Geri Tucker becomes the new editor in charge of auto coverage for USA Today on Nov.15. New to the auto world, she has been playing “catch up” the past weeks before stepping in to coordinate the work of Jim Healey, Fred Meier and Chris Woodyard. Tucker can be reached at gtucker@usatoday.com. . . . Suzuki… Continue Reading
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Lane Changes
John Matras is not changing lanes but the veteran autowriter and photographer is looking for a few more roads to explore while considering a re-launch of his CarBuzzard web site, and blog the erstwhile home of car reviews current and past. (He had them all) He continues to write for the Examiner from his Tannersville,… Continue Reading
Lane Changes: Fedorak, Merx, Clotheir, Sutter and more
Alex Fedorak is no longer with KIA Motors where he was PR director. He can be reached at afedorak@verizon.net and 949-697-5803. . . . Automotive reporter Katie Merx has departed Bloomberg News’ Southfield, Mich. office and Mark Clotheir has joined Bloomberg there.. . . Josh Pichler is now the executive business editor for print and… Continue Reading
Lane Changes: June 2010
Aaron Gold has been named a consulting producer for the upcoming TopGear/USA which premiers this fall on The History Channel. He will continue as About.com’s guide to cars. . . .Jeff Johnston, long-time RV and trailer-towing guru, is now associate producer and co-host of Rollin On TV, www.rollinontv.com a new cable-distribution TV show about RVs… Continue Reading
Lane Changes May 2010
BMW’s “Joy” is Steve Parker’s slogan as well in announcing not a lane but a venue change –from hospital bed to office and computer. When drugs he had been taking to combat Crohn’s disease for 43 years suddenly started to fail, he went on a not too magical two-year mystery tour of diagnoses, hospital stays,… Continue Reading