Brad Bailey named new Intelligencer GM
Brad Bailey has been named general manager of GateHouse Media's three suburban Philadelphia newspapers and websites.
Bailey, currently publisher of the Press-Republican newspaper in Plattsburgh, N.Y., will oversee digital and print operations for the The Intelligencer, Bucks County Courier Times, and the Burlington County Times in New Jersey.
MORELorry Williams named executive editor of The Fayetteville Observer
Lorry Williams, who has held numerous positions in The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer's newsroom over the past 32 years, has been named as the newspaper's executive editor.
MORENew top editor for Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press named
The executive editor of a New Jersey newspaper was named on Monday as the top editor of the Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) and The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk).
MORETennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame inducts 3 posthumously
Three newspaper executives have been posthumously inducted into the Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame.
MOREVictoria Advocate names 40-year newspaper veteran to lead advertising team
A newspaper veteran with 40 years of advertising and management experience is the Victoria (Texas) Advocate's new director of sales.
MOREPublisher Brian Burns leaving Ledger Media Group
Brian Burns, publisher of the Ledger Media Group in Lakeland, Fla., has announced that he will leave that position on July 25.
Burns said he's leaving to start his own digital technology company for magazines and newspapers in the Tampa Bay area. He is developing a phone app that can capture print images and use them to deliver additional content.
MORECynthia DuBose named senior editor for special projects
McClatchy has named Cynthia DuBose as senior editor for special projects. DuBose will lead McClatchy's multi-market and multiplatform projects across the local media company's 30 newsrooms.
MORELee Enterprises announces board and corporate governance enhancements
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated has announced that digital media expert Megan Liberman has been appointed as a new independent director to the company's board. The company also announced several corporate governance enhancements.
MOREHearst Newspapers' Texas Community Group announces new leadership
Hearst has announced that Clarice Touhey has been named president of the Texas Community Group for Hearst Newspapers. She succeeds Mark Adkins, who, having served as the publisher of Beaumont Enterprise since 2013, will assume the role of chairman of Hearst Newspapers' Texas Community Group. The announcement was made by Hearst President and CEO Steven R. Swartz and Hearst Newspapers President Jeff Johnson. The changes take effect July 22.
MORECarlene Cox named GateHouse director of communications
Carlene Cox, formerly director of specialty content for GateHouse Media, has been named the company's director of communications.
MOREKatherine Miller named GM at The Cullman Times
Katherine Miller, a news industry veteran of more than 20 years, has been named general manager of The Cullman (Ala.) Times. Miller assumes the duties immediately and will continue to serve as publisher of the News-Courier of Athens.
MoreKathy Malm named regional general manager of Kansas papers
Kathy Malm, a longtime newspaper advertising salesperson, one-time chamber executive and central Kansas rancher, has been named regional general manager for GateHouse Media newspapers in Hutchinson, Salina and Hays, Kan.
MoreVanHorn announces plans to retire
Edward VanHorn, executive director of SNPA and the SNPA Foundation, has announced that he will retire at the end of 2019 after 43 years at SNPA.
"I have enjoyed every minute of my career at SNPA," VanHorn said. "It is a great organization that does important work for an industry that is crucial to the well-being of every person in this country. It has been an honor and privilege to work with the journalists and publishers who run newspapers in communities in the South and all over the United States."
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