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Granite Publications announced the hiring of Dan Moore as publisher of The Liberty Vindicator and The Anahuac Progress, effective Feb. 15. Prior to a short time out of the newspaper business, Moore served as general manager and marketing manager for Bluebonnet Publishing in Kilgore. He also served as publisher for The Lindale New & Times. He also has to his credit time as a North and East Texas Press Association board member.
The Gainesville Daily Register on Dec. 24 announced the promotion of Sports Editor Darin Allred to managing editor. He has years of experience in collegiate sports information and as sports announcer for radio stations. The Daily Register also announced Jan. 14 that Stephen Monahan has been named sports editor. Monahan had been working as a staff writer since November. He was a sports writer for the Register from 2004-2005 and was sports editor of The Lindsay Letter from 2008-2009.
He graduated from Texas Tech University in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism.
Houston Business Journal on Jan. 22 announced the appointment of two assistant managing editors to oversee the newspaper’s editorial operations under Editor Bill Schadewald. Mary Ann Acevedo, previously a technology reporter at the newspaper, will oversee local Web site content and assist Focus Editor Nicole Bradford. Greg Barr, previously the senior reporter covering banking and finance, will assist Schadewald with directing news contact and oversee the Growth Strategies section.
The Burleson Star announced Dec. 16 that Candise Montemayor has joined the newspaper as a reporter. The native Texan previously worked in Florence, Ore., for the Suislaw News, Northwest Travel Magazine and Oregon Coast Magazine. She has an associate’s degree in communications from Trinity Valley Community College in Athens.
The Crowley Star on Dec. 24 announced the hiring of Dave Sorter as editor. Most recently, Sorter was executive editor of Plano-based Star Community Newspapers, which owns 15 daily, semiweekly and weekly newspapers in Collin, Denton and Dallas counties, plus Southlake. Sorter has worked for newspapers in Irving, Richardson and other Dallas suburbs. Before coming to Dallas-Fort Worth, he worked at newspapers in Friendswood, Pearland and Baytown, and in Woonsocket, R.I. He also worked for the Dallas Times Herald in a sports-editing position. After the Times Herald folded in 1991, he worked for The Dallas Morning News.
Nick Georgandis has been named interim publisher of The Katy Times, Clyde King, president of Hartman Newspapers, announced Jan. 6. Georgandis joined the newspaper in 1997 and worked as sports editor until 2006, when he was named managing editor. He returned to an expanded sports desk in November 2007 and helped launch Just Katy Sports Magazine a year ago.
Andrew D. Brosig has joined the Mexia News as managing editor, publisher Larry Reynolds announced Dec. 15. For the last 25 years, Brosig has worked for newspapers in Texas and the Midwest. Brosig previously was at the Crowley Star, one of the Star Group, which is owned by Denver, Colo.-based MediaNews Group.
Taylor Daily Press on Jan. 5 announced the hiring of Tricia Rosetty as a reporter. She comes with four years of experience as a reporter and editor gained at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, where she worked for the student newspaper, The Yellow Jacket.
Steve Knight has joined the Cleburne Times-Review as a general assignments reporter. Knight has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from Texas Tech University. He was a band teacher for several school districts and a sales supervisor for music stores. He studied journalism at Tarrant County College and decided to become a journalist.
Dennis Phillips, editor, and Teresa Phillips, advertising director, have joined the Meridian Tribune, the newspaper announced Jan. 20. The two have a combined 28 years in the community newspaper business. Dennis Phillips also will serve as managing editor of the Clifton Record. The two newspapers are owned by Moser Community Newspapers. Note: The Bosque County News was recently renamed the Meridian Tribune. See story on Page 8 of this issue.
The Kilgore News Herald on Dec. 30 announced the hiring of staff writer J. Louise Larson. She previously was employed as features editor for WNI Newspapers, owner of the Waxahachie Daily Light and other newspapers. The British Columbia native attended Prairie Bible Institute and Assiniboine Community College, both in Canada.
Austin American-Statesman politics reporter W. Gardner Selby in January moved from the Virtual Capitol web page to the newspaper’s new PolitiFact Texas page. Selby is now part of a team that analyzes and rates the truthfulness of statements made by political figures. Jason Embry, the newspaper’s Capitol bureau chief, took over Selby’s slot at Virtual Capitol. Writers Ciara O’Rourke and Meghan Ashford-Grooms and editors Brenda Bell and John Bridges are working with Selby at PolitiFactTexas.com.
The city of Brenham honored Brenham Banner-Press publisher emeritus Charles Moser at the city council’s Jan. 7 meeting. Moser introduced new publisher Mike Mueck to the city council. Moser retired Dec. 31 after 40 years with the newspaper.
Richard Dixon on Dec. 21 was named publisher of the Fort Worth Business Press and the Collin County Business Press. Dixon was vice president of advertising for the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report. He has a bachelor’s degree in business from Louisiana State University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. Before working for the Baton Rouge publication, Dixon was advertising manager for The Shreveport (La.) Times. Fort Worth Business Press and Collin County Business Press are owned by Blue Ash, Ohio-based Brown Publishing.
San Antonio Express-News Deputy Business and Real Estate Editor Emily Spicer has been promoted to business editor, the newspaper announced Dec. 23. She joined the Express-News as a reporting intern while attending the University of Texas at Austin, and became public relations manager for Neiman Marcus San Antonio and returned to the Express-News in 2006. Monica Markel is the new deputy business editor. She was digital news director for the Express-News and MySA.com. Before that, she was deputy metro editor. Also, former Business Editor Craig Thomason has taken over as education editor. He previously served as assistant managing editor/news and as metro editor. And, Richard A. Marini, a veteran journalist who has worked as a features reporter and assistant features editor at the Express-News since 2000, has been promoted to features editor, the newspaper announced Jan. 3.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times Online General Manager Libby Averyt took over as the newspaper’s vice president of advertising on Dec. 14.
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