Northwest Florida Daily News Names New Executive Editor

Posted Wednesday, April 4, 2018 4:11 pm

Wendy Victora | The Destin Log

The Northwest Florida Daily News will welcome a new executive editor later this month when Jason Blakeney comes on board.

Blakeney, a 38-year-old Gulf Coast native, replaces Bob Heist, who left at the end of March for another Gatehouse Media newspaper.

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