Leonard Woolsey, president of Southern Newspapers and president and publisher of The Daily News in Galveston, Texas, has been elected president of America's Newspapers for 2024-25. The election of officers and directors was held Oct. 22 during the Senior Leadership Conference in Charleston.
In addition to Woolsey, the following officers were elected:
Heidi Wright, COO of EO Media Group and publisher of The Bulletin in Bend, Oregon, becomes immediate past president.
Board of Directors:
Five industry executives were re-elected to serve additional three-year terms on the board of directors:
Five industry executives were elected to initial terms on the board:
Dean Ridings, CEO of America's Newspapers, said: “We are grateful to David Dunn-Rankin, Daisy Donald and Conan Gallaty for their service on the board, which ends today.” David Dunn-Rankin is president of D-R Media in Venice, Florida, Daisy Donald was formerly with FT Strategies and Conan Gallaty is chairman and CEO of the Tampa Bay Times.