Kevin Elliott, Patch Staff
- Troy, MI
<strong>Email: </strong>Kevin.Elliott@Patch.com<br><strong>Phone: </strong>(248) 421-8348<br><strong>Hometown: </strong>Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.<br><strong>Birthday: </strong>Nov. 15
The first job I had was as a paperboy, delivering The Detroit News after school each day. The ink from the newsprint must have rubbed off the right way because nearly a quarter-century later I'm still a newsie.
Among the dozens of jobs I held after high school and while working my way through college was as a shophand in Troy for a specialty automotive company called SLP Engineering (Street Legal Performance).
I first started writing news at Wayne State University after a professor encouraged me to write for The South End, the university's student newspaper. I became the paper's Feature Editor before working for a graphic design company doing part-time copyediting and writing.
After graduating from Wayne State, I was lucky enough to land a full-time job writing for The Spinal Column Newsweekly in Union Lake and learned to be a reporter. While there, I wrote about courts and cops; transportation and enviroment beats; city council, planning boards, and various municipal meetings; school boards; and general news about issues in the communities being covered. I also wrote for the paper's off-shoot magazine, Oakland Lakefront.
In 2004, I got swept away in a whirlwind and landed in Topeka, Kan., where (Dorothy, Toto and) I spent the next seven years starting a family. While there, I managed to earn an award for investigative journalism while covering the the police and court beats for The Manhattan Mercury, an afternoon daily in Manhattan, Kan. I later joined the newsroom at the state's capital city paper, The Topeka Capital-Journal, where I was hired as the evening police reporter and wrote breaking and community news, features, enterprise stories and a big ole lotta weather stories.
I returned to Michigan in February 2011 and was hired as the editor for Troy Patch in mid-May. I currently live in cozy (cramped) apartment with my wife and two young sons in Royal Oak, about a mile from Troy.
Posting Activity
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Oakland County Executive Brooks Patterson Shares Philosophy on Goodwill
Exec draws laughter and tears at Troy Chamber of Commerce breakfast as he cracks wise on politics and the foundations of his philanthropic endeavors.
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Troy Library to be Open on Saturdays, but Not Fridays
A plan to have the library open seven days a week failed to gain enough support during Monday's City Council meeting following a discussion about city finances.
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Troy City Council to Discuss Reopening Library on Saturdays
Proposals include closing the library another day of the week or reducing hours.
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Replay: Troy City Council Meeting Nov. 28, 2011
Troy Patch provided minute by minute live coverage from the Troy City Council meeting. Read all of it in replay here.
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Chris Osgood Draws a Crowd at Oakland Mall
Former Red Wings goalie signs autographs for fans at Motor City Sports Gallery.
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Early-Bird Shoppers Flock to Troy for Black Friday Specials
Long lines and full parking lots at midnight Thursday were normal sights at Troy's Somerset Collection, Oakland Mall and other local businesses running doorbuster deals for Black Friday.
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No Action Taken on Troy Transit Center
Transit center discussion dominates marathon Troy City Council meeting; Troy Mayor explains her reason for altering the oath of office for herself and new council members.
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House Fire Sparked by Cooking; Industrial Fire Caused by Mechanical Failure
Troy firefighters were able to extinguish fires on Friday and Wednesday without any injury to victims or personnel.
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Troy City Council to Discuss Transit Center Tonight
Troy City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Troy City Hall.
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Troy Man, 67, Whacks Masked Robber with Shovel, Gets Shot
Police say the resident, confronted by robber upon returning home from dinner, beat the gunman before being shot twice in the legs.
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Letter to Editor: Transit Center is Our Future
Troy Chamber president Michele Hodges urges City Council to move forward with Troy Multi-Modal Transit Facility.
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Poll: Should the Troy Library be Open on Saturday?
Troy Public Library seeks input on hours and days of operation as City Council directs staff to come up with a plan to open the facility on Saturdays.
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Police Briefs: Witness Thwarts Theft, Woman Arrested Following Knife Assault
The following information was provided by the Troy Police Department. Where arrests or tickets are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
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City Council to Study Troy Transit Center Project
A call for opposing viewpoints to the construction of an $8.4 million transit center to be built primarily with federal funding could stop the project in its tracks nearly a decade after its inception.
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Sophomore Golf Ace Leads Athens Girls to Firsts for School
Girls named to first-time All-Academic All-State for Troy Athens, as teammate Jennifer Yang scores a spot on the first All-State athlete team after a strong showing at Division 1 State Finals and a win at The Meadows at Grand Valley State University.
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New Council members, Mayor Sworn In; McGinnis Named Mayor Pro Tem
Troy's newly elected governing body set sights on library, transit center and transparency.
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Police Briefs: Underage Alcohol Sales, Parking Lot Fight, Stereo Scam, Cars Stolen
The following information was provided by the Troy Police Department. Where arrests or tickets are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.