Monica Richardson
Monica Richardson | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Alma mater | Old Dominion University |
| Occupation | Executive editor |
| Employer | Miami Herald |
| Children | 1 |
Monica R. Richardson is an American newspaper editor and the first Black executive editor in the Miami Herald's history.[1]
Personal and education
[edit]Richardson is from Charlottesville, Virginia.[2] She graduated from Old Dominion University.
She has served on nonprofit boards in Atlanta and advocates for foster care and adoption.[1] 2014, she adopted a daughter as a single mother[3][1]
Career and work
[edit]Richardson became executive editor of Miami Herald on January 1, 2021. [3][4][5] Her expertise includes nearly 30 years of journalism.
Richardson worked for the Charlottesville Observer, The Florida Times-Union, and Lexington Herald-Leader. For 15 years, she wrote for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution where she served as the digital managing editor and then was promoted to senior managing editor in 2018.[3]
She served on journalist boards, including the Atlanta Press Club, the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists, Associated Press Media Editors and the Georgia APME.[1] She also served as a juror for the national Pulitzer Prize board.[6]
Awards
[edit]She has been named one of the Atlanta Business League's Top 100 Women of Vision, the First but Not the Last, Women Leaders of South Florida, as well as the Editor and Publisher's Top Ten Women to Watch list. She has also received an Atlanta Diverse Professionals Award.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "McClatchy | Monica R. Richardson named Executive Editor of the Miami Herald". www.mcclatchy.com. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ Magazine, Vinegar Hill (2022-07-01). "She leads a major American newspaper, won a Pulitzer, but when she comes home to Charlottesville, she's "just Monica"". Vinegar Hill Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ a b c "Miami Herald names Monica Richardson first Black executive editor in paper's history". David Smiley. Miami Herald. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Monica Richardson to lead Miami Herald as first Black executive editor in paper's history". Florida Politics. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Monica R. Richardson named Executive Editor of the Miami Herald". Prnewswire. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ a b "MONICA R RICHARDSON". Women of Color. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
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