Staley retires; Lucero takes helm of Green Bay, Wis., diocesan paper

Published: 2007-09-06

GREEN BAY, Wis. (CNS) -- Sam Lucero, former associate managing editor of the Catholic Herald in Milwaukee, is now the news and information manager for the Green Bay Diocese and editor of the diocesan newspaper, The Compass. He replaces longtime editor Tony Staley, who retired in August. Prior to his work in Milwaukee, Lucero was editor of the Catholic Herald in Superior. He also worked at other Catholic newspapers, including the Intermountain Catholic in Salt Lake City and the Southern Cross in San Diego. "I've found working in the Catholic press enables a person to practice not only a profession, but to turn it into a vocation, and I think it's something we're privileged to experience," he said. Lucero, who is also an award-winning photographer, updated the Catholic Herald's Web site where he posted weekly audio news slide shows with his photographs. "I'm looking forward to the challenge of managing a newspaper, of taking it in a new direction," he said, referring to a diocesan decision to emphasize the paper's Web site and other electronic means.

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