San Antonio Biz Journal editor Boykin departs

Sam Boykin

The San Antonio Business Journal announced that editor-in-chief Sam Boykin is stepping down, effective immediately.

A story on its website states, “A search will begin soon for his replacement.

“‘We appreciate Sam’s contributions to the San Antonio Business Journal and the community during his tenure and wish him the best of luck in the future,’ said Market President and Publisher Jimmy Holmes.

“Boykin joined the San Antonio newsroom in 2021 and previously served as managing editor of its sister publication, the Sacramento Business Journal. He was managing editor for four years in Sacramento before joining the SABJ.”

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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.