Texas Man to Become New Salina Journal Publisher
Associated Press - Fri 08:47 AM 02/17/2012
M. Olaf Frandsen will be the new publisher of the family-owned Salina Journal.
M. Olaf Frandsen has announced his resignation as publisher of The Monitor after 10 years at the helm of the daily McAllen newspaper.
Frandsen announced Thursday that he'll resign effective Tuesday to take become publisher of the family-owned Salina Journal, and move closer to his son's family.
The 56-year-old executive also will resign as regional vice president of the Southwest Division of Irvine, California-based Freedom Communications, owner of The Monitor, the Valley Morning Star of Harlingen and The Brownsville Herald.
Franderson will take over for Tom Bell, who is leaving the newspaper for a job at Salina Regional Health Center.
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Viper
Friday 17 February 2012 10:23
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roselizzy
Friday 17 February 2012 11:46 Report this comment
Welcome to Salina Mr.Frandsen
jimdingo
Friday 17 February 2012 12:23 Report this comment
The local newspaper in Salina is pretty balanced I think. The new publisher will give the know-it-alls on KINA a new whipping boy.
Iamgonnagetu
Friday 17 February 2012 12:53 Report this comment
I hope he does not crawl into bed with all the officials and well to do in Salina like Tom Bell did. We need some good investigated reporting from the journal.
getumgranny
Friday 17 February 2012 13:36 Report this comment
Iamgonnagetu: You are so right kiddo!!! Let's hope and pray he is an objective, impartial person with some stones to tell the city/county big boys to stay out of his business and let him do his job!!! I would love to see some GOOD reporting for a change on some of the issues.
GetAGrip
Friday 17 February 2012 19:45 Report this comment
I with both of you. Hope he is not influenced by the status quo groups that keeps controlling what is printed on a lot of issues. controlling what is printed
GETALIFE674
Saturday 18 February 2012 00:43 Report this comment
I AM WITH YOU ALL ALSO BUT JUST LOOKING AT THIS GUY I HAVE TO QUESTION AS GRANNY PUT IT IF HE HAS THE STONES TO DO SO. I GUESS TIME WILL TELL. DO HOPE HE WILL TURN ON SOME LIGHTS IN THE OFFICE ALWAYS WONDER IF I AM GOING TO GET MUGGED WHEN I GO DOWN THERE.
Logical
Sunday 19 February 2012 07:07 Report this comment
Get a Life: are you serious? You make statements based purely on his looks? Please tone it down and stick to facts. I think Tom Bell's heritage will reflect creating/keeping the 333 line which allows most negative people to make mostly negative and sometimes baseless comments about local leaders. I think the paper's work and position on the Expo Center vote in 06 is evidence that iamgonnagetu and getumgranny aren't accurate. Clearly the paper had a lot to do with defeating it.