Asheville Watchdog

Overview

Asheville Watchdog is a nonprofit online news organization based in Asheville, North Carolina, publishing at avlwatchdog.org.

Portfolio

• avlwatchdog.org — investigative and accountability reporting on Asheville and Buncombe County, North Carolina
• "Answer Man" column
• "Democracy Watch" column

Ownership

Asheville Watchdog is published by the 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation Asheville Watchdog. It has no corporate parent, controlling family, or government funder; it is funded by foundation grants and individual donations. It is a member of the Institute for Nonprofit News and the Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers.

History

Asheville Watchdog was founded April 17, 2020, by Bob Gremillion, Sally Kestin, and Peter Lewis, a group of retired journalists and media executives.

Leadership

• Bob Gremillion is Publisher and co-founder; former executive vice president of Tribune Publishing Company.
• Sally Kestin is Board Secretary and co-founder; a 2013 Pulitzer Prize winner for Public Service.
• Peter Lewis is a co-founder and former senior writer, editor, and columnist at The New York Times.