Chris Quinn, editor and publisher of Advance OhioAllison Carey/The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio – Chris Quinn has been named Editor and President of Advance Ohio, replacing Timothy P. Knight who has left the company, according to Randy Siegel, President of Advance Local, which oversees Advance Ohio along with its nine other local operations.
“Chris has been a terrific leader for the Advance Ohio newsroom,” said Siegel. “His commitment to quality journalism and to the Greater Cleveland community are exceptional. Thanks to his talented team, cleveland.com is the digital news leader in Ohio and now reaches 6 million people a month.”
As Vice President of Content for Advance Ohio since 2013, Quinn has led the journalistic priorities and digital news strategy for the company. Before taking that post, Quinn worked at the Plain Dealer for more than 17 years, where he oversaw ground-breaking coverage of the Cuyahoga County corruption crisis, the Anthony Sowell serial killing, the Chardon school shootings and dozens of distinguished enterprise stories and special investigations.
“The need for sustainable, high-quality journalism – the mission of Advance Local — has never been more evident in this country,” Quinn said. “I’m glad I’ve been a part of the public service work and digital innovation by the content team at cleveland.com, and I’m excited that I now have a chance to work more closely with the entire Advance Ohio team as we secure the future of journalism in Cleveland.”
Quinn graduated from Temple University with a B.A. in Journalism. He lives in Cleveland Heights with his wife Kathy. Previously, he worked for newspapers in Mount Holly, N.J.; Dover, Del.; Harrisburg, Pa.; and Orlando, Fla. He is a weekly guest on Friday morning news roundtable on the “Sound of Ideas” on 90.3-FM WCPN, and the “Ideas” television show on WVIZ-Channel 25.
Knight became president at Advance Ohio in October 2015. An announcement on his new position is expected this week.
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