By: Joe Strupp After more than a year without a managing editor, the San Francisco Chronicle announced Stephen Proctor would fill the slot left vacant since 2007.
"Proctor, 51, will oversee The Chronicle's 275 editorial workers and will add features, photo, design, copy editing and production to his previous areas of responsibility, which included metro, sports and business news," a release said. "Proctor, who will report to Editor Ward H. Bushee, fills a position left vacant since the departure of Robert Rosenthal in 2007."
Said Bushee: "Steve is more than ready for this next challenge. I will need his help even more during the transition to so many new things during this tough economic time."
Proctor joined The Chronicle in 2003 after 23 years at the Baltimore Sun, where he worked as a reporter, suburban editor, metro editor and deputy managing editor for features and sports.
"I'm extremely excited for the opportunity," Proctor said in a statement. "These are difficult times for newspapers, but the recent election and inauguration showed there is an important role that newspapers play in a democracy. I'm excited to continue to put out what I believe is a great newspaper."
A graduate of American University, Proctor also received a Knight Fellowship at Stanford University, the paper reported.
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