Jenni Fasselin has been named publisher of the Sun Advocate and Emery County Progress. She will succeed Richard Shaw, who is retiring. The transition is effective July 1.
“Rick is one of the finest people I have ever worked with,” said Brehm Communications, Inc. President William Brehm, Jr. in announcing the decision Tuesday. “Both he and Jenni are people that care about the community.”
Shaw has worked 15 years at the Sun Advocate, five years as reporter and community editor and 10 years as publisher. He has won numerous awards in Utah journalism for news and opinion writing and photography. Under his leadership, the Sun Advocate won back-to-back Utah Press Association awards for General Excellence for 2012 and 2013.
Fasselin is a 20-year veteran of the paper, having served 15 years as advertising manager. She has also led her staff to award-winning efforts in advertising ideas and campaigns. She will become the first female publisher of the Sun Advocate and the first Emery County native to run both papers.
John Serfustini has come out of retirement to become editor and assist with the transition.
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