Eric Poole

In nearly twenty years as a reporter and columnist, Eric Poole has received more than thirty regional, statewide, and national journalism awards for subjects ranging from sports to the environment and business to politics. In 2008 Poole recived first-place Keystone Awards from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association for general column writing and for special subject with "Act of Courage," the story upon which his first book, Forgotten Honor, was based. Poole is a reporter for the Ellwood City Ledger and Beaver County Times newspapers in the Calkins Media chain. He lives in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania.