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Page 2 October 2019 The Indiana Publisher is published monthly by the Hoosier State Press Association. 212 W. 10th St., Suite B-340, Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317) 803-4772, Fax (317 624-4428 education she's receiving at Ball State," said Scott Underwood, editor of The Herald Bulletin. Kemp, a Muncie native, said she was shocked when she learned about the scholarship. "I knew that all of us were very capable and qualified," Kemp said. "I was just focused on doing my best every day and getting the most out of it to prepare me for my career," she said. Kemp credits her editors at The Herald Bulletin with giving her the opportunity to cover a wide range of stories and learn different skills. "I've always had an attitude to take whatever they give me," Kemp said. "I got to do a whole breadth of things that were just brand new to me." On top of the experience, the scholarship was a real honor, she said. "It's always a great experi- ence to host an HSPA intern," Underwood said. "Brooke's internship at The Herald Bulletin, during which she tackled some controversial topics and complex issues, illustrates the value to both the newsroom and the intern of the HSPA program," he said. The internship taught Kemp lessons about reporting but also about managing a newsroom. She said she wants to show her staff at the Daily News the same patience and confidence her Her- ald Bulletin editors showed her during her internship. That hands-on, practical experience is the goal of the program. "The Eugene S. Pulliam Internship Program is one of my favorites of the HSPA Foundation. Students get real-life journalism experiences and clips to help them find jobs after graduation while newspapers get a shot of enthusiasm from young, hungry journalists," said Steve Key, executive director and general counsel for the Hoosier State Press Association Along with classes and her job as editor of the Daily News, Kemp continues to freelance with The Herald Bulletin. With graduation approaching next spring, she's looking at jobs and internships and is also considering pursuing a graduate degree. Ultimately, she is looking forward to a career in local journalism. "She was a clear standout in the 2019 Pulliam Internship program. Any news organization will be lucky to get her when she graduates in May 2019," Metzger said. The Herald's Ernie Begle remembered as dedicated newspaperman for more than 50 years Bill Powell The Herald (Jasper) JASPER — Long-time newspaperman and photographer Ernie Begle is being remem- bered for more than a half-centu- ry of extremely skilled and versatile work at The Herald. Begle, 82, who passed away in September in Jasper, was also a noted local wedding photogra- pher. Newspaper folks and local photographers were among the throng attending his visitation. Some of his cameras were set out on tables ringing the parlor at the Becher-Kluesner North Chapel in Jasper. Retired Herald co-publisher John Rumbach says Begle was already a jack-of-all trades in the production department when he joined the family business. "He manned the production camera, processed and printed film, helped run the press when needed and took the bulk of the photographs, among other things," Rumbach remembers. In the days before The Herald had full-time photographers, Begle was on call 24/7. "Ernie was as dedicated to photographing important community events as he was to the community newspaper," Rumbach said. "He knew that getting your picture in the paper was an important event for the subjects he was photographing." Rumbach credits Begle with helping make the newspaper an integral part of the community as he took thousands of sports, news, feature and group photos during his long career at The Herald. On St. Patrick's Day in 1960, Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710 crashed near Cannelton. Begle, who had just finished a U.S. Army Reservists meeting that evening, was dispatched to the scene by then-publisher and editor Jack Rumbach. The flight was heading from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Miami when it crashed, killing the 57 passengers and six crew members on board. In a story 50 years later, Begle recalled the spooky sight of debris in the trees as he hiked to the crater. Begle, who captured images and wrote a first-person account, called it the biggest assignment in a 51-year career. He first arrived at The Herald as a seventh-grader, taking a job stapling ticket booklets for a local bazaar at a time when members of the newsroom understood the term "hot type." He retired at the end of 2002 after having continually adapted in decades during which the publishing business underwent dramatic changes. Begle's survivors include his wife of 60 years — the former Marilyn Fetcher — a daughter and three sons, 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. To read more on Beagle, visit http://bit.ly/2oNkVge. Begle Intern Continued from Page 1

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