PORT ANGELES — Steve Perry is the new advertising director of the Peninsula Daily News and its Web site, www.peninsuladailynews.com.
He succeeds Suzanne Delaney, who left the PDN last summer to join the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, where she is now real estate advertising manager.
Sue Stoneman had been acting PDN advertising director while continuing her current job as the newspaper’s advertising operations manager.
Perry was advertising manager and general manager of Sequim-based Olympic View Publishing, parent company of two weekly newspapers, Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum and Homes/Land Real Estate Magazines.
Peninsula Daily News and Olympic View Publishing were recently purchased by Black Press Ltd. of Victoria.
Although owned by the same company, the PDN and the two weekly newspapers and real estate magazines are operated independently and will continue to have separate news, administrative and advertising staffs.
Perry reports to John Brewer, publisher and editor of the PDN.
“I’m excited to take on a new opportunity, a bigger challenge,” said Perry.
Said Brewer: “I’ve known Steve for many years as a competitor, and I’ve always admired his energy, commitment, expertise and professionalism.
“As all of us know, rapidly evolving technology and continued unsettled economic conditions present difficult challenges to us and every business on the North Olympic Peninsula — as well as great opportunities.
“I believe Steve is exceptionally well-qualified with his talent, versatility and broad experience to build upon our record of growth — and to capitalize further on our unique readership and Peninsula-wide marketplace presence.”
Assuming Perry’s advertising responsibilities in Sequim is Sue Ellen Riesau, publisher of the Sequim and Forks weeklies and the real estate magazines.
Perry joined Olympic View Publishing in 2002 after working for more than 20 years in advertising at two daily newspapers, Skagit Valley Herald in Mount Vernon and The Kitsap Sun in Bremerton, and at two weekly newspapers, Anacortes American in Anacortes and Peninsula Gateway in Gig Harbor.
He and his wife, Karen, have three sons, Daniel, Matthew and Justin.
