WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — Former Winchester Sun publisher Betty Berryman, the first female president of the Kentucky Press Association, died Saturday morning, the newspaper reported.
Berryman, who served as publisher of the newspaper between 1988 and 2006, was 92.
Her career at the Sun began in 1954 when she was hired as assistant to publisher James Tatman. She became general manager in 1974 and publisher in 1988.
“Newspapering is exciting business,” Berryman said in an interview published by the Sun in 2018. “No two days are alike ever. There’s something new everyday.”
Berryman became the first female president of the KPA in 1986 and was one of the first female press association presidents in the nation. She was inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame in 1996.
“Betty was the kind of individual who commanded respect from newspaper folk, publishers, owners, editors — all granted her the respect she deserved. Everyone thought so much of Betty,” longtime KPA Executive Director David Thompson said.
Sun publisher Kevin Smith added, “Today, we mourn the death of a local leader in journalism and a pioneer for women at a time when men dominated the workplace.”
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