Caulkins to step down, successor named

Posted

Ann Caulkins, The Charlotte Observer’s president and publisher, is stepping down after 12 years and will be succeeded by Rodney Mahone, a longtime media executive from Georgia.

Mahone, 51, begins in Charlotte June 4.

He will lead the Observer, which is owned by Sacramento-based McClatchy, and serve as publisher for four sister news properties in South Carolina: The (Rock Hill) Herald, The Beaufort Gazette, The (Hilton Head) Island Packet and The State.

The new position expands on the traditional role of the Observer's president and publisher. McClatchy's strategy for advertising and news calls for more collaboration across its 30 markets nationwide.

Mahone will be the Observer’s first African-American publisher. He is married and has two children.

Mahone joins the Observer from Columbus, Ga., where he is regional president and publisher for the McClatchy-owned Columbus Ledger-Enquirer and The (Macon) Telegraph.

Read more from The Charlotte Observer.


Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article209235609.html#storylink=cpy

Ann Caulkins, The Charlotte Observer's president and publisher, is stepping down after 12 years and will be succeeded by Rodney Mahone, a longtime media executive from Georgia, company officials announced Wednesday.

Mahone, 51, begins in Charlotte June 4.

He will lead the Observer, which is owned by Sacramento-based McClatchy, and serve as publisher for four sister news properties in South Carolina: The (Rock Hill) Herald, The Beaufort Gazette, The (Hilton Head) Island Packet and The State.

The new position expands on the traditional role of the Observer's president and publisher. McClatchy's strategy for advertising and news calls for more collaboration across its 30 markets nationwide.

"We are able to compete so much better than we were some years ago," Mahone said in an interview Wednesday.

Mahone's selection and Caulkins' departure were announced Wednesday afternoon to Observer employees during a meeting.

Mahone will be the Observer's first African-American publisher. He is married and has two children.

Mahone joins the Observer from Columbus, Ga., where he is regional president and publisher for the McClatchy-owned Columbus Ledger-Enquirer and The (Macon) Telegraph.


Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article209235609.html#storylink=cpy
Charlotte, Caulkins, Mahone
Calendar View all