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Charles Westmoreland is the managing editor for the Juneau Empire.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Previously, he was the managing editor for the Capital City Weekly, also based in Juneau.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Mr. Westmoreland began his career as a photojournalist in the United State Army in 1999, where his assignments included posts throughout the U.S. and oversees. He earned national acclaim from the military for coverage of Ranger and Field Medical training.[CR-LF][CR-LF]After being honorably discharged from active duty service in 2002, he moved to Kentucky to attend the University of Louisville. Mr. Westmoreland was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, and earned Kentucky's highest collegiate journalism award in 2004. He also joined the Kentucky National Guard immediately upon leaving active duty. He served as a print section chief in a public affairs detachment. [CR-LF][CR-LF]He left the National Guard in 2005 to focus on his career. His first position was as executive editor executive editor of Louisville's Voice-Tribune, Kentucky's largest paid weekly. When the paper was sold in 2006, he headed a start-up newspaper outside of Fort Knox, Ky. [CR-LF][CR-LF]He relocated from Kentucky to accept the position with Capital City Weekly, saying he craved a more adventurous environment to apply his trade.

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