Rick Thames
editorqa@charlotteobserver.com

Hello and welcome to a place where you can ask any question of the editor of The Charlotte Observer.

I'm Rick Thames. I've been the Observer's editor since 2004. Before that, I was editor of The Wichita (Ks.) Eagle for nearly eight years. I've also worked as a journalist elsewhere in North Carolina and in South Florida. At The Observer, I oversee news and features content: local, state, national and international. I do not supervise our editorial pages. They are the responsibility of Ed Williams, our editorial page editor. Ed and I report to the publisher, Ann Caulkins. I've now been an editor for over 20 years. As a reporter I covered a wide range of topics, including education, criminal justice, immigration and military affairs. I love what I do, and I wish the same for you.