'USA Today' president to retire

USA Today owner Gannett announced today that the paper's president and publisher, Craig Moon, will retire on April 17 after 23 years at the company.

He joined Gannett in 1985 as vice president/advertising of The Cincinnati Enquirer and The Cincinnati Post. He also has been president and publisher of The News-Press in Fort Myers, FL, and of the Arkansas Gazette in Little Rock.
He has been the Newspaper Division’s advertising executive of the year, publisher of the year and Gannett’s manager of the year. He has been given a President’s Ring as a top Gannett publisher five times since 1992.

According to the article, Moon will move back to Nashville, Tennessee, where he and unnamed partners will explore several new business opportunities within the broader media industry.

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