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As seen in: The Baltimore Banner, The Washington Post, The Weather Channel, Chron, The Boston Globe, Baltimore Sun, Houston Chronicle, Sugar Land Sun, Athens Banner-Herald, Midland Reporter-Telegram
Covers:  I edit enterprise, diversity and transportation coverage for The Banner as well as our Anne Arundel County columnist.
Local editor, The Baltimore Banner. Previously at Houston Chronicle, AP, Baltimore Sun, Raleigh N&O, Charlotte Observer and Fairfax Journal. Go Bills!

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Norman Gomlak’s Biography

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Local news editor for The Baltimore Banner, a nonprofit local news site that launched in 2022. Previously worked as deputy metro editor and suburban editor for the Houston Chronicle and as an editor for the Baltimore Sun, the (Raleigh) News & Observer, the Associated Press and Congressional Quarterly. A graduate of Boston University, I also covered suburban news as a reporter for The Charlotte Observer and state and local politics and transportation for The Journal Newspaper in northern Virgini…

Norman Gomlak’s Journalist Portfolio

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I saw Jimmy Carter sworn in as a kid. It's a day that has stayed with me.

I saw Jimmy Carter sworn in as a kid. It's a day that has stayed with me.

Jimmy Carter's return to Washington recalls another cold, windy winter day - when he was sworn in as the nati…

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Exploring Locust Point past and present

Exploring Locust Point past and present

I've been taking a lot of walks since joining The Banner as a local news editor and settling near Locust Poin…

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Commentary: Springsteen cements relationship with Baltimore at CFG Bank Arena show

Commentary: Springsteen cements relationship with Baltimore at CFG Bank Arena show

You knew the song was coming. The same with that first line, arguably the best-known first line in his vast s…

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Maryland Park Service official charged with raping and sexually assaulting employee at Gunpowder ...

Maryland Park Service official charged with raping and sexually assaulting employee at Gunpowder ...

The state parks official charged with repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting a young female employee at Gu…

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One last late night with David Letterman

One last late night with David Letterman

As David Letterman prepares for his final night as host of the "Late Show," I've been on a nostalgia trip. Fo…

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Saying goodbye to Ben Bradlee, legendary editor, personal hero

Saying goodbye to Ben Bradlee, legendary editor, personal hero

It's tough to say goodbye to your heroes. That's how I feel about the passing of Ben Bradlee, the legendary W…

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Montgomery County driver charged with kidnapping after traffic stop near BWI

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By Norman Gomlak Verified
| The Baltimore Banner Verified
A Montgomery County man was arrested Monday after a woman exited his car during a traffic stop near Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and told police the driver had handcuffed and kidnapped her. Bryan Neal Gordon, 24, of Silver Spring, is being held without bond at the Jennifer Road Detention Center in Anne Arundel County, the Maryland Transportation Authority Police said in a news release.
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Youth sleeping in overflow gym at Baltimore detention center lose air conditioning

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By Darreonna Davis Verified, Norman Gomlak Verified
| The Baltimore Banner Verified
The failure of an air-conditioning unit at the Baltimore City Youth Detention Center has left a small number of young defendants sleeping in a gymnasium that lacks full cooling. Keith Martucci, a spokesperson for the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, said the air conditioning system at the state-owned facility experienced a partial outage, raising temperatures where nine youth spend nights into the 80s.
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AG’s office wont charge Howard County Police officer for chase that ended in fatal crash

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By Norman Gomlak Verified
| The Baltimore Banner Verified
Attorney General Anthony Brown said Friday that he will not bring charges against a Howard County Police officer who pursued at high speed a juvenile motorist who later died when her vehicle crashed in a wooded area. According to the attorney general’s office, Officer Brian Maurantonio was conducting traffic enforcement on Route 29 in Fulton in the early-morning hours of Jan. 17 when he clocked a Honda traveling 84 mph in a 55 mph zone.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter for a weekly newspaper in Alexandria, Virginia.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Lou Grant (as portrayed by Ed Asner), of course, followed by Henry Hackett from "The Paper " and James Gannon from "Teacher's Pet.)

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email initially, then phone or email followup.