| Show UTAH SIX SURVIVING DAILIES Paul Challis Brent Goodie and Dan Beringer During Hoguntenure revenues and profits more than doubled between 1985 and 1993 He also was instrumental in initiating The Spectrum 10K Run late in each winter in co sponsorship with the St George Leisure Services Department Hogun also expanded the newspapermarket into Sevier and Wayne counties withbureau in Richfield In 1986 the publication becametrue daily when it began producingSaturday morning edition Since that time the Spectrum has published evening editions each weekday afternoon and morning editions on Saturday and Sunday The Spectrum enterednew phase of its history in 1993 beginning with Janet Fontenot becoming managing editor in January and continuing with Hogunresignation in May That same month Roger Plothow was named publisher He took over full-time duties in August but spentgreat deal of time with the newspaper through that summer while completing his duties as executive editor of the Idaho Falls Idaho Post-Register Several individuals from Thomsoncorporate offices acted as interim publishers during periods of Plothowabsence from May until August Plothow had begun his journalism career with the Provo Daily Herald had worked assports stringer for both the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune had edited California newspapers and in the late 1980s was assistant managing editor of the Ogden StandardExaminer The Spectrum has experienced rapid and dramatic change since these management shifts reflecting the tremendous growth of the Southern Utah market andnew administrative philosophy at both the paper and its parent company Fontenot Louisiana native who had previously served as managing editor of the Northwest Arkansas Times in Fayetteville succeeded Dan Beringer She began making changes shortly after arriving starting withmajor redesign emphasizing simple clean layout more frequent use of graphics and full color on page one each day Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
