JEKYLL ISLAND - J.K. Murphy, editor of the Gwinnett Daily Post, was elected president of the Georgia Associated Press News Council at the newspaper group's annual meeting Thursday at Jekyll Island. <br>
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The News Council is the governing body of the Georgia Associated Press Association, which is comprised of daily newspapers that are members of the news wire service cooperative. <br>
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The council elected Sherrie Marshall, executive editor of The Macon Telegraph as first vice president and Mike King, public editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, as second vice president. <br>
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Murphy, who had been the group's first vice president, succeeds Mike Burbach, executive editor of the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, who remains on the News Council as past president. <br>
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Three new members were elected to the Georgia AP News Council: Mickey Johnson, executive editor of The Times in Gainesville; Renee Carey, managing editor of the Griffin Daily News; and Stayce Lee, managing editor of The Courier Herald in Dublin. <br>
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Other members of the Georgia AP News Council are: Cecil Bentley, executive editor, Athens Banner-Herald; Les Simpson, assistant general manager, The Augusta Chronicle; Andrea Lovejoy, LaGrange Daily News; John Glenn, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Dan Suwyn, managing editor, Savannah Morning News; Frank Sayles, publisher-editor, The Tifton Gazete; Kay Read, editor, The Albany Herald; and Jane Benton, publisher-editor, Thomasville Times-Enterprise. <br>
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Officers serve one-year terms; News Council members serve three-year terms.
