DALLAS, Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking another
step in its commitment to digital innovation, The Dallas Morning
News has named local industry veteran Robert Wilonsky as assistant digital managing
editor for dallasnews.com. Wilonsky will oversee digital content,
planning and development for dallasnews.com, as well as helping
develop and execute the company's digital content roadmap and
strategy. He will report to Carmen
Cano, head of digital news products.
"Robert's proven ability to develop digital platforms that
connect deeply with readers will be an invaluable asset for us as
we continue to evolve our digital products," said Cano.
Wilonsky will also continue writing about topics that are
relevant to the people of Dallas,
a passion he cultivated in his previous position at the Dallas
Observer, through his groundbreaking, award-winning blog,
Unfair Park.
"Robert brings passion and energy to all things Dallas. He's one of the nation's most active
and plugged-in online journalists," said News editor
Bob Mong.
A Dallas native, Robert began
his career at the Dallas Times Herald. In 1991, he joined
the Dallas Observer, where he covered music, sports, film
and pop culture, as well as hard news. In 2006, he helped the
Observer enter the digital arena as editor of Unfair Park,
named the Association of Alternative Newspapers' Best Blog after
only its first year. Wilonsky has also co-hosted At the Movies With
Ebert & Roeper, hosted a talk show on HDNet, Higher Definition,
and written for Rolling Stone, Salon and American
Way, where he received a Gold Medal from the North American
Travel Journalists Association. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas and the University
of Texas at Austin.
"I am profoundly honored to join The Dallas Morning News
and its small army's worth of writers and editors whose passion for
understanding Dallas I share," said Wilonsky. "I am proud to be
part of this company at such a key moment in its history, as
The News moves to reinvent its online presence to offer the
very vitality, urgency and intimacy readers demand."
About The Dallas Morning News
Established in 1885, The Dallas Morning News
(dallasnews.com) is Texas' leading
newspaper and the flagship newspaper subsidiary of A. H. Belo
Corporation. It has received nine Pulitzer Prizes since 1986, as
well as numerous other industry awards recognizing the quality of
its investigative and feature journalism, design and
photojournalism. Its portfolio of print and digital products
reaches an average daily audience of more than 1.1 million people
and includes online news and information sites; iPhone, Android and
iPad apps; Al Dia (www.aldiatx.com), the leading
Spanish-language daily in North
Texas; neighborsgo (neighborsgo.com), a
consumer-generated community news outlet; and Briefing, the
free, home-delivered quick-read. To advertisers, the portfolio of
products is represented by DMNmedia (www.DMNmedia.com), the
marketing solutions group of The Dallas Morning News, Inc.
About A. H. Belo Corporation
A. H. Belo Corporation (NYSE: AHC), headquartered in
Dallas, Texas, is a distinguished
newspaper publishing and local news and information company that
owns and operates four daily newspapers and a diverse group of
websites. A. H. Belo publishes
The Dallas Morning News, Texas' leading newspaper and winner of nine
Pulitzer Prizes; The Providence Journal, the oldest
continuously-published daily newspaper in the U.S. and winner of
four Pulitzer Prizes; The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA), serving the Inland Southern
California region and winner of one Pulitzer Prize; and the
Denton Record-Chronicle. The Company publishes various niche
publications targeting specific audiences, and its partnerships
and/or investments include the Yahoo! Newspaper Consortium and
Classified Ventures, owner of cars.com. A.
H. Belo also owns and operates commercial printing,
distribution and direct mail service businesses. Additional
information is available at www.ahbelo.com.
SOURCE The Dallas Morning News