J. Todd Foster has resigned as executive editor of the Chattanooga Times Free Press for personal reasons.

Jason Taylor, president and general manager of the newspaper, made the announcement to the newsroom staff this afternoon.

Foster had been named executive editor of the Times Free Press July 1, 2010.

He had previously served as editor of the Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier and from 1985-89 had served as a reporter for the Chattanooga Free Press.