Thursday, November 19, 2009

David B. Kennard Resume


CONTACT
3071 Kings Corners Road East
(419) 522-3311 – office
(419) 512-5315 – mobile
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidbkennard?sk=info
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/MNJEditor

OBJECTIVE
I am seeking a leadership role in the publishing industry – newspaper, magazine or public relations. My experience and skills are best utilized as a publisher, executive editor, managing editor or editor.

SKILLS PROFILE
- Newsroom management/leadership
- News reporting/beat development
- Editorial and opinion writing
- Copy editing, headline writing
- Online reporting, editing and posting
- Full-page pagination, design and layout
- Photography and photo editing
- Proficient with QuarkXPress, Photoshop, Internet navigation and HTML
- PowerPoint presentations
- Spreadsheets/budget worksheets, etc.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

MANAGING EDITOR, Mansfield News Journal/Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum (Gannett) Mansfield, Ohio. Circulation 32,000. January 2010 to present.
  • Manage all newsroom functions related to producing two daily newspapers.
  • Coordinate and run daily story budget meetings, and special projects.
  • Represent the newspaper and speak at community events.
  • Manage five key editors and 25 newsroom staff members, including reporters, copy editors, support staff and a pool of stringers.
  • Lead community editorial board and community roundtables to develop (write) regular editorials.

EXECUTIVE EDITOR, Utah Business magazine (Brown Publishing, former employer) Salt Lake City, Utah. Circulation 25,000. June 2009 to October 2009.
  • Coordinate news coverage for Utah Business, Digital IQ and other publications.
  • Develop credible news sources for online and print stories.
  • Speak at company events, write speeches for company officials, and serve as community liaison/figurehead.
  • Lead the collaborative effort to coordinate monthly business awards.
  • Write opinion columns for the magazine.
  • Run monthly corporate roundtables that bring industry leaders together to share and solve common issues.
Key Accomplishments:
  • Successfully transitioned the annual Book of Lists from a contract project to an internal publication. This included contract negotiations and hiring new staff.
  • Launched the first of what is planned to be annual Green Business Awards to honor Utah businesses for their efforts in environmentally sustainable operations.
  • Managed the move and redesign of complex company Web site.

MANAGING EDITOR, Morning News (Horizon Publications) Blackfoot, Idaho. Circulation 5,000. October 2008 to June 2009.
  • Direct all news coverage for daily newspaper and associated special sections.
  • Work with community leaders to promote positive local stories and programs.
  • Develop editorial opinions for the newspaper and run the editorial board.
  • Paginate daily newspaper and special sections.
  • Develop sources, write stories and shoot photos on deadline.
  • Manage department budgets and special projects.
Key Accomplishments:
  • Established a culture of covering breaking news on deadline.
  • Began long-range planning to provide better coverage of complex community issues such as economic development, politics and cultural diversity.
  • Hired and trained a talented staff of reporters and editors to provided better news coverage. “Overall we have a very good staff; probably as good as I've had here.” ‑- Publisher Leonard Martin.

BREAKING NEWS/ONLINE EDITOR, Idaho Statesman (McClatchy Newspapers) Boise, Idaho. Circulation 80,000. October 2006 to September 2008.
  • Coordinate breaking news coverage.
  • Develop Web-based, value-added content.
  • Manage reporters’ work schedules and work flow.
  • Post stories online using Web based software.
Key Accomplishments:
  • Helped increase online news hits from 150,000 daily to 300,000 daily.

PUBLISHER/EXECUTIVE EDITOR/NEWS EDITOR, Troy Daily News and The Daily Herald (Brown Publishing) Troy, Ohio. Circulation: 12,000. September 1997 to October 2006.
  • Prepare, monitor and adjust annual department budgets.
  • Promote company products in the community – news, online, direct mail.
  • Conduct performance reviews, hire/fire, etc.
  • Coach and train editorial staff and coordinate news coverage.
  • Write weekly column and regular opinion pieces.
  • Act as community liaison: Direct citywide media day event, serve on community tourism board, serve on Chamber of Commerce audit committee, direct election forums, etc.
Key Accomplishments:
  • Launched a high school football section, “The Blitz.”
  • Instituted weekly advertising sales strategies with ad reps based on news content.
  • Created local editorial board and met weekly as a team of staff and community members.
  • Directed redesign of newspaper, including content and layout.
  • Successfully streamlined an oversized staff to take advantage of partnerships with sister publications.
  • Created news partnerships with community organizations – county fair board, YMCA, tourism board, etc.
  • Launched online version of newspaper, merged online staff with news staff.
  • Earned multiple awards from Associated Press and within Brown Publishing for graphics, general excellence, and Front page layout.
  • Introduced full-page pagination to the Universal Desk.
  • Expanded the weekly entertainment section to include local movie, music, and theater reviews. 


NEWS EDITOR, Daily Herald, Provo, Utah

Circulation: 36,000. September 1997 to October 1999.

  • Manage a staff of seven copy editors
  • Coordinate dummy creation with pagination staff.
  • Produce graphics for print and online editions.
  • Train copy editors on full-page pagination
Key Accomplishments:
  • Establish position of graphic illustrator.
  • Transition copy desk from print only to print and online editing.
  • Create regular editorial page with designated editorial desk editor.

ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR/SYSTEMS EDITOR, The Visalia Times-Delta (Gannett) Visalia, Calif. Circulation: 28,000. June 1996 to September 1997.
  • - Manage copy desk of five editors.
  • - Develop daily news budgets.
  • - Manage flow of local and wire copy.
  • - Edit local graphics.
Key Accomplishments:
  • - Trained copy desk/sports desk in use of full-page pagination.
  • - Created newsroom style guide, source list and other tools.
  • - Developed locally produced weather page.

MANAGING EDITOR, The Siskiyou Daily News (Hollinger Intl.) Yreka, Calif. Circulation: 6,000. May 1995 to June 1996.
  • Direct a seven-person newsroom and pool of stringers.
  • Act as community liaison attending service organizations and other community functions
  • Write editorials, features.
  • Train and coach staff in use of newsroom computers and systems.
Key Accomplishments:
  • Trained staff in practice of full-page pagination.
  • Introduced “usable news” features to paper – gas prices, local business info, weather, etc.
  • Created newsroom style guide.
  • Designed front-end system to more efficiently sort local and wire news.
  • Redesigned/updated front page nameplate and other style elements.

EDITOR, The Hermiston Herald (East Oregonian Publishing) Hermiston, Ore. Circulation: 3,100. August 1993 to May 1995.
  • Coordinate and plan news coverage by five news reporters and freelance writers.
  • Edit all copy.
  • Design, layout and paginate pages.
  • Develop community contacts and promote newspaper.
  • Hire and train editorial staff.
Key Accomplishments:
  • Coordinated transfer from paste-up to full-page pagination and introduced new front-end system for writers.
  • Created a local editorial board with locally written editorials.
  • Created a “rant and rave” feature for the editorial page.
  • Partnered with circulation manager to increase circulation by 5 percent.
  • Created newsroom style guide.
  • Introduced online content by taking advantage of the “new” World Wide Web.
  • Recognized by Society of Professional Journalists for layout and design work.

EDITOR, The Quincy Valley Post-Register (World Publishing) Quincy, Wash. Circulation: 2,000. May 1992 to August 1993.
  • Coordinate and plan news coverage by five news reporters and free-lance writers
  • Edit all copy.
  • Design, layout and paginate pages.
  • Develop community contacts and promote newspaper.
  • Hire and train editorial staff.
Key Accomplishments:
  • Remodeled newsroom.
  • Began full-page pagination.
  • Redesigned paper which led to selection as first place in General Excellence from Washington Newspaper Association.

EDUCATION
  • University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo., School of Journalism. December 1991.
  • Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, School of Communications. July 1989.
  • Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho), Rexburg, Idaho. Business Management. April 1987.
HONORS

2012
  • General Excellence, third place, APSO
  • Best Editorial Writer, APSO
  • Best Graphic Artist, APSO
  • Best Informational Graphic, APSO
  • Staff, Best Community Service, APSO
  • Q2 Finalist, Staff, Fire coverage, Gannett
  • Q2 Finalist, Staff, storm coverage (shared with MNCO), Gannett
  • Q3 First Place, Staff, Jobs package, Gannett
  • Q4 Finalist, Kennard, Twig Beetle graphic, Gannett

2011
  • General Excellence, third place, APSO
  • Staff, Best Sports Section, APSO
  • Staff, Best Daily Sports Section, APSO
  • Staff, Best Special Section, APSO
2010
  • General Excellence, second, APSO
  • Best Informational Graphic, APSO
2006
  • First place Front Page Layout, Brown Publishing Company (BPC)
  • Third place Informational Graphic, Associated Press
2005
  • First Place General Excellence, BPC
  • First place Community Service for “Fit to Print,” BPC
  • First place Front Page Layout, Associated Press
  • Second place Front Page Layout, Associated Press
  • First place Feature Page Layout, Associated Press
  • First place Graphics, Associated Press
  • Third place Graphics, Associated Press,
2004
  • First place Front Page Layout, BPC
  • Second place Graphics, BPC
  • First place Front Page Layout, Associated Press
  • First place Full Page Layout, Associated Press
2003
  • First place Page One Layout, BPC
  • First place Graphics, BPC
  • Second place Graphic, BPC, 2003
  • First place Best Page One Layout, Associated Press
2002
  • Second place Page One Layout, BPC
  • First place Graphics, BPC
  • Second place Graphic, BPC
2001
  • Second place General Excellence, Associated Press
  • First place Graphics, Associated Press
  • Second place Graphics, Associated Press
1993
  • First place General Excellence, Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA)
  • Third place Editorial Page Design, WNPA
  • First place Special Section, WNPA
  • Third place Page-One Design, Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
  • Second place Feature Page Design, SPJ,
1981
  • Eagle Scout

ACTIVITIES
  • Rotary International
  • Scout committee chairman, Troop 1331, Boy Scouts of America, Great Salt Lake Council, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Reading, writing, golfing, hiking, camping, biking, skiing, canoeing, geocaching.
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