Robert J Weil

Mr. Weil is Vice President, Operations, and oversees eight daily newspapers in the Midwest and Northwest -- The Kansas City Star in Missouri; The Wichita Eagle in Kansas; the Anchorage Daily News in Alaska; The Idaho Statesman in Boise; The Bellingham Herald, The Olympian, the Tri-City Herald, and The News Tribune, all in Washington. He was named to this position in 1997 after 17 years as a newspaper publisher. Mr. Weil joined McClatchy as publisher of The Fresno Bee in 1994. From 1992-1994, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer for Persis Media, a privately held company with newspapers in Washington and Tennessee. Mr. Weil held other senior management positions with Persis and Gannett Co. from 1973 to 1992. He currently serves on the board of the American Press Institute.