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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Chris De Luca Named 'Chicago Sun-Times' Sports Editor
November 18, 2009 - Chris De Luca has been named sports editor of the Chicago Sun-Times. De Luca has been the paper's national baseball writer since 2004.
Jesse Mullen Named Editor of 'Rawlins Daily Times'
November 17, 2009 - Jesse Mullen has been named editor of the Rawlins (Wyo.) Daily Times. Mullen has been a night editor at the Laramie (Wyo.) Boomerang since 2007.
Daniel M. Sarko Named Chief Digital Officer for Journal Register Co.
November 16, 2009 - Daniel M. Sarko has been named to the newly created position of chief digital officer for Journal Register Co. Sarko joins the Yardley, Pa.-based company from Philadelphia Media Holdings, where he was vice president and interim general manager/interactive for the Philly.com division.
Denise Lewis Named 'Marco Island (Fla.) Sun Times' GM
November 16, 2009 - Denise Lewis has been named general manager of the Marco Island (Fla.) Sun Times. Lewis most recently was managing partner/publisher of the Community Publishing Group of Central Florida.
Vicki Barrett Named VP/Advertising for Mobile 'Press-Register'
November 04, 2009 - Vicki Barrett has been named vice president for advertising at the Press-Register in Mobile, Ala., and The Mississippi Press in Pascagoula. Barrett most recently was VP/advertising at the Sun Herald in Biloxi, Miss.
Joe Butkiewicz Named VP/Exec. Editor of Wilkes-Barre 'Times Leader'
November 04, 2009 - Joe Butkiewicz has been appointed vice president/executive editor of The Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He is promoted from managing editor.
James W. Sabin Named 'Lancaster Eagle-Gazette' M.E.
November 03, 2009 - James W. Sabin has been named managing editor for the Lancaster (Ohio) Eagle-Gazette. Sabin most recently was local news editor at The Newark Advocate.
Jason Schaumburg Named Editor of DeKalb 'Daily Chronicle'
November 03, 2009 - Jason Schaumburg has been named editor of The Daily Chronicle in DeKalb, Ill. Schaumburg most recently served as managing editor at the Northwest Herald in Crystal Lake.
Randy Kozerski New Editor, Publisher of Hawaii's 'Garden Island'
October 30, 2009 - Randy Kozerski has been appointed publisher and editor of The Garden Island newspaper in Lihue, Hawaii, and president of Kauai Publishing Co. He is promoted from controller. Kozerski succeeds Mark Lewis, who left to become publisher of The Journal Times in Racine, Wis.
James C. Warren Appointed 'Chicago Reader' President, Publisher
October 27, 2009 - James C. Warren has been appointed president and publisher of the Chicago Reader, effective Nov. 2. Warren has served as co-managing editor of the Chicago Tribune and before that was the Tribune's Washington bureau chief.
Mark Bryan Named Publisher of 'Juneau Empire'
October 23, 2009 - Mark Bryan has been appointed publisher of the Juneau (Alaska) Empire. Bryan most recently spent five years as publisher of the Newport (Ore.) News-Times.
Lora Abernathy Online Editor for Brown Publishing's Southwest Region
October 21, 2009 - Lora Abernathy has been named to the newly created position of online editor for the southwest region of Brown Publishing, parent company of the Wilmington (Ohio) News Journal. Previously, she was senior project manager for public affairs at JSN & Associates, a grassroots lobbying firm in Dayton.
Gary Williams Named 'Beloit Daily News' Circ Director
October 20, 2009 - Gary Williams is the new circulation director for the Beloit (Wis.) Daily News. Williams most recently was a line supervisor at the General Motors plant in Janesville.
Martin Miller New 'Los Angeles Times' TV Editor
October 16, 2009 - Martin Miller has been promoted to television editor at the Los Angeles Times. Miller has been a reporter and an editor in the Calendar section since 2004.
Jim Higgins Named 'Milwaukee Journal Sentinel' Arts/Books Editor
October 13, 2009 - Jim Higgins has been named arts and books editor for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He most recently served as assistant entertainment and features editor.
Patrick J. Birmingham Named 'Knoxville News Sentinel' President, Publisher
October 07, 2009 - Patrick J. Birmingham has been appointed president and publisher of the Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel. He also will serve as a regional publisher for Scripps, with responsibilities for the Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press and the Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail. Birmingham has served as president and publisher of the Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times since 2004.
Pamela Ford Named Senior Ad Sales Manager at Port Huron 'Times Herald'
October 05, 2009 - Pamela Ford has been named senior advertising sales manager at the Times Herald in Port Huron, Mich. A graduate of Ohio University, Ford joined the ad staff in 2006 as sales supervisor. Before that, she worked in advertising at the Rockford (Ill.) Register Star and the Press Citizen in Iowa City.
Jeff Ward Named Community Conversation Editor for Muncie 'Star Press'
October 05, 2009 - Jeff Ward has been named community conversation editor for The Star Press in Muncie, Ind. Previously, Ward served as digital editor on the nightside. He succeeds Kathleen Scott, who has been named senior editor of the copy desk.
Ronnie E. Bell Named Publisher of 'Harrison (Ark.) Daily Times'
October 01, 2009 - Ronnie E. Bell has been appointed publisher of the Harrison (Ark.) Daily Times, effective Nov.1. Bell most recently served as publisher of The Daily Herald in Roanoke Rapids, N.C. He succeeds D. Jeff Christenson, who is retiring.
Lisa Fung Named Online Arts & Entertainment Editor at 'L.A. Times'
September 30, 2009 - Lisa Fung has been named online arts and entertainment editor for the Los Angeles Times. Fung, who has been with the paper for more than 20 years, most recently served as arts editor.
Dan Catchpole Named Editor of 'SnoValley Star'
September 30, 2009 - Dan Catchpole has been named editor of The SnoValley Star in Issaquah, Wash., and also will coordinate the newspaper's sports coverage. Previously, he was a reporter for the Snoqualmie Valley Record.
Sean Gallagher Named Managing Editor/Online for 'L.A. Times'
September 28, 2009 - Sean Gallagher has been named managing editor/online for the Los Angeles Times. Gallagher joined latimes.com in 2006 as an associate editor, and was appointed the site's managing editor in 2007.
Toni Sciacqua Named Editor of Torrance 'Daily Breeze'
September 25, 2009 - Toni Sciacqua has been named editor of The Daily Breeze in Torrance, Calif. She is promoted from managing editor. Sciacqua succeeds former editor/interim publisher Phillip Sanfield, who left in mid-August.
Steven B. Smith Named Senior VP/Publisher Relations for Publishing Group of America
September 24, 2009 - Publishing Group of America (PGA) has named Steven B. Smith senior vice president of publisher relations. Smith, 54, most recently was vice president of Northern California community newspapers for the California Newspapers Partnership.
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