Patrick Birmingham named publisher of Knoxville News Sentinel, will oversee Ind., SC papers

Corpus Christi publisher takes over at Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Patrick Birmingham, president and publisher of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in Texas, has been named president and publisher of the Knoxville News Sentinel.

The Knoxville newspaper made the announcement on its Web site Wednesday after the 51-year-old Birmingham was introduced to the staff of the 120,000-circulation daily.

Birmingham also will serve as a regional publisher for Cincinnati-based E.W. Scripps Co. with responsibilities for the Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press and the Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail.

He succeeds Bruce Hartmann, who last month was promoted to vice president of sales for the Scripps newspaper division.

Birmingham has been president and publisher at Corpus Christi since 2004. The Scripps paper has won “newspaper of the year” honors from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors the past four years.

Information from: The Knoxville News Sentinel, www.knoxnews.com