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Article: Knight Ridder Names Lou Heldman Publisher of The Wichita Eagle.
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- PR Newswire
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- September 27, 2001
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SAN JOSE, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ --
Knight Ridder (NYSE: KRI) today announced the appointment of Lou Heldman, publisher of the (State College, Pa.) Centre Daily Times, as president and publisher of The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle effective Jan. 1, 2002. He replaces Peter Pitz, who is retiring.
Knight Ridder Chairman and CEO Tony Ridder said, "Lou Heldman has a Knight Ridder track record of almost 30 years. He has spent his entire career improving our newspapers, first as a reporter, then editor, then executive editor, and finally publisher. He has made outstanding contributions, both journalistic and business, but if I had to pick one special strength, it is his ...