Kelly Lecker, a veteran journalist and Wisconsin native, has been named executive editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, the Madison newspaper announced Friday.
Lecker will take over the role on April 11. She succeeds Jason Adrians, who was named vice president of local news for Lee Enterprises in January.
Currently serving as interim editor and managing/investigative editor for the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, Lecker has spent the last 13 years with the Gannett-owned newspaper. Previous roles include assistant managing editor, digital news editor and assistant state desk editor.
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Prior to her time in Columbus, Lecker spent nearly eight years at The Toledo (Ohio) Blade, where she served as projects reporter and state editor. She also worked two years as a reporter for The (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Journal Gazette in her first full-time role out of college.
Lecker is a UW-Stevens Point graduate. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and Spanish in 1993.
