Kelly Lecker named new executive editor of Wisconsin State Journal

Kelly Lecker will return to her native Wisconsin as the next executive editor of the Wisconsin State Journal. (Doral Chenoweth / The Columbus Dispatch)
Kelly Lecker will return to her native Wisconsin as the next executive editor of the Wisconsin State Journal. (Doral Chenoweth / The Columbus Dispatch)
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Lee Enterprises has named Kelly Lecker the next executive editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, effective April 11. Lecker, 49, currently serves as both the interim editor and the managing/investigative editor of the Columbus Dispatch in Columbus, Ohio.

“I grew up reading the State Journal, and I’ve always had a lot of respect for the paper and the newsroom’s ability to keep Madison informed,” said Lecker, whose family still lives in northeastern Wisconsin.

Lecker succeeds Jason Adrians, who in January was promoted to the position of vice president-local news for Lee Enterprises.

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