Akron Beacon Journal Publisher to Retire

Akron Beacon Journal Publisher Andrea Mathewson will retire at the end of September after six years at the helm of the newspaper and Ohio.com.

A search for a successor will begin immediately.

"Upholding the tradition of the Beacon Journal was one of my top goals,” Mathewson said. “I sit in John S. Knight’s office. It has been an honor to be publisher of the Beacon Journal.

“I love Akron and I love the Beacon Journal, but it is time for a change.”