Michael Days

Managing Editor
Philadelphia Daily News

Amid newsroom cheers, Mike Days was recently appointed the managing editor of the Philadelphia Daily News after serving six years as deputy managing editor. A Philadelphia native, he will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the newsroom. According to the Daily News article announcing the promotion, Days, who is also considered the informal peacemaker in the newsroom, said, "I've been waiting all my life for this job."

It is not surprising that Days is a master of keeping the peace among reporters; he and his wife Angela Dodson, have raised four sons, now ages 17 - 22. Days finds that the most challenging aspect of the newspaper business is knowing that you're not doing your job if you are not making life better for readers every day.   He loves working for a newspaper that strives to make that every day difference. "We're currently waging war on the "johns" who patronize neighborhood prostitutes on the streets of Philly. We're putting their names and pictures in the papers."

Days, who started as a reporter at the paper 18 years ago, acknowledges that his best professional moment occurred when the newsroom staff broke out in cheers and toasted him with champagne when the appointment was announced. Days' editor, Zack Stalberg told Daily News reporter Scott Flander, "[Mike's] not a hot dog. He's not an emotional guy. He's extremely centered. He's the kind of person you'd like to have as a best friend."

Job Title : Managing Editor
Employer : Philadelphia Daily News
Location : Philadelphia, PA
Contact Information : daysm@phillynews.com
215.854.5984
P.O. Box 7788
Philadelphia, PA

Last Book Read: The Known World, Edward P. Jones
Last CDs listened to : The Magic Hour, Wynton Marsalis Quartet
Likes to brag about : my four boys
Likes to do for fun : prowl art galleries in search of art by emerging and established African American artists (I'm currently obsessing over the work of Maryland artist Deborah Shedrick)
Other hobbies : rooting for, worrying about, and celebrating my Philadelphia Eagles
Last vacation : a cruise to nowhere, out of New York and sandwiched by Broadway shows
Next vacation : a Western Caribbean cruise

Hometown : Philly
First job : Picking blueberries in Hammonton, NJ
Last job: Deputy managing editor, Philadelphia Daily News

Favorites :
Food : You name a seafood, I love it
Restaurant : Zanzibar Blue in Philly (great food, great jazz)
Place on earth : Dakar, Senegal
TV show : Girlfriends
Movie : The Paper
Song : Killing Me Softly, Roberta Flack
Sports team : Eagles (see above)
Favorite Quote : Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.