Mary K. Reinhart cut her political reporting teeth covering newly elected Gov. Evan Mecham in 1987 for United Press International.Contact Ms. Reinhart
Dennis Welch started his journalism career about 10 years ago as the night cops reporter for the East Valley Tribune. During his stint covering the seedier side of cities like Mesa, Tempe and Chandler, he wrote about murders, robberies and saw his share of dead bodies -- including a dead hobo who'd been hit by a train.
Still, none of that prepared him for the raucous world of Arizona politics and the state Legislature. Since covering statewide politics in 2005, Welch has been a regular fixture on the state political landscape, appearing on numerous radio and television talk shows such as Horizon on PBS.
He's covered high-profile races on every level of government, including the 2006 gubernatorial campaign.
When he's not meeting in formerly smoky bars with political operatives, Welch is an avid runner who is preparing to run his first marathon this year. He's also the front man for a punk rock band that plays frequently in the Valley and throughout the Southwest and California.
But that doesn't mean he's completely unrefined. He's a fan of classical music and opera and attends the Phoenix Symphony whenever he can.
Robert J. Grossfeld is The Arizona Guardian's Publisher and admits to being hopelessly addicted to news, politics, campaigns and elections. Mr. Grossfeld's career dates back to work as a parttime 'news reader' during his freshman year at Michigan State University's WKAR AM-FM. Over the next 40 years he worked as a political reporter or news director in radio, television, and newspapers. He covered virtually every national political convention during the 1970s and 1980s, eventually becoming a nationally known media consultant on local, state and national campaigns and elections.
As President & Executive Producer of The Media Guys, Inc., (TMG) he has led the firm to national recognition for their groundbreaking iFilms online video projects. Mr. Grossfeld has received multiple national awards for his public awareness projects that include his film detailing the impact of the Jack Abramoff affair on the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribe of Texas and his iFilmtm "Message to Congress from Katrina's Children."
Widely respected for his social and political insight, Mr. Grossfeld has provided analysis and comment for both local and national news media. Over the course of his career he has twice served on the senior staffs of Members of Congress and has held a number of senior positions in state government.
Mr. Grossfeld holds both B.A. and M.A. degrees from Michigan State University and was licensed as a social worker (Michigan) following his post-graduate clinical training at the Red Cedar Institute.
Mr. Grossfeld is a registered Independent and self-described "populist."
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