You may remember Shannon McDonald from her fine work last week as the news editor of the Phoenix. She is no longer there and I am sure she has moved on the managing editor of the NY Times of the Washington Post. Filling those rather large shoes is now Leann Pettit. The article outlining her qualifications are not online so I will print them here.
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THE PHOENIX STAFF REPORT
PHOENIXVILLE — As a recent graduate from Cedar Crest College, in Allentown, PA,Leann Pettit came to The Phoenix originally as an advertising representative. After getting to know Phoenixville and the community I was put in the newsroom as the editor. At Cedar Crest College,she was the news editor and the advertising manager for The Crestiad, the award-winning, student run weekly newspaper. She spent two and a half years as news editor for The Crestiad, which was her first love in journalism. In her two years as news editor, I took the section from a two page section to a six page section, focusing on Cedar Crest news, both the good and the bad. During Leann’s senior year,she stepped in as advertising manager when the newspaper didn’t have one. During her time at Cedar Crest, I covered the new College president leaving after four months and the hiring of a new president for the College. She grew up in Exeter Township, graduating from Exeter Township High School. During her senior year at Exeter she interned at Berks-Mont Newspapers, in Boyertown, another Journal Register Company newspaper. As editor, Leann hopes to get to know the community, the businesses, but also the people, who are the heart of Phoenixville both with The Phoenix but also on a personal level as she learns the community,. As The Phoenix transitions to a weekly publication, Leann’s hope to to give the community the newspaper they want with the news they want to read and that is relevant to them. |
