Palm Beach Post today

I don't have anything profound to say except to post this link:

http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2009/08/palm_beach_post_newsroom_music.php

and put up this thread for anybody who has any information that might be of interest to those who are familiar with the paper and its people today.

 

So what is the plan to "morph" the three large south florida dailies?

 

Well, there's more and more talk about shared beats and yielding territories and less and less competition and, of course, talk of anti-trust from those involved in the layoffs, but very little likelihood they're going to get any relief that way, sad to say. Just the kinds of things people say when consolidation like this occurs.

 

That link within the link about Sam Zell and the possibility of his exit is very interesting.

 

Looks like the management positions have been announced, according to a comment on that blog post:

From Tim Burke:
All: I’m happy to announce the managers for our new Content, Production and Presentation teams. Thank you to everyone who took the time -- when I realize there isn’t a whole lot of time these days -- to interview and share your vision/ideas and incredible passion about what you do. The 30-something interviews I took part in the past week were worth every second. More timelines and details below, but first here is the team:

CONTENT (Nick Moschella)

Culture Editor: Alina Lambiet
Assistant: Larry Aydlette
Community Editor: Bob King
Assistant: Tom Peeling

MoneyEditor: Carolyn DiPaolo

Breaking News Editor: Rick Christie
Assistant: Mary Hladky

Sports Editor: Dave Tepps

WatchdogEditor: Paul Blythe
Assistant: Tony Doris

PRODUCTION (Holly Baltz)

Weekend/planning editor: Jim Coleman
Day Editor: Eric Weiss
Night Editor: Rick Robb

PRESENTATION (Jan Tuckwood)
Print Presentation Editor: Rebecca Vaughan
Web Presentation Editor: Jeff Sterling
Special sections editor: Amy Royster Assistant special sections editor: Michelle Bernzweig
Multimedia editor: Mark Edelson
Multimedia assistant: Greg Lovett



Great decision to keep Tepps there in charge of sports.

 

Big Tepps fan, too. I remember him pulling that noon to 2 a.m. desk shift on Sundays in Miami.

 

Tepps is great and when Burke was still a SE, he was one of the best 4-5 in the business and I know a lot of people whose opinions I respect, who thought he was the best.

Awhile back, Burke interviewed at my paper. He turned them down, as he did just about every major paper that came calling. When he left, one of our deputies said, "We never should have brought him in..." I was stunned and said, "How can you say that, he was great..."

He said, "I meant, every candidate after him is going to look like shit."

The guy they hired was worse than shit.

 

Burke was indeed a great one, one of the best I've worked for.

I feel badly somewhat that his ascendancy has coincided with what's going on in the business, but he's a good guy to have on your side. And Tepps is a star as well.

I've worked with way too many people in this business, it seems.