a change at the top

Add comment June 20th, 2008

a big announcement:

starting monday, doug gass will be the managing editor of the rockford register star, the no. 2 leadership position in the newsroom.

doug has been at the register star since 1993. he started as a copy editor and has worked in management for a long time: as assistant news editor (he was one of my first bosses), features editor (that’s how many people know him) and deputy managing editor (part of the top management team).

clearly, doug has been committed to rockford and the register star. you’ll start learning more about him in this video and this story.

doug replaces lil swanson in the job. lil, whose last day is today, will be missed for her commitment to recruiting, training and doing the right thing for readers and her staffers (she brought in a swedish pancake breakfast for her turn in the weekly donut rotation, for goodness sake!). as she would say, “be good!” we wish her well.

rockford woman july issue out today

Add comment June 20th, 2008

it’s officially summer. not because of the calendar, but because the 76-page july/august issue of rockford woman is out.
get yours at one of our 100-plus locations or subscribe ($15 for six issues) by calling 815-987-1400.

above is a photo by amy j. van horn of somchan thatsanaphon, vice president of her brother’s loves park manufacturing company, K-I machine tool & production inc., and the main subject of our cover story about networking. the photo we used on the cover of the magazine is slightly different. she’s not smiling in that one, and it just seemed more down to business, though both are lovely. the pink is perfect.