Joshua Wilson is the managing editor of the Mississippi Business Journal, the Magnolia State’s primary source for business and economic development news. He also owns and operates a boutique marketing and public relations firm, Perch Creek Communications, and serves as an adjunct professor and student media advisor at the University of Southern Mississippi.

The native Mississippian started his career at 15 as a correspondent for his hometown newspaper. He is a two-time graduate of William Carey University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in social science and English as well as a Master of Business Administration degree.

His ties to William Carey include years of service as an employee in its external relations unit, including time as director of media relations and marketing overseeing those activities for two campuses, a medical school, and a pharmacy program. He also served as an adjunct professor for the university.

Wilson has worked as a reporter and editor for several publications, including one of the state’s largest weekly newspapers and a regional lifestyles magazine. Outside of journalism, he has headed marketing and public relations activities for organizations like the nation’s 12th-largest foodservice distributor.

He serves on the executive committee of the Mississippi Pine Belt chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, also known as NAMI. He also volunteers with United Way of Southeast Mississippi as a member of their marketing and events committee. Additionally, he is treasurer of his local neighborhood association and its charitable foundation, is a member of the Southern Miss College of Business and Economic Development Business Advisory Council, and serves on the board of directors for Innova Preparatory School.

Wilson is a past president of the Pine Belt chapter of the Public Relations Association of Mississippi and served as an officer for the state organization. He also served as vice president of the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi and on the advisory council for the College Media Association.

Along with awards for his work from professional organizations such as CPRAM, the Mississippi Press Association, and PRAM, Wilson was recognized as a member of the 2015 “Top 20 Under 40” class by the Hattiesburg American.

He is the primary author of William Carey University: Celebrating 125 Years, published in 2017 as part of Arcadia Publishing’s Campus History Series. He is a contributing author to Memories of Lincoln County, published in 2020 by Outskirts Press.

Wilson lives in the historic district of Hattiesburg, the “Hub City” of Mississippi, with his partner and their three cats.