GINA MARTINO DAHLIA

Gina Martino Dahlia is a West Virginia native and WVU graduate. Dahlia was awarded the School of Journalism 2002 - 2003 Adjunct Professor of the Year award. She teaches beginning and advanced broadcast journalism classes and television reporting and producing, bringing more than 10 years of media experience to her teaching. She worked at WDTV News Channel Five in Bridgeport, W.Va., as an award-winning news anchor, reporter and producer. Dahlia then went on to freelance for various newspapers throughout the state including: Beyond 50, The Times West Virginian and The Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram. She has worked as a columnist, feature and business writer and restaurant critic.

Before coming to the Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism, Dahlia was the campaign manager and political speechwriter for current Governor Joe Manchin while he was running for West Virginia Secretary of State. Under her direction, Manchin won the November 2000 General Election with 90 percent of the votes.

Dahlia was the Business and Professional Women's Young Careerist winner for North Central West Virginia in 1998 and the state runner-up in 1999. She was also nominated to appear in the national publication, Who's Who Among Business & Professional Women in 2001.

Dahlia believes that her calling in life is to inspire others through her love of teaching. When she's not teaching at WVU, she's a substitute teacher in Marion County and a licensed adult basic education teacher.

Dahlia completed her master's degree at the SOJ in 2007, producing an historical documentary film on the 1907 Monongah, W.V., mine disaster. She lives in Fairmont with her husband, John, and two children, Sabrina and Nicolas.