BizWest promotes High to managing editor

Lucas High

Lucas High has been promoted to managing editor at BizWest, taking over for Ken Amundson, who retired last Friday.

A story on its website states, “High previously served as reporter and associate editor at the publication. He joined BizWest as a reporter in September 2018, assuming additional responsibilities in January 2022 as associate editor. He will continue to report in his new role.

“‘Lucas ranks as one of Colorado’s top business journalists,’ said Christopher Wood, BizWest editor and publisher. ‘Whether it’s breaking business news or enterprise reporting, he sets a high standard for journalistic excellence. I am thrilled to see him take on this new role and look forward to his direction of our news team.’

“In addition to working for BizWest, High previously worked as a business reporter for the Boulder Daily Camera and the Longmont Times-Call. He also covered local and state government for The Island Packet in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle in Cheyenne and Capital News Service in Annapolis, Maryland.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.