Which? hires Purcell as content editor
Victoria Purcell has joined Which? as a content editor. Recently, she was a digital content editor at UK-based multi-award winning events and publishing company Media 10 Ltd. Previously, Purcell worked at Archant for more than 14 years. There, she held the posts of editorial assistant, editor of lifestyle magazines Living South and The Guide, and […]
Evening Standard appoints Jones EIC
The following excerpt was sent out from pressgazette.co.uk: Former British GQ editor-in-chief Dylan Jones has been named as the new editor-in-chief of the London Evening Standard. The news was first announced by Lord (Evgeny) Lebedev, the Standard’s largest shareholder, on Tuesday afternoon on Twitter. Lebedev said: “I have always had huge respect and admiration for his work and […]
Houston’ NBC station names Young manager of news special projects, producer development
Houston’s KPRC-TV Ch. 2, an NBC station, has promoted Erica Young to manager of news special projects and producer development. Recently, she served as a news producer. Previously, Young held the posts of news producer and executive producer at KPLC-TV Ch. 7, an NBC and CW Plus affiliate in Lake Charles, La. There, she previously […]
Texas TV station hires Latimer as TV traffic anchor
Justina Latimer has joined KPRC-TV Ch. 2, Houston’s NBC station. Texas. Previously, she was a reporter and fill-in-anchor at WSMV-TV Ch. 4, an NBC affiliate in Nashville. Latimer was a blog contributor at Forbes and a TV news reporter at WTEN-TV Ch. 10, an ABC affiliate in Albany, N.Y. She interned at Fox Television Stations, […]
Des Moines CBS station hires Jacobson as on-air reporter
Ophelie Jacobson will join CBS station KCCI-TV Ch. 8 in Des Moines as an on-air reporter. She will begin on June 12. Recently, Jacobson was a reporter, anchor and producer at WUFT-TV Ch. 5, a PBS member TV station in Gainesville, Fla. She also worked as a digital production assistant at Fox News Media. Jacobson […]
Philadelphia NBC station taps Shropshire to serve as anchor
Philadelphia NBC station WCAU-TV Ch. 10 has hired Fred Shropshire as an anchor. Recently, he served as a Charlotte weekday evening anchor 5, 6 and 11 p.m. at WCNC-TV Ch. 36, an NBC affiliate in Charlotte, N.C. An Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist, Shropshire has also worked at Disney ABC Television Group and […]
Washington State Standard hires Deng as reporter
Washington State Standard, a new nonprofit outlet part of the States Newsroom family, has tapped Grace Deng to serve as a reporter. Recently, she was a reporter at BringMeTheNews and an intern at States Newsroom. Previously, Deng was an editorial fellow at Washingtonian Magazine and interned at Gannett | USA Today Network. She held the […]
Boulder Daily Camera appoints Byars deputy city editor
The Boulder Daily Camera in Colorado has promoted Mitchell Byars to deputy city editor. Recently, he served as a breaking news reporter and has covered crimes, courts and general assignment as a court reporter. Previously, Byars interned at The Denver Post, ESPN, Boulder Weekly and The Tribune. Byars graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder. […]
NY Times taps Meko to cover criminal justice
The following excerpt was sent out from The New York Times’ Nestor Ramos and Steve Merelman: We are thrilled to announce that Hurubie Meko, who joined Metro as part of our 2022 class of fellows, has been promoted to staff as a reporter covering criminal justice. Hurubie quickly became an important part of the team […]
Hopkins takes on Page One role at NY Times
The following excerpt was sent out from The New York Times: We’re pleased that Susan Hopkins is going to take on the Page One selection job on Sunday and Monday, giving us coverage seven days a week, with Ian handling Tuesday through Saturday. Susan will also continue as the Print Hub’s project editor — the role […]
