Swapping at the Top

Insiders say that when you reach the top of the Augusta Chronicle, there is only one place to go. Word is Lt. Gen. Atkins will shake things up with an eye on the bottom line. Bringing in someone with zero experience in media has the workforce at the daily worried. With none of the entanglements that relationships create, he will be looking at the employees with fresh eyes. As of January 10, the Chronicle staff page has 66 employees (at least 66 who are important enough to have their picture and contact information listed). All are talented and good at what they do. But what is being whispered at 725 Broad Street is what happens when they are no more than a number on a balance sheet? We’ll soon find out. While we wait, here’s a timeline of the switches and swaps that have moved everybody where they are:   July 12, 2002 Julian Miller, The Chronicle’s general manager since 1988 (14 years), is named president of The Augusta Chronicle. He has been employed by the newspaper for 23 years. Don Bailey has been promoted to general manager of The Augusta Chronicle. Bailey comes to Augusta from another Morris paper, the Savannah Morning News,   December 28, 2004 Don Bailey is now president of the Augusta Chronicle. Julian Miller leaves Augusta to become publisher of the Savannah Morning News.   November 2006 Peter Zanmiller, publisher of The Herald-Dispatch in Huntington, W. Va., is promoted to president and publisher of The Times of Shreveport in Shreveport, La.   May 10, 2008 Julian Miller quits the Savannah Morning News to pursue other interests. (He is now the spokesperson for the Savannah-Chatham County Police department).   March, 2009 Alan English leaves the Gannet owned Times of Shreveport and is named executive editor of The Augusta Chronicle.   July 19, 2011 Don Bailey quits the Augusta Chronicle to pursue other interest.   October, 2011 Pete Zanmiller is promoted from the Times of Shreveport to south regional vice president of Gannett Publishing Services. No replacement is named.   January 3, 2012 Don Bailey is named president/publisher of the Times of Shreveport. “His background and experience in leading the successful multimedia transformation of a print publication into a digitally-focused portfolio of products will be a tremendous asset,” said Robert Dickey, president of Gannett’s U.S. Community Publishing division   January 3, 2012 Lt. Gen. Dana T. Atkins starts as president of The Augusta Chronicle. “He will make a major contribution to our digital transformation efforts,” said Will Morris, president of Morris Publishing Group. You Might Also Like: