About

Mitch Eden, MJE, retired after 27 years advising media, the past 17 at Kirkwood (Missouri) High School. He advised The Kirkwood Call newsmagazine, Pioneer yearbook and TheKirkwoodCall.com website. Eden is a National Scholastic Press Association Executive Board member and former Dow Jones NewsFund National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year.

He has received NSPA’s Pioneer Award, JEA’s Medal of Merit, SPJ’s Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award, Gateway Media Literacy Partners Charles Klotzer Media Literacy Award, Missouri Journalism Education Association Teacher of the Year and Kirkwood High School Teacher of the Year.

In his 27 years of advising, he followed the advice of his greatest mentor, Jack Kennedy, by simply trying to do his best each day. Most days were just OK, but every once in a while he hit a home run. Or at least a ground-rule double.

He and his wife Tanya have two children, Madison and Cameron.