CMG/Ohio's Julia Wallace Named Frank Russell Chair

RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Julia Wallace

Cox Media Group/Ohio's Market VP Julia Wallace joins Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication as the Frank Russell Chair for the Business of Journalism. Wallace, who currently leads CMG/Ohio's converged radio, TV, newspaper and digital group, announced earlier this month that she will retire at the end of the year. She will begin teaching classes on the future of news, new business models and journalism at the Cronkite School in January.

Previously, Wallace led the Atlanta Journal-Constitution from 2002-2010, where she became the first female editor-in-chief in the newspaper's history. During her tenure, the paper won two Pulitzer Prizes, and she was named Editor of the Year by Editor & Publisher magazine in 2004. Before joining Atlanta, she was managing editor of The Arizona Republic from 1998-2000.

"I'm so delighted to be joining the Cronkite School," said Wallace. "The media business is changing fast, and the school is at the forefront of that change. I can't think of a better place to work with this generation of students. They will be critical to determining the future of journalism."