Jamestown resident John Whittaker has worked for The Post-Journal since 1996 as a sportswriter, general assignment reporter, education reporter, city government reporter and the city/region editor. Whittaker graduated from Panama Central School in 1995. He studied Political Science with a concentration in Constitutional Law at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA for four years. John is also a director on the Babe Ruth World Series Board.