Robert J. Byers

Louisville

News Director at The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

Investigations editor @courierjournal. Former exec editor @wvgazettemail. Coal miner's son. Grandson of Italian immigrants. Editor on a few Pulitzer winners.

Articles

Gov. Andy Beshear: Kentucky death toll from recent severe weather now at 20

2 months ago | courier-journal.com | Robert J. Byers

Rob ByersLouisville Courier JournalKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced late Friday the death toll from the recent flooding and severe cold has again increased. Now, 20 Kentuckians have died, Beshear said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. According to the governor, the latest include:An adult female from Warren County;An adult male from Pike County;An adult male from Caldwell County;An adult male from Ohio County;An adult female from Morgan County.
Oldham County, Kentucky, firefighter dies after responding to fire

Nov 12, 2023 | courier-journal.com | Robert J. Byers

Rob ByersLouisville Courier JournalAn Oldham County firefighter died Saturday afternoon after he was taken to the hospital from the scene of a fire. Thomas Petschke Jr., 53, died after responding to the fire at 2901 North Buckeye Lane in Goshen, according to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office. The Ballardsville firefighter was taken to Norton Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:53 p.m. Saturday.
Courier Journal’s Safer Sidelines investigation wins Online News Association award

Sep 11, 2023 | courier-journal.com | Robert J. Byers

Rob ByersLouisville Courier JournalThe Online News Association has awarded Safer Sidelines, a four-part Courier Journal series into sudden death in youth sports, with one of its top journalism honors for 2022-23. The investigative project from reporter Stephanie Kuzydym bested finalists from the San Francisco Chronicle and collaborations from ProPublica/Capitol Forum and Scientific American/Salt Lake Tribune to capture the award.