Tom Curley
{{short description|American journalist}}
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| name = Tom Curley
| image = Tom Curley, RIT NandE Vol18Num5 1986 Nov6 Complete.jpg
| caption = Curley in November 1986
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|07|6}}
| birth_place = Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| alma_mater = {{ubl|La Salle University (BA)|Rochester Institute of Technology (MBA)}}
| known_for = President of Associated Press (2003–2012)
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Thomas Curley (born July 6, 1948) is an American businessman and journalist who served as president of Associated Press, the world's largest news organization.[http://www.ap.org/pages/about/pressreleases/pr_32803.html Associated Press press release] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124010814/http://ap.org/pages/about/pressreleases/pr_32803.html |date=2010-11-24 }} He retired in 2012.Adams, Russell, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203806504577178591742435890?ru=MKTW&mod=MKTW "AP's Curley to Retire" (intro only without subscription)], The Wall Street Journal, January 23, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
Early life and education
Curley was born on July 6, 1948, in Easton, Pennsylvania. At age 15, he started writing for The Express-Times, a daily newspaper in Easton.John K. Hartman, The USA today way: a candid look at the national newspaper's first decade, 1982-1992, J.K. Hartman, 1992, p. 11 [https://books.google.com/books?id=XhNlAAAAMAAJ&q=%22tom+curley%22]
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from La Salle University, where he served as editor in chief of the student newspaper, The Collegian, and was a member of Sigma Phi Lambda fraternity. He earned an MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology.{{cite web | title = Freedom Forum Profile | url = http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=16938}} In 1994, Curley received an Honorary Doctorate from his undergraduate alma mater.{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IadfPJcFLE0C&dq=collegian&pg=PA59 |title = LaSalle University|isbn = 9780738539225|last1 = Lamonica|first1 = Jeffrey|date = April 2006}}
Career
In 1972, he worked as an editor for the Rochester Times-Union.Peter Prichard, The making of McPaper: the inside story of USA today, Andrews, McMeel & Parker, 1987, p. 91 [https://books.google.com/books?id=DBZlAAAAMAAJ&q=%22tom+curley%22] He became director of information for Gannett Company, Inc. in 1976. In 1979, he was one of the original news staffers that founded USA Today. In 1982, he became the editor of The Bulletin, and in 1983, publisher of The Courier-News. He served as the president and publisher of USA Today from 1991 to 2003.Thomas H. Davenport, Marius Leibold, Sven C. Voelpel, Strategic Management in the Innovation Economy: Strategic Approaches and Tools for Dynamic Innovation Capabilities, John Wiley and Sons, 2007, p. 192 [https://books.google.com/books?id=t6vlGEvYJZsC&dq=%22tom+curley%22&pg=PA192] In 1998, he became senior vice president of Gannett.Leonard Mogel, The Newspaper:Everything You Need to Know to Make It in the Newspaper Business, Leonard Mogel, p. 24 [https://books.google.com/books?id=M6mloTfuhrQC&dq=%22tom+curley%22&pg=PA24] Curley served as the President of the Associated Press from June 2003 until 2012.
He is a trustee of the Ronald McDonald House Charities. He also serves on the executive board of the Ad Council, and he is the former chairman of the American Advertising Federation's Advertising Hall of Fame.
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Category:American newspaper publishers (people)
Category:American male journalists
Category:Writers from Easton, Pennsylvania
Category:Easton Area High School alumni
Category:La Salle University alumni
Category:Rochester Institute of Technology alumni