DENVER (AP) – Joe Danborn, a veteran editor for the Associated Press, has been named Rockies news editor for the cooperative.
In his new job, Danborn, who grew up in the Denver area, will oversee news coverage for Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. He’ll be based in Denver.
The appointment was announced Thursday by Interim West Editor Anna Johnson, who oversees news for 13 states west of the Rockies.
“Joe is a creative journalist who knows the Rockies,” Johnson said. “He has proven he can navigate change and build an even stronger report, and we are thrilled to have him back in Denver.”
Danborn, currently enterprise editor for AP’s southern states, was one of six editors chosen in 2008 to build and launch the first U.S. regional editing desk, part of a sweeping overhaul of the company’s editing and filing procedures.