Following the retirement of Jim Heady, HD Media has appointed Doug Skaff president of HD Media and Lee Wolverton as vice president of news. more

Kim Benedict has announced her intention to retire from her position as Gannett senior group publisher for The Ardmoreite, the Shawnee News-Star and the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise — all in Oklahoma. more

Kelly Dyer Fry will retire as editor and publisher of The Oklahoman at the end of the year. She has been with The Oklahoman for 26 years and has served in a variety of roles. In addition to her local duties, she serves as a regional editor for Gannett. more

Gabriel Escobar, who was born in Colombia, will be one of the highest-ranking Latinos at a U.S. news organization. He’ll lead the staff of roughly 210 reporters, photojournalists, editors, designers and producers as the company navigates a turbulent year and an uncertain financial future. more

Next Friday, Managing Editor Christine Spangler is leaving the Daily Jefferson County Union in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. APG Media of Southern Wisconsin is expanding the role of Scott Peterson, managing editor of the Watertown Daily Times, to oversee newsroom operations in both Watertown and Fort Atkinson. more

The interim role that Paul Pham was appointed to with the South Florida Sun Sentinel and Orlando Sentinel after Publisher Nancy Meyer left the papers last month has now become permanent. more

Chris Stegman has been named chief revenue officer of The Salt Lake Tribune, with responsibility for The Tribune’s subscription, advertising and marketing efforts — online and in print. more

Ricki Pryor, who has spearheaded efforts to strengthen the Richmond Register's digital footprint and visual storytelling through the use of video, has been promoted to editor. more

The Courier & Press of Evansville, Indiana, has named its first female executive editor in the 175-year history of the paper. more

Carlton Charles, who currently serves as vice president and treasurer at Hearst, has been named senior vice president, treasury and risk management. more

Paul Farrell has been named group publisher of Lee Enterprises' 13 Virginia markets. He will retain his role as president and publisher of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. more

Lee Enterprises has named Michael Distelhorst president and director of local advertising sales for the Daily Journal in Park Hills, Missouri. He succeeds General Manager Melissa Bellew, who has left the company. more

Dan Adams has been appointed president and director of local sales and marketing for the Central Illinois Publishing Group of Lee Enterprises, which includes The Pantagraph in Bloomington, the Herald & Review in Decatur and the Journal-Gazette & Times-Courier in Charleston-Mattoon. more

Marc Wilson, chairman emeritus of TownNews, the digital services company he co-founded more than 30 years ago, has been elected  president of the Inland Press Foundation. Joyce McCullough, former president of Miller Media Group in LaSalle, Illinois, was elected vice president of the foundation. more

Publisher Vince Johnson said Kareem Wilson's new position as multimedia reporter and audience development manager will make The Sumter Item's coverage "more valuable to our subscribers, advertisers and community partners." more

Hub Brown has been named dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, effective July 1. He will succeed Diane McFarlin, who will retire at the end of this year after having served eight years in that role. more

Steven Stiefel was named publisher of The Times-Journal in Fort Payne, Alabama, this week to succeed Tricia Clinton-Dunne, who stepped down to become city treasurer at Fort Payne City Hall. more

In an emotional virtual meeting Thursday afternoon with the staff, which has worked remotely since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Aminda Marqués González talked about her decision, often blinking back tears. more

Shaun Fogarty has been named executive director of sales for Virginia Media Group where he will lead the advertising team for the Norfolk and Newport News papers. more

During the Alliance for Audited Media’s recent annual business meeting, the results of the director elections were announced, including the election of a new director representing U.S. news media: Kevin Denny, vice president of consumer revenue for Advance Local. more