After working on The Alabama Baptist’s editorial team for more than three years, Julie Payne has left her position as news writer.
Payne originally began working part-time in April 2011 and later was hired for a full-time position in April 2012. Her duties included writing articles, maintaining the paper’s columns, processing and editing wire copy, producing videos and proofing pages for print.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in telecommunication and film with a concentration in broadcast news from the University of Alabama.
Payne and her husband, Josh, will have their first child in early December.
Jennifer Rash, executive editor of the paper, said, “Julie has been a fantastic addition to our staff and we are sad to see her go so soon. Of course, we are all very happy for her in this new season of life and wish her only the best, but we are really going to miss her. She brings a polished level of professionalism to everything she does and definitely made us all better by being part of our team.”
As Payne leaves the staff, The Alabama Baptist welcomed Maggie Walsh to the position as news writer Oct. 1.
Walsh earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and a minor in communication studies from Troy University and graduated magna cum laude in 2013.
She interned with the paper during summer 2012 and later worked as a freelance writer for Alabama Farmers Cooperative magazine. After graduation she traveled around the United States as a technical presenter for Camfel Productions.
“I am looking forward to growing as a writer and expanding my skill set while being able to work with some really strong Christian leaders,” Walsh said. “And I’m very thankful that God opened this door.”
Rash said, “Maggie is truly a God-send to us. We could not have scripted the timing of her availability better if we had tried. When she served as a summer intern with us in 2012, we saw a spark in her that we knew we wanted to watch. Maggie fit in with our team seamlessly from day one. She has such great potential and we are excited she has chosen to launch her journalism/communication career in Baptist newspapers with us.”
(TAB)
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