J.R. Ball, currently executive editor of the Baton Rouge Business Report, has been hired to become news manager of The Times-Picayune’s news operation in Baton Rouge.
A story on the Times-Picayune website states, “Ball, known as an award-winning columnist with Business Report, has also served as executive vice president of Louisiana Business Inc., the parent company of Business Report, 225 magazine and inRegister magazines and their related e-newsletters. He has also had responsibility for a special projects publishing division, as well as the company’s production and arts department.
“He has been with the Business Report since 1999. His 25-year career in media includes a 12-year stint covering LSU athletics for Tiger Rag Magazine and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
“While covering sports, Ball was twice named Sports Columnist of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
“He briefly left journalism in 1996 as a co-founder of M&B Management, a sports and entertainment management and marketing firm. In 1997, Ball took a second job, serving as general manager of the Baton Rouge Bombers, a professional indoor soccer franchise, where he oversaw every aspect of the team’s operations.”
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