A summer of transition for the Chicago Tribune under new hedge fund ownership continued with the announcement Tuesday of a change at the top of the masthead. Mitch Pugh has been named executive editor of the Chicago Tribune after eight years in the same role at The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina. His first day will be Aug. 30.
Pugh, 47, a native of Riverton near Springfield, grew up with a Chicago Tribune mailbox at the end of his driveway. A graduate of the University of Illinois Springfield, Pugh started his journalism career as a sports part-timer at The State Journal-Register while completing his degree.
This article appeared in The State Journal-Register on Aug. 10, 2021.