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LEO Weekly Editor Takes New Gig in Nashville, News Editor Will Take Over

Stephen George is leaving the Louisville alt-weekly in January to become editor of the Nashville City Paper. Current LEO news editor Sarah Kelley will replace him, becoming the paper's first female editor. George, a Louisville native, has been with LEO since 2005 and has served as editor since May 2008. Both LEO and the City Paper are owned by SouthComm. (FULL STORY)
LEO Weekly Press Release  |  12-01-2009  4:34 pm  |  Press Releases

LEO Weekly Takes 19 Metro Journalism Awards

LEO Weekly earned 19 awards at last Thursday's Society of Professional Journalists Metro Journalism awards ceremony in Louisville, including first place honors for Column Writing, Editorial Cartoon, Minority and Women's Affairs Reporting, and Reviews/Criticism. The paper swept the Column Writing and Reviews/Criticism categories. (FULL STORY)
LEO Weekly Press Release  |  06-30-2008  12:23 pm  |  Press Releases

LEO Names New Editor and Sales Manager

The Louisville Eccentric Observer, which was acquired last month by Nashville-based SouthComm Communications, has named Stephen George as editor and Tammy Norkiewicz as sales manager, according to a press release. George, who previously served as managing editor, has been with LEO since January 2005, and Norkiewicz has been an account executive with the paper since December 2005. LEO has also named former associate editor Sara Havens as the new arts & entertainment editor, and has hired 2008 Academy for Alternative Journalism fellow Phillip Bailey as staff writer. Reached via email, George tells AAN News that Bailey will still participate in the scholarship program this summer; the paper is giving him a leave of absence to do so. (FULL STORY)
Louisville Eccentric Observer Press Release  |  06-02-2008  11:01 am  |  Press Releases

Louisville Eccentric Observer Obtains Humana Memos on 'Sicko'

Ask and ye shall receive: In last week's paper, LEO ran a short notice inviting employees of Louisville-based health-care giant Humana "to share interoffice memos" the company had prepped on Michael Moore's latest documentary. Several employees came through, and LEO has published three documents this week, all of which repeatedly cite Humana's acknowledgment of America's health care problem, claim that the Congressional testimony of an ex-employee featured in the film is false, and refer all media inquiries to the company's press office. (FULL STORY)
Louisville Eccentric Observer Press Release  |  07-18-2007  8:29 am  |  Press Releases

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