The newspaper announced Friday that Glenn Proctor will retire June 1. He started as the newspaper's executive editor and vice president for news in November 2005.
Before joining the Times-Dispatch, Proctor worked at several editing positions at The (Newark) Star-Ledger.The 64-year-old Proctor also was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team at the Akron Beacon Journal for its coverage of the takeover of tire maker Goodyear. He also has worked for United Press International, the Louisville Courier-Journal and other newspapers.
Under Proctor, the Times-Dispatch won the 2008 National Headliner Award for Breaking News for its coverage of the Virginia Tech massacre as well as Virginia's top journalism award for public service and freedom of information.
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