Chris Reber might tell you that he is no reporter.

After a stint as co-News editor in 2005, then just a sophomore, Reber, Class of 2009 and current Editor-in-Chief of The Temple News, took a trip down the newspaper’s masthead and may have found his calling.

“I fell in love with designing,” said Reber, a native of Lancaster, Pa. “Even now as Editor, I love working with this talented staff, but my real interest is getting creative about how to present our content.”

That’s not to say he doesn’t have the experience. He has had internships at the Pocono Record and the Philadelphia Daily News. To get to know Philly even better, he spent last summer working with the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative, helping to foster growth in some of the city’s most troubled neighborhoods.

If he ever does come across a problem he isn’t sure how to handle, he can always turn to his father, himself a respected journalist, a metro editor at the Reading Eagle since 2001.

“I admire him a great deal,” he said.

Turn to him he does, but Reber doesn’t always need help. He is undeniably bright and cares about The Temple News, its history and future, in the same way that all of the legendary editors that have come before him have.

Indeed, the Reber administration may be remembered as one of the most active in recent memory, no doubt in thanks to his welcoming of new ideas and voices.

TTN began a reestablished mission of daily online coverage to supplement its weekly print product. A completely reinvented online presence, including a new website, blog community and digital focus, were initiated. The news staff realigned its beat coverage.

There was a return to columnist-focused content, and a concerted effort to develop relationships with alumni was started. Eighty-six years of archived editions were reorganized for research; an online desk – complete with its own office – was established, and plans for a semesterly magazine were launched. The staff grew, contributing writers ballooned and readership rose.

“It is an honor,” he said. “I hope to continue this legacy and help future staffs build on it.”