March 04, 2003
Trevor W. Coleman, a national award-winning journalist formerly of the Detroit Free Press, has been appointed chief writer to Governor Jennifer Granholm.
“I am very pleased to announce the hiring of a journalist of the caliber of Mr. Coleman as my chief writer,” said Granholm. “He will be a marvelous addition to an already outstanding Communications Division.”
Coleman, 43, is a graduate of The Ohio State University and a fellow of the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism at the University of Maryland.
He was a member of the Free Press editorial board for seven years where he specialized in writing about urban policy, civil rights, and civil liberties. He was also the board’s senior foreign affairs writer. Prior to joining the Free Press, Coleman was an urban affairs and civil rights reporter for The Detroit News, an editorial writer for the Cincinnati Enquirer, reporter and columnist for the Hartford Courant, and city desk reporter for the Times-Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He also was a contributing editor and writer for Emerge Magazine, Black Enterprise, and the NAACP Crisis Magazine.
Among his many journalism awards are a 2000 American Diabetes Association Award for a series of editorials urging the state to expand medical coverage for diabetics; a 1999 Michigan Press Association Award for column writing; a 1999 National Association of Black Journalist Award for Commentary; the 1998 Detroit Press Foundation Michigan Journalism Award for Commentary; and, the 1993 Detroit Press Foundation Journalism Award for News Reporting.
Coleman is a member of The Ohio State University Alumni Club, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., and the National Association of Black Journalists. A resident of Auburn Hills, Coleman is married and the father of two children.
