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Eric Eyre

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American journalist and investigative reporter

Eric Eyre (born c. 1965) is an American journalist and investigative reporter, best known for winning the Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting for exposing the opioid crisis in West Virginia. He was a statehouse reporter for theCharleston Gazette-Mail. He resigned his position in April 2020.[1] He is also the author of the book,Death in Mud Lick: A Coal Country Fight Against the Drug Companies That Delivered the Opioid Epidemic.

Career

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Eyre graduated fromLoyola University of New Orleans. He earned his master's degree in Mass Communication at theUniversity of South Florida St. Petersburg. During his time at the university, Eyre worked as an intern at theSt. Petersburg Times. Eyre has reported forThe Anniston Star ofAlabama, theDaily Times-Advocate ofCalifornia, and thePottstown Mercury ofPennsylvania.

In 1998 Eyre began covering education, health, and business at theCharleston Gazette, now theCharleston Gazette-Mail.[2] The Gazette-Mail is a daily morning newspaper inCharleston, West Virginia with a daily print circulation of around 37,000.[3] Eyre worked at the Gazette-Mail until 2020, where he balanced his work as a full-time statehouse reporter and his pursuit of investigative projects spotlighting issues in the rural communities of West Virginia.[2][4][5]

He also formerly worked at Mountain State Spotlight, where he was a co-founder and senior investigative reporter.[6]

Awards and recognition

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Eyre's work has received national recognition on several occasions. He has been the recipient of the following:

Published works

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Much of Eyre's work has been published through the Charleston Gazette-Mail. Some of his most notable published works include:

  • “Death in Mud Lick: A Coal Country Fight against the Drug Companies That Delivered the Opioid Epidemic" (2020)
  • “Painkiller Profiteers” (2016)
  • “The Meth Menace” (2013)
  • “Wired for Waste” (2012)
  • “The Well Connected” (2012)
  • “Grants, Graft and Greed at Workforce West Virginia” (2009)
  • “State of Decay: West Virginia's Oral Health Crisis” (2007)
  • “Web of Deceit: The Fall of West Virginia House Education Committee Chairman Jerry Mezzatesta” (2004)
  • “Taken for a Ride” (2003)
  • “The Long Haul and Broken Promises” (2002)
  • “License to Steal” (2002)

References

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  1. ^"The Reporter Who Exposed the Opioid Crisis Has a New Book, but No Job".The New Yorker. 3 April 2020.
  2. ^abc"Pulitzer.org".www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved2017-12-06.
  3. ^"A Pulitzer-Winning Journalist's Advice And Why He Does A Monthly Night Shift".NPR.
  4. ^"WV MetroNews – Eric Eyre's Pulitzer Prize reporting brings drug problem into focus".wvmetronews.com. 13 April 2017.
  5. ^Armstrong, Ken (3 April 2020)."The Reporter Who Exposed the Opioid Crisis Has a New Book, but No Job".The New Yorker.
  6. ^"Our Team".mountainstatespotlight.org.
  7. ^"2003 Loeb Awards".UCLA Anderson School of Management. July 1, 2003. Archived fromthe original on April 12, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 1, 2019.
  8. ^"UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces 2017 Gerald Loeb Award Winners".UCLA Anderson School of Management. June 27, 2017. RetrievedJanuary 31, 2019.
(2015–2019)
(2020–2022)
Gerald Loeb Award for Small Newspapers (1974–1983, 1985–2008)
(1974–1979)
(1980–1989)
(1990–1999)
(2000–2008)
Gerald Loeb Award for Medium Newspapers (1987–2008)
(1987–1989)
(1990–1999)
(2000–2008)
Gerald Loeb Award for Medium & Small Newspapers (2009–2012)
(2009)
(2010–2012)
Small & Medium Newspapers (2013–2014)
(2013–2014)
Previously the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, No Edition Time from 1953–1963 and the Pulitzer Prize for Local Investigative Specialized Reporting from 1964–1984
1953–1975


1976–2000
2001–2025
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