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Linda Lindus is publisher of The Pantagraph in Bloomington, Ill., and also has responsibility for daily newspapers in Decatur, DeKalb, Mattoon, Charleston and Carbondale, Ill.; Park Hills, Mo.; Maysville, Ky.; Carlisle, Pa.; and Orangeburg, S.C.
She joined Lee in 2000 as publisher of The Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Ill., and moved to the Herald & Review in Decatur as publisher and group leader in 2002. She became publisher in Bloomington and vice president for publishing in 2005. Before joining Lee, she was an award-winning publisher for Thomson Newspapers in Utah. In 1992, she became the first woman to serve as president of the Arizona Newspapers Association, and in 1995 she received its Presidential Award as a master editor and publisher. Under her leadership, The Southern Illinoisan received the Illinois Press Association’s award for general excellence, the state’s top award, and the Herald & Review received it three times.
Among industry activities, she is president of the Illinois Press Association board of directors. Her community activities have included the Decatur Police Foundation, Webster-Cantrell Hall, United Way, Decatur Chamber of Commerce, Salvation Army, the board of Southern Illinois Community Foundation, Carbondale Community-City-University, Carbondale Rotary International and Southern Illinois Economic Development EDGE. | 