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Information: Forty years ago this summer, Dale began his career in professional journalism by talking his way into a summertime vacation replacement job at the now-defunct United Press International bureau in St. Louis. After two weeks, he was such a spectacular success he was made night bureau manager, which isn't as grand as it sounds because he was the only reporter working at night. After graduating from Washington University, Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in English, he served a 14-month term in public relations before joining UPI full-time in 1972.




Eight years later, he joined the staff of the Post-Dispatch, where for the next 28-plus years he was a business reporter and editor, a Metro reporter specializing in education, assistant editor of the Editorial Page for 10 years and news editor of the newspaper's website. He held that position until parting company with the P-D in August of 2008. Two weeks later, he joined the staff of the Beacon, where he scours the web for links to news stories worldwide as well as writing some of his own.




In addition to being a journalist, he is also an adjunct professor at University College at Washington U., where he has taught classes in online journalism and journalism ethics. He and his wife, Merle, a semi-retired high school English teacher, live in west St. Louis County with their spoiled Bichon, Teddy. They have two adult daughters who live in New York City and have followed them into the word business as a speechwriter and a magazine editor.

 













'The Road Show' improv

Brent Jones | St. Louis Beacon

This Saturday was the debut of a new show by The Improv Shop that will bring out of town improv teams to St. Louis to play for — and with — a local audience. The Road Show brought teams "Everybody Grok" and "Felt" from Chicago.

We talked to Eric Christensen, producer of the Road Show and member of local improv team "Ted Dangerous"; Katie Nunn, member of "Ted Dangerous" and improv coach; and Melanie Penn and Ranjan Khan, members of local teams "Melanj" and "Magic Ratio"; about the St. Louis improv scene and why it's important to welcome teams from other cities to perform here.

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The Beacon's nationally recognized Barroom Conversations program on race, class and other issues that divide will be held on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at 7:30 PM discussing Education and Class. RSVP on Facebook and invite your friends! We'll pick up where we left off at Six Row Brewing Co., 3690 Forest Park Avenue at Spring. We look forward to seeing you again!

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