It was Killenberg, now in phased retirement, who got the idea for the bureau. Killenberg, who practically single-handedly started the USF St. Pete journalism program, confessed to the audience at the dedication that he and fellow journalism professor Dr. Robert Dardenne came up with the concept during a brainstorming session over pints of Guinness. "We were thinking about ways to create a distinctive identity for a program that would focus on community journalism," Killenberg said.
Dr. Dardenne's quote on NNB.