Allen Gregory - Sports Writer / Bristol Herald Courier

Email: agregory@bristolnews.com

Allen Gregory is the senior member of the Bristol Herald Courier sports department and, for the past 19 years, has covered everything from the Daytona 500 and major college football bowls with the University of Tennessee to numerous high school state championships. Allen also contributes periodic theatre and culture pieces for the BHC features section.

He attended East Tennessee State University and graduated from Virginia Intermont College and began his journalism journey writing features, news stories and sports for the Washington County News in Abingdon, where he now lives.

Two years ago, Gregory started an outdoors section and in 2006 earned a first-place award for "Excellence in Craft" from the Virginia Outdoors Writers Association.

Gregory approaches each story with passion and believes that every person has a unique story to tell. His interests include theatre, music, reading, the ocean and anything related to New York City.

His stories have been honored by the Virginia and Tennessee press associations, Tri-Cities Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and Virginia Outdoor Writers Association.