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I FOUNDED APPALACHIAN INSIDER WITH MY OWN MONEY AND OWN TIME AS A DEDICATED JOURNALIST WANTING TO BRING IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND NEWS TO MY CURRENT HOME STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, AND HOPEFULLY WITH TIME OTHER AREAS WITHIN THE REGION OF APPALACHIA. I HOPE THAT THE INFORMATION, NEWS, AND STORIES THAT ARE SHARED THROUGH THIS VENTURE MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES AND COMMUNITIES OF THOSE THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.
​THANK YOU,
JOSEPH SMITH

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Joseph Smith
Founder, Editor, and Reporter

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Joseph Smith is a journalist currently employed by the Times West Virginian in Fairmont, W.Va. as a sports columnist and reporter. He has also dipped into the realm of news and investigative reporting during his time with the publication. Before the Times, Joseph spent two years as a sports reporter with The Dominion Post in Morgantown, W.Va. He received a B.A in Journalism and Professional Writing from Alderson Broaddus University in Philippi, W.Va, where he attended school from 2013-2017.

Joseph is a sports enthusiast and retired athlete, and owns a hammer throw record at ABU — his hobbies and interests outside of journalism include music, reading, hiking, working out, and politics. He is the proud owner of two cats and co-owner of two dogs with his roommate, and currently resides in Morgantown, W.Va — in addition, he has also spent periods of time residing in: 
- Philippi, W.Va.
- Gassaway, W.Va.
- Racine, OH.
- Salzburg, Austria
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