Tony Phyrillas

2007-06-18T23:06:16Z

Messenger: Tony Phyrillas is a leading conservative columnist and blogger based in Pennsylvania

Tony Phyrillas is a leading conservative columnist and blogger based in Pennsylvania.
 
A veteran newspaperman with 25 years experience as a reporter, editor and columnist<ref>Footnote text</ref>, Phyrillas received a first place award in 2007 for Best Opinion Column from Suburban Newspapers of America for a series of columns on reforming state government.<ref>Footnote text</ref>.
 
He was also recognized for column writing in 2007 by the Society of Professional Journalists, Keystone Chapter<ref>Footnote text</ref>, and in 2006 by the Society of Professional Journalists, Greater Philadelphia Chapter.
 
Phyrillas was named one of the Most Influential Political Bloggers in Pennsylvania by BlogNetNews.com in June 2007<ref>Footnote text</ref>.
 
Odyssey: The World of Greece magazine named Phyrillas, a native of Cyprus, one of the leading Greek-American bloggers in the world in Feburary 2007<ref>Footnote text</ref>.
 
A graduate of Penn State University, Phyrillas is the city editor and political columnist for The Mercury, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning daily newspaper in Pottstown, Pa.
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In addition to the newspaper's Web site (www.pottsmerc.com) and (www.AllAroundPhilly.com) the Web site for the Journal Register Company newspaper group<ref>Footnote text</ref>, Phyrillas' columns are featured on more than two dozen other political Web sites and blogs.<ref>Footnote text</ref>
 
Phyrillas is a frequent guest (and occasional host) on talk radio programs and has been a panelist on the "Journalists Roundtable" program <ref>Footnote text</ref>on the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN).
 
==References==
<http://www.pottsmerc.com/>
<http://www.suburban-news.org/>
<http://www.spj.org/awardsall.asp/>
<http://www.blognetnews.com/Pennsylvania/>
<http://www.odyssey.gr/>
<http://www.pottsmerc.com/>
<http://www.journalregister.com/>
<http://tonyphyrillas.blogspot.com/>
<http://www.pcntv.com>/

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