Jordy whichard

No one wants to be the one responsible for recommending changes to a system that most — but not all — agree needs fixing. In challenging times, he continued working to shore up the news business he deemed important as a public service, and he made the difficult decision to leave the company when he was directed by the new owner to dismantle what he had spent his career building.

University administrators knew that when his alma mater called with its own difficult assignment, Jordy would say yes. His intervention turned contentious situations into those that created opportunities. In Greenville, where he grew up and lives today, Jordy contributes his time and expertise to numerous boards. Economic Development Board and the N. His family started The Daily Reflector in Greenville in Jordy sees his civic and political involvement as part of the mantle of responsibility that goes along with publishing a newspaper.

Jordy followed his father, uncles and his older sister to UNC and pursued a business degree. After graduating, he joined the staff of U. Robert B. Morgan, then gained some journalism experience at newspapers in Virginia and South Carolina before returning to Greenville in to join The Daily Reflector. The newspaper industry felt the full brunt of the global economic implosion of He left in , just in time to field the fraternity crisis.

After graduation, Whichard first worked as a reporter for the Daily Reflector. In addition to the Daily Reflector , Whichard began publishing, in the s, a number of community newspapers throughout eastern North Carolina.

As he gained prominence in the newspaper industry, he served on numerous boards and committees relating to journalism in the Southeast. He was also on the Associated Press Board of Directors from Jenkins and East Carolina College in the drive for university status in the s.

Whichard emphasized the profound service that East Carolina provided the state. Whichard used the Daily Reflector to mobilize Greenville and eastern North Carolina for the drive for university status. Despite widespread opposition, East Carolina achieved university status in Whichard was also a strong supporter of the bid to have the state establish a medical school at East Carolina.

Until his passing in , Whichard was an active member of St.