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St. Petersburg Times managing editor Stephen Buckley has been named publisher of tampabay.com, a new position designed to sharpen and accelerate the Times' push into electronic publishing.
Buckley, 41, said he wants to capitalize on the company's work on the Web site, especially by increasing revenue. He said the potential of technology is constantly changing and he'll go into the position with an open mind.
"This is such an important part of our business," said Buckley, who will start the post in mid June. "We want to be a leading force among newspaper Web sites in the United States."
In the past six months, tampabay.com averaged 1.5-million unique visitors monthly. Tampabay.com has been on Editor & Publisher's list of top 30 largest newspaper Web sites for the past three months.
Paul Tash, chairman, CEO and editor of the Times, said he chose Buckley for his credibility at the newspaper.
"He's a very quick study, and he has terrific judgment," Tash said.
Buckley, the son of Jamaican immigrants, got his start at the Times as a 16-year-old intern. A graduate of Duke University, Buckley was a metro reporter for the Washington Post before working as a foreign correspondent in Nairobi, Kenya, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Buckley returned to the Times in 2001 as a national reporter and became managing editor in 2005.
"These are big shoes to fill in the newsroom," said Neil Brown, executive editor and vice president. "I'll work with my colleagues to figure out the most effective way to organize our news-gathering operations."
Buckley and his wife, Cathleen, live in St. Petersburg and have two children: Olivia, 11, and David, 9.
Stephanie Garry can be reached at (727) 892-2374 or sgarry@sptimes.com.
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Comments on this article
by Nick
May 5, 2008 2:21 PM
Loyalty? Really? Ummm, DJ, stop sipping on the Kool-Aid. You'll see. This will all crash and burn soon enough.
by Brock
May 2, 2008 2:01 PM
Stephen, all the very best in your new position. With web publishing being a truly 24/7 operation, I suspect we'll see you even less at Wark / Coconut Kids camp outs. Cathleen, I think your responsibilities just increased as well! Kudos to you b
by Michael
Apr 30, 2008 11:09 AM
You're kidding, right? You put a traditional print manager with no online experience in such a lofty position. It's no wonder newspapers are failing. I certainly wish him luck but I really question your decisions.
by FAMU ABJ
Apr 29, 2008 7:25 PM
Congratulations! We're so proud of you.
An NABJ member
by Mrs. V
Apr 29, 2008 6:06 PM
Congrats Mr. Buckley!
by Keith
Apr 29, 2008 6:05 PM
Congratulations Mr.Buckley! I'm sure that Christine is pleased to have a publisher such as yourself on-board that will be working to improve the TB.com product.
by Diane
Apr 29, 2008 4:57 PM
Congratulations Mr. Buckley!
by DJ
Apr 29, 2008 4:57 PM
Nick, what's so "fishy" about a managing editor getting promoted? Besides, the Times has always been great about keeping their valuable employees and moving them up through the company ranks. Kudos to them for their loyalty.
by Nick
Apr 29, 2008 2:19 PM
Things that make you go "Hmmmmmmm..." Something fishy's going on over there at The Times.
by Chris
Apr 29, 2008 2:19 PM
Congratulations Mr. Buckley! I love reading stories of how someone started at entry level, and worked their way to the top. Well done!
by A.H.
Apr 29, 2008 2:19 PM
Let's just hope he can make the online version of the paper a bit more user friendly?
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