By: E&P Staff Gannett has made three executive appointments at its properties in Louisville, Ky., Sioux Falls, S.D., and Reno, Nev.
Arnold Garson is the new president and publisher of The Courier-Journal in Louisville. He succeeds Denise Ivey, named chairman of the paper in June and who plans to retire later this year.
Garson was previously president and publisher of the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls and vice president of the West Group of Gannett U.S. Community Publishing. Garson worked as a reporter at the Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald and The Des Moines Register in Iowa, eventually working his way up to managing editor in Des Moines. He also served as editor of the San Bernardino (Calif.) County Sun.
Replacing Garson at the Argus Leader is Randell Beck, the current executive editor of the paper. Edward S. "Ted" Power becomes group vice president of the West Group and will continue his role as president and publisher of the Reno Gazette-Journal.
Beck worked in the newsroom of the Memphis (Tenn.) Press-Scimitar, The Knoxville (Tenn.) Journal, The Kansas City Star, the San Bernardino County Sun, and The News Journal in Wilmington, Del.
Power was named president and publisher of the Reno Gazette-Journal in 2007. He started his career as a reporter at The Tennessean in Nashville. He also served as group vice president of the Sun Coast Group.
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