Timothy P. Knight Named Newsday President, COO; John McKeon Returns as Executive VP and General Manager

Timothy P. Knight Named Newsday President, COO; John McKeon
Returns as Executive VP and General Manager 


LONG ISLAND, N.Y., July 1  /PRNewswire/ -- Newsday today announced that Timothy
P. Knight has been promoted to president and chief operating officer.

Knight, 38, joined Newsday as executive vice president and general manager in
February 2003.  Previously, he served as vice president/strategic marketing,
development and finance for the Chicago Tribune.  He also was responsible for
the newspaper's interactive operations.  From 1998 to 2001, Knight was vice
president/strategy and development of Tribune Publishing Company.  In that
position he oversaw acquisitions, strategic planning and development projects.

"In the nearly year and a half Tim Knight has been with Newsday, he has been
instrumental in helping to shape the plan that will take Newsday into the
future," said Raymond A. Jansen, Newsday's publisher and chief executive
officer.

"Tim Knight has done a remarkable job in the short time he's been with
Newsday," said Jack Fuller, president of Tribune Publishing.  "He has been
especially strong in confronting the circulation reporting issues the paper has
faced recently. He is one of the company's promising next generation leaders."

Newsday also announced that John McKeon, senior vice president and general
manager of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, will rejoin the newspaper as
executive vice president and general manager.

McKeon, 47, was Newsday's senior vice president/advertising when he left the
paper in 1998 after 12 years to take a similar position with the Los Angeles
Times. He joined the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in 2001 as senior vice
president/general manager.

"Bringing John McKeon back to Newsday will substantially strengthen our
management team," Jansen said.

Both promotions are effective immediately. Knight will continue reporting to
Jansen, along with editor Howard Schneider, editorial page editor James
Klurfeld and Newsday interactive general manager, Anthony Wills.  McKeon will
report to Knight, along with the finance and human resources departments.  All
other business departments will report to McKeon.

"We have been making changes in Newsday's management structure in the last 18
months to prepare for the future," Jansen said. "These latest changes continue
the process of building for tomorrow." 

DATASOURCE: Newsday



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