Paul began his journalism career in the early 1980s at a small radio station.

“It had a signal that went maybe five miles – tops,” he said.

Since then, Paul worked in stations with much stronger signals throughout the Midwest.

Paul earned a degree in journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia. While in school, he anchored and reported for the university’s National Public Radio affiliate, KBIA. He also worked for the university’s NBC affiliate in Columbia, KOMU-TV. That led to his first paying job at the CBS-TV affiliate in Jefferson City, KRCG.

After a few years, Paul moved to Terre Haute, Ind., where he ran the Illinois bureau for WTHI-TV. He then moved from the bureau to the main office in Terre Haute to cover the police and court beats.

WLUK-TV in Green Bay, Wis., hired him next. There, he created a court and police beat and won journalism awards in Wisconsin for his coverage of daily news events.

In May 1996, Paul moved to WKRC-TV in Cincinnati where he anchored newscasts on Saturday and reported for other newscasts. He also won journalism awards in Cincinnati, including three times being honored as one of Ohio’s “Best Reporters” in contests sponsored by The Associated Press. He also won awards for breaking news and feature reports, including regional Emmy Awards.

Paul also spearheaded a campaign to create, “A Secret Safe Place For Newborns” in the Cincinnati region.  After he covered a story about a newborn thrown in a trash can, he wondered why a program in Alabama couldn’t be started in the Cincinnati area to save newborns. The program began in one county and eventually became state law.  Six lives have been saved in the Cincinnati area since the program started.  To read more about the launch of the Safe Place Program in August 2000, click here.

Paul joined KY3 News on Sep. 4, 2007, and co-anchors Ozarks Today. He's proud to have won an award in The Missouri Broadcasters Association 2008 contest in the investigative category for "Stealing from the Poor." http://www.ky3.com/news/specialreports/11898566.html

Paul has been married since 1990. He and his wife have three daughters. He enjoys running several times a week and has competed in 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon races.

E-mail Paul your interview suggestions or story ideas at padler@ky3.com.