William Browning has been named managing editor of The Commercial Dispatch.
Browning has served as interim managing editor since August and previously as news editor. He joined the staff of The Dispatch in July 2013.
The managing editor oversees the newsroom and is responsible for guiding news and sports coverage. Browning will continue to write his Thursday business column and other occasional stories.
Browning, 34, is a Greenwood native. The 2007 University of Mississippi graduate previously worked as a reporter covering the U.S. Navy for the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, Florida; as a crime reporter at the Casper (Wyoming) Star Tribune (2009-2012); and as news editor at the Greenwood (Mississippi) Commonwealth (2007-2009).
“We’ve been delighted with William’s leadership in the interim position,” said Dispatch general manager Peter Imes. “We’re confident he can help us with our continuing efforts to provide more in-depth and detailed coverage of issues important to our readers.”
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