Mr. Owens Verified

Darryl E. Owens primarily focuses on local military affairs. He says his beat is "the returning Afghanistan and Iraq War veterans... what their war experience means for Central Florida and how the war has affected their lives." He covers these topics statewide, but particularly in the greater Orlando area. [CR-LF][CR-LF]Pitch him by e-mail. Since the paper prefers to use its own photos, he has little use for outside images. Pitches must be compelling and have a high local interest. [CR-LF][CR-LF]Mr. Owens had written a general interest features column for the Sentinel since 2003. He joined the paper after earning a B.A. in journalism from Howard University in 1990. For six months, he covered the towns of Oakland, Windermere, and Bay Lakes/Bay Vista, before taking over the night police beat for two years. He then covered the family, health and fitness beats as a feature writer. He teaches a fifth-grade Sunday school class.

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