Contact the Recorder

The Recorder's mailing address is:

P.O. Box 18808

Raleigh, NC 27619-8808

The Recorder's physical address is:

232 W. Millbrook Road

Raleigh, N.C. 27609

The Recorder's phone number is 919.847.2127

Meet the Staff

Norman Jameson, editor of the Biblical Recorder

Norman Jameson, Biblical Recorder editor since Aug. 1, 2007, has been a professional Baptist communicator for 30 years, even serving as president of the national Baptist Communicators Association in 2007.

The Wisconsin native came to North Carolina in 1987 as director of communications for Baptist ChildrenŐs Homes, where he served 12 years before a stint as consultant in public relations and fund raising. In March 2004 he was elected executive leader for public relations and resource development for the After reporting for the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, Jameson started his Baptist career as feature editor of Baptist Press in Nashville, Tenn. in 1977, followed by roles as associate news director for Southwestern Seminary in 1982-83 and associate editor of the Oklahoma Baptist Messenger in 1984-1987.

Jameson was led to Jesus through the outreach of Baptist Temple in San Antonio, Texas while he was in the Army. He is a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University, after having started at Luther College before being drafted. He earned a master of divinity degree from Southwestern Seminary.

He is married to the former Sue Ellen Carver of Colorado Springs, and they have three adult children: Nathan, Erin and Austin, living in Philadelphia, Pa., High Point, N.C. and Columbia, S.C.

He likes to ride mountain bike on trails in and around Umstead State Park near his Raleigh home, and road bike wherever he can find a place where bikes and cars can co-exist peacefully. Health is an important issue for Jameson and he hopes to elevate the issue for North Carolina Baptists in physical, spiritual, congregational and relationship arenas.

You can reach Jameson at jameson@biblicalrecorder.org.

Steve DeVane, managing editor of the Biblical Recorder

Steve DeVane, a native of Fayetteville, joined the staff of the Recorder in January 1997 after serving newspapers across North Carolina for more than nine years. As a military writer for the Fayetteville Observer-Times, DeVane broke a national story focusing on a Fort Bragg soldier who was charged with spying by breaking into Army computers. While covering law enforcement for the Bladen Journal in Elizabethtown, his article about a mail bomb being sent from the local post office received national attention. In Lenoir County, county commissioners decided for several months to stop having closed meetings because DeVane was reporting details from those meetings. DeVane's reporting was the focus of an Associated Press article and numerous editorials across the state.

In 2002, DeVane received the Baptist Communicators Association's Frank Burkhalter Award for exceptional achievement in news writing.

DeVane has served as youth minister and pianist for several N.C. churches. He and his family attend Memorial Baptist Church in Buies Creek.

DeVane and his wife, Cherry, live in Dunn. They have three children.

You can reach DeVane at steve@biblicalrecorder.org.

Patricia Shaver, graphics editor

Patricia Edwards Shaver joined the Recorder staff in October 2005 after working as information and communication specialist with a North Carolina state career resource organization.

Shaver received a bachelor of arts degree from Meredith College with majors in communication and psychology. While at Meredith she worked as an editor's assistant-intern for Business Leader. In her spare time, Shaver maintains web sites for Ghana Urban Mission, a holistic outreach ministry located in Ghana, and Raleigh JobSite, which offers free career resource and job search information.

Shaver and her husband, Dennis, live in Raleigh and attend Trinity Baptist Church. The Shavers have two daughters, one son, and three grandchildren.

You can reach Shaver at patty@biblicalrecorder.org.

Dianna Cagle, editorial assistant

Dianna Cagle started working at the Recorder in May 2006 after finishing a two-year term as a North American Mission Board US/C-2 missionary in Lexington, S.C.

Cagle is a native of Birmingham, Ala., and received a bachelor's degree in journalism and history from the University of Alabama. Since college, she has worked at The Union-Recorder in Milledgeville, Ga., The Decatur DAILY in Decatur, Ala., and the Birmingham Post-Herald in Birmingham. She has also worked at The Alabama Baptist as a copy editor, reporter, photographer and page designer. As a US/C-2 missionary, Cagle also wrote articles for The Baptist Courier and was published in local newspapers and the Baptist associational newsletter.

Cagle will be attending Southeastern Seminary pursuing a master's of divinity degree in biblical counseling. She lives in Raleigh.

You can reach Cagle at dianna@biblicalrecorder.org.

Jo Ellen Blaine, business assistant/treasurer

Jo Ellen Blaine began working for the Biblical Recorder in May 2001. She is responsible for bookkeeping and other business functions, including advertising. She is originally from Pelzer, S.C.

She now lives in Durham, N.C. with her husband Jeff. They are members of Durham Memorial Baptist Church. They have two children, and they enjoy being grandparents. Her hobbies are sewing decorating and refurbishing old furniture.

You can reach Blaine at joellen@biblicalrecorder.org.

Amie Moore, circulation manager

Amie Smith Moore joined the Biblical Recorder staff in April 2004 as the Circulation Manager. Prior to joining the Recorder, she received a bachelor of arts degree in Religion at Campbell University in 2002. While in college, Amie served several summers in Baptist life as counselor and program director at Camp Mundo Vista and as a youth minister in a North Carolina church. She was also active in the Yates Baptist Association as Mother/Daughter Camp Director in the 2002-2003 church year. She is responsible for sending renewal notices to Recorder subscribers, updating the newspaper's mailing list and providing the list to the mailing company among other responsibilities.

Moore resides in Raleigh with her husband, Christopher. They attend Durham Memorial Baptist Church in Durham, where Chris is the minister of education, children and senior adults.

You can reach Moore at amie@biblicalrecorder.org.

Alison McKinney Zogby, administrative assistant

Alison McKinney Zogby started working for the Biblical Recorder in October 1998. Along with her duties as administrative assistant to the editor, Zogby is responsible for compiling staff changes for the Recorder's Around the State column and managing the Recorder office.

Zogby, who is originally from Sanford, lives in Apex, has two children and is married to Sam. She is a member of Woodhaven Baptist Church in Apex.

Zogby has an associate's degree in retail business management from Randolph Technical College in Asheboro.

She looks forward to speaking with people who call the Biblical Recorder and serving the Baptists of North Carolina.

You can reach Zogby at alison@biblicalrecorder.org.