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'''Glenny Brock''' (born [[December 31]], [[1976]] in [[Birmingham]]) was the editor of ''[[Birmingham Weekly]]'' from [[2002]] to [[2010]].
'''Glenny Brock''' (born [[December 31]], [[1976]] in [[Birmingham]]) is an editor for ''[[WELD]]'', and a former editor of ''[[Birmingham Weekly]]'' from [[2002]] to [[2010]].


Brock is a [[1995]] graduate of [[John Carroll Catholic High School]] and completed her undergraduate degree at [[Birmingham-Southern College]] in [[1999]]. While there she worked for editor [[Kyle Whitmire]] on the campus paper, the ''[[Hilltop News]]''. After graduating she freelanced, contributing to the ''[[Birmingham Weekly]]'' among other outlets. In December [[2000]] she joined the staff full time and was promoted to editor in August [[2002]].
Brock is a [[1995]] graduate of [[John Carroll Catholic High School]] and completed her undergraduate degree at [[Birmingham-Southern College]] in [[1999]]. While there she worked for editor [[Kyle Whitmire]] on the campus paper, the ''[[Hilltop News]]''. After graduating she freelanced, contributing to the ''[[Birmingham Weekly]]'' among other outlets. In December [[2000]] she joined the staff full time and was promoted to editor in August [[2002]]. Brock completed a master of fine arts in creative writing from Louisville, Kentucky's Spalding University in [[2007]].


As editor, Brock recruited Whitmire to work for her, resulting in "[[War on Dumb]]", an award-winning political column that became a hallmark of the alternative weekly.
As editor, Brock recruited Whitmire to work for her, resulting in "[[War on Dumb]]", an award-winning political column that became a hallmark of the alternative weekly. She and publisher [[Chuck Leishman]] "mutually agreed" to end her tenure with the paper in March [[2010]]. The "WELD" publication, launched in [[2011]], features Whitmire's [[The Second Front]], a continuation of his "War on Dumb'.


Brock completed a master of fine arts in creative writing from Louisville, Kentucky's Spalding University in [[2007]].
Brock has also worked as a copy editor at [[Luckie & Company]] and founded the [[Lyric Theatre|Friends of the Lyric Theatre]].
 
Brock and publisher [[Chuck Leishman]] "mutually agreed" to end her tenure with the paper in March [[2010]].


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Revision as of 10:09, 1 July 2011

Glenny Brock (born December 31, 1976 in Birmingham) is an editor for WELD, and a former editor of Birmingham Weekly from 2002 to 2010.

Brock is a 1995 graduate of John Carroll Catholic High School and completed her undergraduate degree at Birmingham-Southern College in 1999. While there she worked for editor Kyle Whitmire on the campus paper, the Hilltop News. After graduating she freelanced, contributing to the Birmingham Weekly among other outlets. In December 2000 she joined the staff full time and was promoted to editor in August 2002. Brock completed a master of fine arts in creative writing from Louisville, Kentucky's Spalding University in 2007.

As editor, Brock recruited Whitmire to work for her, resulting in "War on Dumb", an award-winning political column that became a hallmark of the alternative weekly. She and publisher Chuck Leishman "mutually agreed" to end her tenure with the paper in March 2010. The "WELD" publication, launched in 2011, features Whitmire's The Second Front, a continuation of his "War on Dumb'.

Brock has also worked as a copy editor at Luckie & Company and founded the Friends of the Lyric Theatre.

Preceded by:
Darin Powell 		Editor of Birmingham Weekly
2002–2010 		Succeeded by:
Jesse Chambers

References

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