Randy Lovely replaces Bushee at The Arizona Republic

Randy Lovely was promoted to vice president of news and editor of The Arizona Republic, replacing Ward Bushee who announced today that he's leaving the paper to work at the San Francisco Chronicle.
Lovely, who has worked for Gannett for 16 years, was named managing editor of the newspaper in 2002 and was later promoted in 2005 to executive editor, according to reports from The Arizona Republic.
Lovely has also held management roles at The News-Press in Fort Myers, Fla., The Times in Shreveport, La., and The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, Calif.
"I am delighted Randy has agreed to take the top news spot. He has been an instrumental part not only of the Arizona Republic's move to a multi-platform information company but has contributed his expertise to the Gannett Company as a whole in a variety of top task force assignments. He has an excellent understanding of the issues facing our state," said Sue Clark-Johnson, Gannett Newspaper Division President.
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