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BIRMINGHAM-Former Times Daily editor Mike Goens died this morning at UAB Hospital after an extend illness. He was 61.
Goens worked for the Times Daily for 37 years, starting in July 1977 as sports editor.
After 13 years as sports editor, Goens then moved to the news room where he worked as regional editor, special projects manager, and senior reporter before becoming manager editor in 2003,where he remained until his retirement in 2014.