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mattmansfield

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Joined: 15 Mar 2004

Posts: 296

Location: San Jose Mercury News

Posted:
Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:49 pm

From a memo I sent today at the Merc ...

Kevin Wendt, who has spent the last year as an assigning editor in business, will become the new Executive News Editor of the San Jose Mercury News, replacing the departing Mike Guersch. Kevin will oversee the newspaper three nights a week as the editor and have overall responsibility for the copy desks.

Kevin graduated from Northern Illinois University in 2000, and started at the Merc two days later. Kevin was our news design director, overseeing news, business and sports design for three years to much applause from the design community (the paper was judged a "World's Best-Designed Newspaper" by SND under his watch).

Kevin was also part of the Knight Ridder effort to help get the Biloxi Sun-Herald on the streets during Hurricane Katrina; that coverage won a Pulitzer Prize.

Kevin is indefatigable and has the kind of breaking news metabolism that will serve him well in his new role. And he's absolutely one of the hardest working journalists you will ever meet. Please join me in congratulating him on his new role and the expansion of his duties.

-Matt

douglas e. jessmer

VizEds Moderator

Joined: 19 Mar 2004

Posts: 1364

Location: Tampa Bay (Clearwater)

Posted:
Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:56 pm

A hearty congratulations to the Cajun News Editor.

Time to make some tough deci-SHONS, Kevin.
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charles apple

Superhero

Joined: 09 Mar 2004

Posts: 3734

Location: Norfolk, Virginia

Posted:
Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:47 pm

Congratulations, Kevin!
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chriscourtney

Contributing editor

Joined: 20 Jun 2004

Posts: 209

Location: RedEye

Posted:
Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:41 pm

All I can say is, Holy Crap!

Graduated in 2000?
Part of the Biloxi project?
Freshly-minted Merc Executive News Editor.

Somebody clap for the man already...

Man, I'm slackin'.
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Robb Montgomery

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Joined: 07 Mar 2004

Posts: 1504

Location: Chicago

Posted:
Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:41 pm

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Way to go Mr. Wendt!
This is great news - now go get 'em.
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Dorsey

Steve Dorsey

Joined: 12 Mar 2004

Posts: 174

Location: The Motor City

Posted:
Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:56 pm

mattmansfield wrote::

...breaking news metabolism
-Matt

???

A-HA! So that's it. Matt's feedin' those guys something... I KNEW it all along...

Very Happy

Seriously, congrats Kevin. You 'da man!
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Ashley Dinges

Contributing editor

Joined: 03 Sep 2005

Posts: 109

Location: University of Michigan

Posted:
Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:41 pm

Congratulations Kevin!!

Luke Knox

Maestro

Joined: 05 Jan 2005

Posts: 258

Location: Arizona Republic

Posted:
Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:47 pm

Kevin Wendt = good people.

Big congrats on the move upwards.

Paul Wallen

Maestro

Joined: 27 Mar 2004

Posts: 292

Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Posted:
Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:54 am

Good news, big congrats to Kevin and the Merc!
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Clif Page

Maestro

Joined: 09 Mar 2004

Posts: 875

Location: Beaver County Times, Beaver, PA

Posted:
Thu Aug 24, 2006 7:05 am

Putting a smart person in charge of making news decisions?
Brilliant!
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