Experience

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  The Detroit News

  • United States
  • Newspaper Publishing
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Editor and Publisher

    • May 2019 - Present

  • Managing Editor

    • Nov 2013 - May 2019

    Led dramatic growth in video (up 159% year over year) while focusing on public service journalism in the nation's 11th largest metropolitan area. Oversee all content and production departments (except the editorial page) and maintain responsibility for budget, labor relations and legal matters. Led award-winning investigative and database units and digital, local and sports departments in previous roles of assistant city editor, suburban editor, deputy metro editor, metro editor and deputy managing editor.

  • Deputy Managing Editor

    • May 2011 - Nov 2013

  • Metro Desk Editor (assistant city editor, suburban editor, metro editor)

    • Nov 2000 - May 2011

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  The Times Herald

  • Newspaper Publishing
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Acting Editor/Managing Editor

    • Sep 1998 - Nov 2000

    Managed 34-person newsroom, including several months as acting editor-in-chief. Guided the lauded coverage of the investigation, trial and conviction of sitting mayor on multiple counts of child sexual abuse.

  • City Editor

    • Jul 1996 - Sep 1998

    Recipient of Gannett Supervisor Recognition Award for work as city editor in 1997.

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  WILX-TV

  • Lansing, Michigan Area

  • Assistant News Director

    • Jul 1993 - Jul 1996
    • Lansing, Michigan Area

    Directed daily operations of NBC affiliate in Lansing, Mich., including supervision of all newscasts. Conceived and led public service efforts such as "Justice takes a holiday," which detailed extreme vacation time logged by sitting judges. Previously assignment editor, 6 p.m. producer with occasional on-camera reporting appearances.

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  Lansing State Journal

  • Reporter

    • Jan 1989 - Jun 1993

    Covered the auto industry, principally GM and its 20,000 area employees, when Lansing was the leading car-producer in North America. Chronicled the path of one piece of steel from roll to finished Oldsmobile for special report. As sports investigative reporter, broke the story of NCAA infractions that led to sanctions of Michigan State University football program. Led coverage of tumultuous fight between MSU trustees and president over whether football coach George Perles should serve as athletic director.

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  USA TODAY

  • Arlington, VA

  • Sports reporter

    • May 1991 - Aug 1991
    • Arlington, VA

    Covered high school and college athletics, including occasional in-depth pieces, as reporter in temporary loan program. Enterprise topics included cutbacks in high school sports programs and the impact of national championships on college applications.

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  Daily Journal

  • Vineland, N.J.

  • Sportswriter

    • Jul 1987 - Jan 1989
    • Vineland, N.J.

    Won several awards for coverage of high school, college and professional sports, including columns, at South Jersey daily. Named winner of New Jersey Press Association's Robert P. Kelly Award for best performance by a writer in first year as a full-time professional.

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  Lansing State Journal

  • Lansing, MI

  • Sports stringer

    • Jan 1986 - Aug 1987
    • Lansing, MI

    Covered high school sports and later backup reporter for Michigan State University football, including coverage team of 1988 Rose Bowl while working for Gannett's Daily Journal in Vineland, NJ.

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  Midland Daily News

  • Midland, MI; East Lansing, MI

  • Sports stringer

    • Mar 1980 - Dec 1985
    • Midland, MI; East Lansing, MI

    Covered high school sports and Michigan State University basketball and football while attending high school and university.