CALGARY, AB: Western Standard Publisher Derek Fildebrandt is pleased to announce that Alberta news veteran Dave Naylor is joining the team as News Editor..Former Calgary Sun City Editor David Naylor has close to 40 years experience covering the news in Alberta..“It’s exciting to get on the ground level of something that is new and exciting on the journalism landscape,” said Naylor. “Especially at a time like this when the political atmosphere is so charged provincially and nationally.”.Naylor started with the Sun as a 14-year-old copy runner and was hired as a reporter when he turned 18..After covering several beats and the 1988 Winter Olympics, Naylor moved onto the city desk, controlling the assigning of reporters and moulding their stories. He has covered every election – civic, provincial and federal – since 1985..Among his highlights, Naylor says he was especially proud of his team’s work on 9/11 and the 2013 Calgary floods. He also highlights having a private gin and tonic with the Queen and spending the day with Muhammad Ali.
