Categories: OLD Media Moves

Kansas City Star business editor leaving paper for chamber job

Chris Lester, the business editor at the Kansas City Star, announced Wednesday that he’s leaving the paper for a job at the local chamber of commerce.

A story on the Star’s Web site stated, “He has accepted a position as senior vice president for business growth with the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. Lester will join the chamber in mid-April.

“Lester, 47, joined The Star in 1985 as a business reporter. His 24-year career at the paper included a stint at City Hall before spending the last decade shaping the newspaper’s award-winning business coverage.

“Lester was a co-author of the series, ‘Divided We Sprawl,’ a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He was part of a team that won a Gerald Loeb award and a John Hancock award, along with numerous other national and regional honors.”

Read more here. The paper plans to hire a new business editor as soon as possible.Â

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