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River City Newspapers in Arizona makes two hires

The following excerpt was sent out from kdminer.com:

River City Newspapers, which owns the Miner, recently announced the hiring of Jamie McCorkle as advertising director and Michael Zogg as editor. Both are newspaper industry veterans.

Jamie McCorkle

McCorkle is a graduate of Kingman High School with more than a decade of experience in the advertising industry, most recently serving as senior account executive with News West Publishing, where she was responsible for major and national accounts. She worked for News West Publishing for 10 years, including two years as advertising and marketing director.

Michael Zogg

Zogg has 12 years of newspaper experience. He currently serves as the city beat reporter for Today’s News-Herald in Lake Havasu City. Zogg was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and has a degree in journalism and mass communication from Iowa State University, with a history minor. After graduation, Zogg began his career as the regional sports editor of four weekly newspapers in Southern Iowa, continuing on to the Charles City Press in Northern Iowa, and the Del Norte Triplicate in Crescent City, California. He moved to Northwest Arizona in August 2019 and has been covering stories of interest to Havasu and Mohave County ever since.

Mariam Ahmed

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