Buck Ryan, executive director of the First Amendment Center at the University of Kentucky,is the creator of the Maestro Concept, an innovative approach to story planning adopted by high school, college and metro daily newspapers nationally and newspapers in more than a
dozen countries. His new book, The Editor's Toolbox:

A Reference Guide for Beginners and Professionals, with co-author and former Chicago Tribune colleague Michael O'Donnell, is a best seller for Iowa State Press. Ryan served as the eighth director of the School of Journalism and Telecommunications at the University of Kentucky from 1994 to 2002.