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Update: Four reporters for the Reno Gazette-Journal are taking Gannett’s buyout package and will be retiring next week.
The four — Ray Hagar, Bill O’Driscoll, Susan Skorupa and Jeff Delong — all are longtime journalists in Northern Nevada.
O’Driscoll has been with the paper since 1979, Scorupa since 1988 and Delong since 1996. All have a wealth of knowledge about local issues, particularly the beats they have been covering for many years.
Hagar wrote a farewell column this morning to thank a dozen mentors for his 38-year career in journalism, most of it in Reno.
Ray started as a part-time sportswriter when he was in high school in 1971 and eventually rose to sports editor. In recent years, however, Ray has been the RGJ’s political reporter and done an excellent job of it.
His knowledge of local personalities and history make him an invaluable resource for not only the newspaper but the community it serves.