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09/07/2018
Outdoors writer Jim Morris dies; career spanned 50 years
Jim Morris, a beloved outdoors writer whose career spanned 50 years in newspapers and radio as a writer and editor — most recently with the Cox Media Group Ohio and the Dayton Daily News — died on Monday. He was 73.
James R. Morris was a multi-talented journalist and outdoorsman. A Troy High School and Ohio University graduate, he initially established his brand in Miami County at the Troy Daily News as sports editor, managing editor and executive editor. His passion for outdoors writing and connecting with wildlife enthusiasts would define his work after he joined the Dayton Daily News in 1994.
He succeeded former Dayton Daily News outdoors writer Jim Robey and, like Robey, became a go-to and state-wide media source for all outdoors seasons. Morris was especially fond of fishing. His weekly fishing report on what was hitting at Lake Loramie, Rocky Fork, Cowan and Caesar Creek lakes and all shorelines between was must reading for those handy with a jig.
