Malone fills Democrat sports post

September 20, 2011

Dylan Malone

    Dylan Malone has been named sports editor of the Decatur Daily Democrat, Publisher Ron Storey announced.
    Malone replaces Jim Hopkins, who retired after a recent heart attack. Malone has been covering South Adams football for the newspaper and was recommended by Hopkins for the post.
     A 2005 graduate of Adams Central High School, Malone is the son of Barry and Cindi Malone of rural Monroe. He is a graduate of IPFW with a bachelor's degree in communication in the media and a minor in creative writing. Recently married, Malone and his wife, Ashley, reside in Fort Wayne.
    Malone, who has two younger brothers and two younger sisters, is a volunteer for Campus Life/Youth for Christ, coaches eighth grade boys Upwards Basketball in Fort Wayne, and says he's a fan of the Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs and North Carolina Tarheels.