Editorial Staff

David Bern

Editor
bern@tooeletranscript.com
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David Bern is editor of the Tooele Transcript Bulletin. The 57-year-old journalist began his career with the Transcript Bulletin as an intern reporter from Utah State University in 1983. He joined the newsroom full time that same year after completing his internship and graduating from USU with a degree in journalism. In 1989 he became editor and served in that capacity for six years. Under his leadership, he guided the newspaper to numerous awards for journalism excellence. After briefly stepping away from the newspaper in 1995, he returned in 1996 to start Transcript Bulletin Publishing’s Corporate and Custom Publishing Division. In that capacity he served as a writer, photographer and editor for 17 years. During that time he created a variety of print and digital communication materials, including brochures, magazines, books and websites. Bern returned to serve as editor of the newspaper in January 2013.

Darren Vaughan

Sports Editor
dvaughan@tooeletranscript.com
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Darren Vaughan is the sports editor for the Tooele Transcript Bulletin. Vaughan came to the Transcript Bulletin in 2014 from the Antelope Valley Press, a daily located in the Mojave Desert north of Los Angeles. He served as sports editor of the Valley Press for two and a half years in addition to two years as assistant sports editor, covering everything from youth sports to the Rose Bowl and major professional sporting events. Prior to that, he spent three and a half years at The Daily Times in Farmington, New Mexico, where he started as a sports reporter and went on to become the assistant sports editor and eventually the sports editor. Vaughan, a native of Moab, Utah, and a 2002 graduate of Grand County High School, graduated from Southern Utah University with a BA in communication in 2006 after cutting his journalistic teeth as a staff writer and sports editor at the University Journal.

Francie Aufdemorte

Photo Editor
francie@tooeletranscript.com
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Francie Aufdemorte is photo editor for the Tooele Transcript Bulletin. A Tooele County native, she graduated from Tooele High School in 1989, and with a degree in English from the University of Utah in 2001. She next studied filmmaking at the New York Film Academy in 2005, from which she earned a certificate of completion. Her ties to community journalism begin in 2005 when she worked for the Magna Times for two years, handling everything from classified advertising to editing and proofing news stories. While there she also created and maintained a new website for the newspaper. In 2007, she opened a Salt Lake-based studio called Book Cliff Photography. As principle photographer, she worked both editorial and commercial assignments, including portraiture and weddings. As photo editor, Aufdemorte photographs news, features, sports and advertising for the Transcript Bulletin and supplemental publications, while also managing and assigning the newspaper’s freelance photographers.

Tim Gillie

Staff Writer
tgillie@tooeletranscript.com
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Tim covers education, Tooele County government, business, real estate, politics and the state Legislature. He became a journalist after a long career as an executive with the Boy Scouts of America. Tim is a native of Washington state and a graduate of Central Washington University.

Steve Howe

Staff Writer
showe@tooeletranscript.com
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Steve Howe covers the crime and courts, Grantsville and Stansbury Park government and transportation issues. He is a native of New York state and graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in journalism. Steve previously worked at the Cortland Standard in Cortland, NY and the Press and Sun-Bulletin in Binghamton, NY before moving to Utah.

Peggy Bradfield

Peggy Bradfield
pbradfield@tooeletranscript.com
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Peggy Bradfield is the mother of five (mainly) grown up children who loves writing, reading, camping, gardening and entertaining her three granddaughters. She adores Tooele County for its beautiful lake sunsets and down to earth people.

Contributing Writers

Jay Cooper

Garden Spot Columnist
jay@tooeletranscript.com
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Jay Cooper is the contributing writer for the Garden Spot column. Also known as Dirt Farmer Jay, Cooper and his wife have been residents of Erda since 2001 after moving to Utah from Tucson, AZ. A passionate gardener and avid reader of horticultural topics, for several years he has been a member of Utah State University’s Master Gardeners Program, and served as chapter president in 2013. Cooper says Tooele County has an active and vibrant gardening community, and the Garden Spot column will continue to share a wide range of gardening, landscaping, home skills and rural living themes.

Publishing Staff

Joel Dunn

Publisher Emeritus
tbp@tooeletranscript.com

Joel Dunn graduated from the University of Utah in 1952 with a degree in Journalism. He became publisher of the Tooele Transcript and the Tooele Bulletin in 1964 upon the death of his father Alex Dunn. In 1994 Joel retired from the newspaper and the Board of Directors elected his son Scott to succeed him as Publisher.

Scott Dunn

Publisher
tbp@tooeletranscript.com

Scott started out at age 9 as a newspaper carrier and has worked full time for the company for 36 years. He is married to the former Kathleen (Pannunzio) Dunn, and is the proud father of three beautiful daughters: Aimee Lynn York (John York), Lori Kay Lawrence (Miles Lawrence) and Stacie Anne Dunn. He is also the proud grandfather of three granddaughters: Kaisha, Kerianne and Kennedi York; and five grandsons: Kameron York; Scotty, Grant and Collin Lawrence; and Ethan Hasty.

Sales Team

Clayton Dunn

Associate Publisher & Sales Manager
clayton@tooeletranscript.com

Clayton Dunn has been working for the Tooele Transcript Bulletin for more than 20 years. He is a graduate of Utah State University with a degree in advertising design. Clayton is in charge of sales and marketing for the newspaper and the commercial printing division of Transcript Bulletin Publishing. He and his wife Laramie are the parents of 4 girls and 1 boy. (435) 882-0050 ext. 5116

Keith Bird

Advertising Sales Representative
kbird@tooeletranscript.com

Give Keith a call or email today for a quote on any newspaper advertising or printing needs. (435) 882-0050 ext. 5131 office (435) 830-7035 cell

Shane Bergen

Commercial Printing Sales
shane@tooeletranscript.com

Give Shane a call or email today for a quote on any printing or newspaper advertising needs. (435) 882-0050 ext. 5127 office (435) 840-0344 cell

Dianna Bergen

Advertising Sales Representative
dianna@tooeletranscript.com

Give Dianna a call or email today for a quote on any newspaper advertising or printing needs. (435) 882-0050 ext. 5110 office (435) 830-9607 cell

Miles Lawrence

Sales Representative
miles@tbpublishing.com

Give Miles a call or email today for a quote on any printing needs. (435) 882-0050 office (801) 633-6349 cell

Dianna Bergen

Classified Sales Manager
dianna@tooeletranscript.com

If you need to sell your car, your home, or anything else, Dianna’s the one you call! She can also help you with any legal advertising needs. (435) 882-0050 ext. 5110