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Comings & Goings -- February '99Enquirer names new editor
Ward H. Bushee, the top newsroom executive at the Reno (Nev.) Gazette- Journal since 1990, was appointed editor - vice president of The Cincinnati Enquirer in January.Bushee (pronounced Bu-SHE), 49, has been editor of the Reno newspaper since July 1994 and was executive editor from July 1990 to July 1994. The Reno paper and The Enquirer are among 75 daily newspapers owned by Gannett Co. Inc. "He has extensive experience in the industry and has long been recognized as one of the leading editors in the company," said Enquirer Publisher and President Harry M. Whipple. "He has a track record that few have." Bushee promised to work to produce a high-quality metropolitan newspaper with a circulation that will continue to grow. "We've heard for so long that this is a dying business," Bushee said. "In truth, it has been a stagnant business. I want to keep the momentum going that has been building for several years. I want to make the paper better, and we have the potential to do that. This is a good newspaper-reading community and a good staff." Bushee succeeds Lawrence K. Beaupre, who left the newspaper in November to become a corporate executive at Gannett. He had been editor since December 1992. Bushee acknowledged that The Enquirer was emerging from a turbulent period. "We need to move beyond that now," Bushee said. Cincinnati EnquirerEnquirer Columbus Bureau Chief Sandy Theis has resigned to become the Colunbus bureau chief for the Cleveland Plain Dealer.Enquirer deputy feature editor Bill Cieslewicz has moved to the Enquirer's local news desk as an assistant editor. Enquirer business copy/layout editor Bill Ferguson has been promoted to assistant business editor. John M. Humenik, Enquirer graphics editor, has been named editor of the Quad-City Times. Lawrence K. Beaupre, vice-president and editor of the Enquirer since Dec. 18, 1992, resigned in November to become a corporate executive at Gannett Inc. Enquirer investigative reporter Michael Gallagher was dismissed in June in conjunction with a front-page apology to Chiquita Brands International issued by the Enquirer after the paper learned that Gallagher illegally obtained company voice-mail messages. Enquirer reporter Cameron McWhirter, also involved in the Chiquita investigation, has resigned to join the staff of The Detroit News. Enquirer reporter John Hopkins has resigned to take a police and court reporting job at The Virginian-Pilot. Enquirer reporter Brian Gregg has resigned to join The Detroit News, where he will become the paper's legislative correspondent based in Lansing. Leisa Richardson has returned to the Enquirer as an assistant editor for suburban news. Randy Tucker, formerly of the Omaha World-Herald, has joined the Enquirer as a business reporter covering Procter & Gamble and consumer products. John Byczkowski has returned to the Enquirer after a two-year departure, as a business reporter covering the economy. Sheila McLaughlin has returned to the Enquirer as a reporter covering parts of Warren County. Alison Jones has been hired at the Enquirer as a news aide for the Eastgate Bureau. Amy Higgins, formerly an intern with the Enquirer's business staff, has been hired as a reporter covering Butler County. Susan M. Vela, formerly county reporter for the Fort Wayne (Ind.) News-Sentinel, has been hired to cover general assignments for The Kentucky Enquirer. Cincinnati PostAndrew Conte and Kevin Osborne have joined the Post's Metro staff. Both previously worked at the E.W. Scripps paper in Stuart, Fla.After 15 years at The Post and more than a decade covering Cincinnati Hall, Sarah Sturmon resigned effective Feb. 19. She and her family are moving to Milwaukee, Wisc. If you have Comings & Goings to report, e-mail ‘em to Newsletter Editor Jeff Tindall at info@cincyspj.org. Faxes can be sent to 513.564.6391, voice mail to 513.768.8065, or snail-mail ‘em to Jeff at The Cincinnati Enquirer, 312 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202. |