Boston Globe Appoints New SR VP of Production Operations.BOSTON -- The Boston Globe today announced the appointment of Robert F. Burns as senior vice president, production operations, effective September 11. Mr. Burns will be responsible for all newspaper production and commercial printing for The Boston Globe. The position reports to Mary Jacobus, president and general manager of The Boston Globe. Mr. Burns joins the Globe from the Newspaper Agency Corporation, publisher of The Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret Morning News The Deseret Morning News is a newspaper published in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is Utah's oldest continually published daily newspaper. It has the second largest daily circulation in the state behind The Salt Lake Tribune. , where he was senior vice president of operations. Prior to this position, Mr. Burns worked at Knight Ridder for 23 years in a variety of senior newspaper production and operations roles, including vice president/production for Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.; vice president/operations for The Charlotte Observer; and vice president/operations at the Detroit Newspaper Agency and the Detroit Free Press The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep". Some still refer to it locally as "The Friendly" -- a slogan from an ad campaign in the '70s. . He has extensive experience in managing all aspects of daily operations from pre-press, printing, inserting and transportation; as well as process improvement and staff performance. Earlier this year, Mr. Burns completed leading a major project that involved the construction and start up of an $89 million newspaper plant and office complex in Salt Lake City for MediaNews Group. The plant became fully operational last May. Ms. Jacobus said, "We are delighted to bring Bob to the Globe. His outstanding qualifications fit well with our strategic goals of continuous production quality improvement and innovation, significant gains in efficiency, and expansion into commercial printing." Mr. Burns' newspaper career began at the Miami Herald in 1975. Prior to joining the Herald, he served in the US Navy as a Lieutenant, and a maintenance officer and navigator aboard the destroyer USS USS abbr. 1. United States Senate 2. United States ship USS abbr (= United States Ship) → Namensteil von Schiffen der Kriegsmarine William V. Pratt. Mr. Burns, 53, holds a M.S., Administration from George Washington University George Washington University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; chartered 1821 as Columbian College (one of the first nonsectarian colleges), opened 1822, became a university in 1873, renamed 1904. and a B.S., Engineering from U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis. About the Boston Globe The Boston Globe is part of The New York Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NYT), a leading media company with 2005 revenues of $3.4 billion, includes The New York Times, the New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. International Herald Tribune International Herald Tribune Daily newspaper published in Paris. It has long been the staple source of English-language news for American expatriates, tourists, and businesspeople in Europe. , The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers, nine network-affiliated television stations, two New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. radio stations and 35 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. |
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