He is elated to be in Wichita

It's easy to imagine that moving from New Jersey to Wichita will be jarring for William "Skip" Hidlay.

Considering he is the new publisher of The ]\\ichita Eagle, it's easy to imagine it will be jarring for

Wichita, as well.

But to Hidlay, the practice of strong journalism will provide a natural transition.

"I was trying to get out of New Jersey 14 years, but there were these great corruption stories to keep me there." Hidlay (pronounced "HIDE-lee") told the newspaper's staff at a meeting Thursday after he was named to the post by the McClatchy Co.

His experience investigating that corruption is in keeping with The Eagle's heritage, he said in an interview later.

"The Eagle has always been known nationally as an excellent newspaper, an agenda-setting newspaper that does great journalism in a variety of ways, and now on multiple platforms," he said.
"I am elated to be here."

[Source: Wichita Eagle]