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Long-time sports writer Ernie Salvatore takes in the moment, following a ceremony in which the press box overlooking Joan C. Edwards Stadium was named in his honor Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
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Pat Thompson Frantz, at left, President and Publisher of The Herald-Dispatch, introduces retired sports writer Ernie Salvatore to the podium Tuesday, April 1, 2008, during a small ceremony in which the press box overlooking Joan C. Edwards Stadium was officially named the "Ernie Salvatore Press Box".
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Retired sports writer Ernie Salvatore, at right, visits with Herald-Dispatch publisher Pat Thompson Frantz, center, and executive editor Ed Dawson following a short ceremony Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in which the press box overlooking Joan C. Edwards Stadium was officially named the "Ernie Salvatore Press Box".
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Retired sports writer Ernie Salvatore is congratulated by Marshall University Athletic Director Bob Marcum following a short ceremony Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in which the press box overlooking Joan C. Edwards Stadium was officially named the "Ernie Salvatore Press Box".
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Retired sports writer Ernie Salvatore is congratulated by Marshall University Athletic Director Bob Marcum following a short ceremony Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in which the press box overlooking Joan C. Edwards Stadium was officially named the "Ernie Salvatore Press Box".
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Retired sports writer Ernie Salvatore finds himself at a loss for words as he takes a moment at the podium during a short ceremony Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in which the press box overlooking Joan C. Edwards Stadium was officially named the "Ernie Salvatore Press Box".
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Retired sports writer Ernie Salvatore stands at the podium and talks about what drew him to Huntington years ago and what keeps him here during a short ceremony Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in which the press box overlooking Joan C. Edwards Stadium was officially named the "Ernie Salvatore Press Box".
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Retired sports writer Ernie Salvatore, at right, is shown a set of sketches by Christine Borders, at left, and Chris Michael of Bulldog Creative Services, following a short ceremony Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in which the press box overlooking Joan C. Edwards Stadium was officially named the "Ernie Salvatore Press Box". The sketches are of proposed upgrades to the current pressbox.
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This sketch shows the plans for the press box area at Marshall University's Joan C. Edwards Stadium, which is being named in honor of long-time Herald-Dispatch sportswriter Ernie Salvatore. The design was done by Bulldog Creative Services.
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Ernie Salvatore received the The Herald-Dispatch Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement in 1999.
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Ernie Salvatore interviews Morris Jeffreys, owner of the Huntington Blizzard Hockey team in 1998.
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Movie director McG, left, reviews a scene with Ernie Salvatore, former executive sports editor for The Herald-Dispatch, after shooting a portion of the "We Are Marshall" movie on Marshall's campus on Tuesday, April 11, 2006. The movie tells of the 1970 plane crash that killed 75 people including members of the football team and the fight to keep the football program.
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Ernie Salvatore, former executive sports editor for The Herald-Dispatch, prepares for a scene of the "We Are Marshall" movie on Marshall's campus on Tuesday, April 11, 2006. The movie tells of the 1970 plane crash that killed 75 people including members of the football team and the fight to keep the football program.
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Former Herald-Dispatch reporter Jack Hardin and former sports editor Ernie Salvatore, 1988.
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