Granfeldt leaving Lubbock, Amarillo papers
Robert Granfeldt has resigned from his position as group publisher of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal and Amarillo Globe-News. He began his tenure as publisher in February 2018.
Regional Vice President Matt Guthrie will be temporarily assuming his duties.
MOREDoug Phares steps down as CEO of the Sandusky News Group
Doug Phares said June 3 he will be leaving his role as CEO of the Sandusky News Group later in the week.
MOREInterlink names new sales manager
Interlink has named Laura Streelman as sales manager. Streelman most recently served as Interlink's product manager, where she directed the production and launch of True Newspaper Mail, the industry's first newspaper-specific, cloud-based mailing system.
MORETodd Benz named regional publisher for papers in Burlington, Lexington and Asheboro
Todd Benz has been named group publisher for The Dispatch in Lexington, N.C., The Times-News in Burlington and The Courier-Tribune in Asheboro, Lucy Talley, regional vice president of GateHouse Media, announced Thursday.
MOREPaxton Media Group acquires Log Cabin Democrat
Paxton Media Group has purchased the Log Cabin Democrat, a daily newspaper in Conway, Ark., along with three Arkansas weeklies in Clinton, Heber Springs and Newport, according to Randy Cope, managing director of Cribb, Greene & Cope, who represented GateHouse Media in the sale. Cribb, Greene & Cope is a leading merger and acquisition firm with offices in Virginia, Arkansas, Montana and California.
MOREWalter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor Chris Roush takes role at Conn. university
Chris Roush, Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, has been named dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University.
Roush, 54, begins July 22 in his new role at Quinnipiac, a private university in Connecticut with about 10,000 students.
MOREJennifer Greer named dean of College of Communication and Information
Jennifer D. Greer has been named dean of the University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information, which houses the Department of Communication, the School of Journalism and Media, the Department of Integrated Strategic Communication, the School of Information Science, and the Graduate Program in Communication.
MOREMcClatchy elevates Kristin Roberts to vice president of news
McClatchy has named Kristin Roberts vice president of news. She will lead a newly-expanded News group that comprises the company's 30 newsrooms across 14 states, news operations and McClatchy Studios, the company's long-form audio and video documentary production unit.
MOREScott Anderson to leave Ames Tribune
Ames (Iowa) Tribune Publisher Scott Anderson announced this week that he will be stepping down from his position to pursue other opportunities.
Anderson said his last day at the Tribune will be June 7.
MOREMuhs resigns as State Journal-Register editor
Executive Editor Angie Muhs has resigned after five years with The State Journal-Register in Springfield, Ill.
Muhs, a native of Olney in southern Illinois, had a successful tenure at the SJ-R, leading statewide projects and editorial campaigns during the historic two years Illinois was without a state budget.
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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