Kramer named group publisher at Crain’s

Mary Kramer

Longtime company executive Mary Kramer has been named group publisher of Crain’s New York Business and Crain’s Chicago Business.

She replaces Jill Kaplan, who left to go to United Airlines.

A story on Crain’s New York states, “Kramer joined the company in 1989 as the editor of Crain’s Detroit Business and in 2012 became group publisher of Crain’s Detroit Business and Crain’s Cleveland Business. She is a member of the International Women’s Forum and the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.

“As other prominent news organizations scale back their local coverage, Crain’s New York Business continues to serve as the leading source of information on the New York economy and the companies, industries, institutions and innovators driving the city’s growth. Crain’s remains committed to the highest standards of journalism, connecting businesses across the five boroughs and delivering top-notch services that enable advertisers, sponsors and partners to reach influential audiences in New York and other top markets across the country.”

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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.