Meet the Author
David Sibray is a West Virginia journalist, publisher, and historian who has spent more than four decades promoting the culture, communities and natural landscapes of Appalachia. He is the founder, publisher and editor-in-chief of West Virginia Explorer, a news and travel magazine devoted to the state’s history, tourism, outdoor recreation and economic development. Born in Wheeling and raised in Beckley, he attended West Virginia University and Wheeling Jesuit University. Since beginning his journalism career in the late 1980s, he has worked in publishing, public relations and destination marketing, including leadership roles with Theatre West Virginia and the Southern West Virginia Convention & Visitors Bureau. For more information, he may be reached at 304-575-7390 or at editor@wvexplorer.com
