Roger Simmons will become executive editor of the Orlando Sentinel, the news organization announced Wednesday, replacing Julie Anderson, who will retire this month.
“I’m just very humbled,” said Simmons, a Florida native and University of Central Florida graduate who grew up reading the Sentinel. “I’ve been in awe through the years of all the great reporting this newspaper has done.”
Anderson disclosed the news during an afternoon staff meeting. Simmons, 59, will move into his new role Dec. 14, the day after Anderson steps down.
In addition, Gretchen Day-Bryant was named executive editor of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the Orlando Sentinel’s sibling news organization.
