Joie Tyrrell

Joie Tyrrell graduated BHS in 1985.  She went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism form Arizona State University and then a Master’s Degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. 

Joie began her career as a reporter in Northern Arizona, covering environmental issues at the Grand Canyon and also social issues on the Navajo Reservation.  She went on to work in Charlotte, N.C. where she covered a range of topics such as the challenges facing migrant workers in the tobacco fields and also covered one of the most publicized trials in the state. Later she reported from Atlantic City, N.J. where she covered the changing demographics of the city and the impact of the casino industry on the region.

Joie returned to Long Island and has worked at Newsday as a staff writer for the past 18 years, covering a variety of topics.  She was part of a team that were finalists for a Pulitzer prize for their coverage of the New York City Blackout.  She wrote noteworthy pieces about Long Island in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.  Her current focus in on education reform and public education in New York State.

Joie and her husband Mark have two daughters- Grace and Anne- and Joie spends a lot of time as a Girl Scout leader.