COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Jim Bebbington, director of cross platform reporting at Cox Media Group-Ohio, was elected president of the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors association for 2015-16 at the group’s annual convention Sunday.
Jo Ingles, a reporter for Ohio Public Radio/TV News Bureau in Columbus, was named president-elect. Gretchen Walsh, morning executive producer at WBNS-TV, was named director representing Large-Market TV.
The following directors were re-elected to two-year terms, which expire in 2018:
- Representing newspapers with a daily circulation over 50,000: Bruce Winges, vice president and editor, Akron Beacon Journal;
- Representing newspapers with a daily circulation of 15,001-50,000: Julie Wallace, managing editor, The (Elyria) Chronicle Telegram;
- Representing newspapers with a daily circulation up to 15,000: David Fong, groups sports content manager, Civitas Media;
- Representing Small-Market TV: Tony Geftos, reporter/anchor, WTVG, Toledo;
- Representing Large-Market Radio: Jason Michaels, anchor, WHIO-AM, Dayton;
- Representing Small-Market Radio: Jennifer Clark, news director, WJER-AM, Dover-New Philadelphia.
The following also serve on the board, with terms that expire in 2017:
- At-Large, representing newspapers from all circulation divisions: Dave Murray, managing editor of The (Toledo) Blade, and
- At-Large, representing newspapers from all circulation divisions: Mike Throne, managing editor of the Chillicothe Gazette.
The Associated Press is a not-for-profit news cooperative serving 1,400 daily newspapers and 5,000 broadcast stations in the United States, including 85 daily newspapers and 127 broadcast stations in Ohio.
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