Philadelphia Inquirer Editor Bill Marimow Promotes Sandra Clark and Gabriel Escobar to Managing Editors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER EDITOR BILL MARIMOW PROMOTES SANDRA CLARK AND GABRIEL ESCOBAR TO MANAGING EDITORS Clark Will Become Managing Editor, Features/Operations/Digital and Escobar Will Become Managing Editor, News/Digital PHILADELPHIA (July 9) – Philadelphia Inquirer Editor Bill Marimow announced the promotions of Sandra Clark to Managing Editor, Features/Operations/Digital and Gabriel Escobar to Managing Editor, News/Digital, effective immediately. In this new role, Clark will oversee The Inquirer’s features department, the copy desk, news desk, graphics, photo and Inquirer.com. Escobar will lead the Metro desk, business news, health and science, the investigative team, and he will work closely with those teams responsible for further developing the company’s digital strategy. “These promotions guarantee our commitment to readers that we will provide the best news report – in print, online, social and mobile – in our region,” said Bill Marimow, Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer. Clark has successfully served as Inquirer Deputy Managing Editor since 2011, leading the print and digital coverage of arts, entertainment, and features. Many special sections reporting on cultural institutions in Philadelphia, including The Franklin Institute and The Barnes Museum, were initiated and published under the direction of Clark. Additionally, Clark is responsible for newsroom operations, managing numerous contracts with The Inquirer’s syndicates and wire services. She also guides web strategy as editor of Inquirer.com, leading the inaugural launch of the website in April 2013. Clark was recruited to The Inquirer from the University of Kansas by Inquirer Associate Editor Emeritus Acel Moore. Clark took a six-year leave to serve as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa and also worked as acting country director/administrator for Africare/Mozambique.
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