10/14/05

David Hammer appointed Washington AP regional reporter for Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- David Hammer, a newsman in Little Rock, Ark., since 2003, has been named Washington regional reporter for Ohio for The Associated Press.

The appointment was announced Sept. 14 by Eva Parziale, Ohio chief of bureau.

Hammer's beats have included the activities of former President Clinton, the construction and opening of the Clinton Library, national politics in Arkansas and Hispanic issues. He also covered retired Gen. Wesley Clark's presidential campaign and the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.

Hammer previously spent five years as a sports, business and politics reporter at The Republican-American of Waterbury, Conn. He also was sports editor at the Holyoke (Mass.) Sun. He is a 1997 graduate of Harvard College.

contact: Jack Stokes, AP Corporate Communications, 212.621.1720