sparks
Alan Spearman (Staff photographer)
Jennifer Spillers
John Stamm (Executive News Editor)
Cathryn Stout (Features reporter)
Phil Stukenborg (Tiger football reporter)
Bart Sullivan
Bartholomew Sullivan (Washington correspondent)
Bartholomew Sullivan
Sherry Tate (Consumer Marketing Manager)
Wendi C. Thomas (Local columnist)
Ronald Tillery (Grizzlies reporter)
Steve Tomb (VP of Operations)
Lindsey Turner
Carla Underwood
Chris Van Tuyl
John Varlas
Craig Wack (Auto racing reporter)
Don Wade
Mark Watson
Holly Weber
Jim Weber (Staff photographer)
Mark Weber (Staff photographer)
Brian Wentzloff (Online Site Developer)
David Williams (Sports Content Editor)
Peggy Winburne (M Editor)
Lacey Winters (Online Video Producer)
Cindy Wolff
Dan Wolken (Tiger basketball reporter)
Matthew Woo
Jerome Wright
Karl Wurzbach (VP of Sales and Marketing)

By: KCSteve

KCSteve — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:28:08 +0000

Sites like http://www.123people.com will pull up info about them (and others with matching names, of course). With the world today it doesn’t take very long to pull up all sorts of info about someone once you’ve got a start.

By: PaxParabellum

PaxParabellum — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:15:32 +0000

Funny… I’m not in their database. Have Permit, Will Travel.

By: Number9

Number9 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:59:46 +0000

Considering how HIPAA works this doesn’t make any sense. Every other part of American life has HIPAA like security except this.

This is just a liberal media trying to force people not to have carry permits.

This should not be a public record any more than a person’s medical records or insurance records.

By: JOHN

JOHN — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:56:04 +0000

If a person knows what hes doing,he can find out everything about another person by investing a small sum of money and going to a certain website. I would imagine someone who was named in the above list of newspaper employees would be unpleasantly surprise to see name,address,dob,telephone mumber,type of car,license number,with whom he has a car loan,how much is owed,who owns the mortgage on the house,where the children go to school,if the person has a criminal history,etc etc. All this information (and more) is available for inquiring minds. Keep this in mind reporterholes.

By: straightarrow

straightarrow — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:40:35 +0000

I like the billboard idea with the inclusion of the fact none of the editors or managers have CCW’s. After all, “the public has the right to know”. Can’t tell, may actually save lives. Of housebreakers and hot burglars.

If it saves just one life, isn’t it worth it? And the public will “know”.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:28:19 +0000

You know I carried a handgun for many years without a permit.

Only got the permit because I usually try to do the ‘right’ thing whatever that is these days.

I can do without the damned permit if need be and go back to just carrying.

G. Gordon Liddy had a great saying: “I’d rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6.”

Got a few unregistered firearms tucked away too, ‘just in case’.

By: Chas

Chas — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:22:15 +0000

Markie Marxist sez: “We Marxists are highly principled people. When it comes to protecting our fellow Marxists, ‘privacy’ is the most important principle. When it comes to punishing our adversaries, ‘the public’s right to know’ is the most important principle. And we Marxists aren’t hypocrites either! We’re just perfectly consistent in the application of our double standard, that’s all.”

By: Linoge

Linoge — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:03:30 +0000

Well, I just spammed the bejesus out of most of the staff of the newspaper with my letter (though I forgot to change their title a few times), in addition to contacting my state house representative and requesting his support on HB0053. I guess we will see what comes of this.

By: Blake

Blake — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:57:24 +0000

Kent Williams wasn’t listed.

Just a random observation.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:19:54 +0000

http://shotsacrossthebow.com/archives/003287.html#003287

How about renting some local billboard space and putting a sign up with that info?
Fight fire with fire. They obviously have zero respect and consideration for those permit holders. They don’t deserve any in return.

By: paul b

paul b — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:23:22 +0000

I fail to see why any one should be told or even be aware of the fact I own 1 or 100 guns. If I want to register them or gain a CHL should not make any difference. I’ve got some that are gray and with crap like this going on they will stay that way.

read your german history. We have another painter trying to gain power. So far it looks like he is losing his following. We can only hope.

By: tgirsch

tgirsch — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:12:29 +0000

A coworker told me about this yesterday. I’m glad to see that they at least got rid of the home address, but they also need to get rid of the DOB. And, of course, they’ve got no justification for publishing it in the first place…

By: Cargosquid

Cargosquid — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:02:07 +0000

Whitebread: I appreciate your concern and please know I do not take it lightly. Balancing the public�s right to know with privacy concerns is always very difficult.

The public does NOT have a RIGHT to know. We, however, do have a right to a free press. This justification of a right to know is a straw argument brought out every time the press does something wrong. Screw the “public’s right to know.” From national secrets to this, it’s only an excuse to sell papers.

By: Rich in Ohio

Rich in Ohio — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:37:29 +0000

Gun Owners have no rights that the media is bound to respect.

By: Gunstar1

Gunstar1 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:26:28 +0000

Why is it that these reporters/editors never seem to learn from their counterparts in other locations?

They always say it is for public safety, but it seems permit holders are not considered members of the public.

When the government looks at cuting off access to the list, the media always says: Oh we will be responsible and not publish sensitive info… we need it to make sure that prohibited people do not get licenses. They simply want the data to make sure the Gov is issueing licenses to non-prohibited people. If you restrict the data then they cant do that vital check.

Then you get some fool who thinks publishing all the names and addresses is responsible.

I am not sure if it is incompetence for not knowing the other situations or lazyness for not doing the legwork yourself of crosschecking against convictions and simply publishing the statistics.

When the list is finally made private, permit holders and honest reporters (there are a few still left) can “thank” the Memphis Commercial Appeal.

By: LissaKay

LissaKay — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:18:53 +0000

I spent a few minutes of my lunch hour and checked their names in the database. None of them have carry permits. So, it would seem that while out on the streets, and probably at home as well, they are helpless as kittens.

By: Ride Fast

Ride Fast — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:59:42 +0000

[...] Freedom of Information in the New Democracy [...]

By: _Jon

_Jon — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:47:07 +0000

What they don’t know – ironically – is that they put themselves at risk by publishing that information.
If they are on the list, then thieves could burglarize their home when they aren’t there to get the (likely) accessories.
If they are not on the list, then thugs could target them for mugging because the thugs *know* the person is not carrying.

Bad move, either way. And they make a lot of other people not happy. Triple bad.

By: Wolfwood

Wolfwood — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:39:27 +0000

I’d bet spending a few bucks searching through PACER could be enlightening. Whatever Tennessee’s equivalent of FOIA is, too.

By: the pistolero

the pistolero — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:22:36 +0000

So why do they want the rights of others violated?
Because some rights, in their world, are more equal than others. I am quite glad the CHL records are closed to the media here in Texas.

By: Ron W

Ron W — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:07:44 +0000

I think if the Commercial Appeal reporters, editors, etc. were required to obtain a state permit to exercise their First Amendment rights, they would be hollering “civil rights” violations!! Furhtermore if they had to do that and ahve all the personal info required for teh gun permits NOT PROTECTED by the state, they would be hollering for their 4th Amendment rights….and rightly so. So why do they want the rights of others violated?? I guess it’s liek the quote from Nazi Germany…when they came for the Jews, I wans’t Jewish so I said nothing…”

By: the pistolero

the pistolero — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:02:18 +0000

we have removed the street address from the database

Yep, because as we all know that completely mitigates the invasion of privacy. After all, it’s not as if they could find the street addresses in the White Pages or anything.

By: Rich Hailey

Rich Hailey — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:20:20 +0000

http://shotsacrossthebow.com/archives/003287.html#003287

Here’s a good start.

By: Whitebread

Whitebread — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:12:41 +0000

I got this response to my comment:

[Whitebread]:

I appreciate your concern and please know I do not take it lightly. Balancing the public’s right to know with privacy concerns is always very difficult. Because of the concerns you raised, and those raised by others, we have removed the street address from the database.

Louis Graham
Asst. Managing Editor

By: N.U.G.U.N.

N.U.G.U.N. — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:04:17 +0000

Frankly, if my family were harmed because some local newspaper published such info. And a criminal decided to break into all such homes to attempt to steal firearms.

Rest assured…those involved in the media would pay dearly.

By: Dan A.

Dan A. — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:57:59 +0000

I realize it’s covered by current campaign finance law, but I find publishing who contributed money to be nearly as offensive. If a candidate wants to publish big dollar doners for transparency, that’s fine. But if the average Joe gives $10, why should he be published?

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:11:04 +0000

I say let’s do it. I could help in trying to find some of the information. I will post it on my site. Then, we can send the list to bloggers that want to do the same.

By: RuffRidr

RuffRidr — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:00:37 +0000

You know, that’s not a half bad idea. Here’s a full list of their staff:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/staff/

I bet it wouldn’t take long at all to get the address and possibly phone numbers for many of these. At least the less common names would be pretty easy.