AAN Association of Alternative Newsmedia

Metro Spirit Editor to Leave Paper

june 9, 2009 03:01 pm

Augusta, GA -- Tom Grant, editor of Metro Spirit, will be leaving his post in late July. Grant, an award-winning journalist, has been editor of the paper since October of 2005.

"The last four years have been an exciting time for Metro Spirit and we've accomplished a lot together," said Grant. "Metro Spirit is ready for a new voice and the paper and I have agreed that it's a good time for someone new to write the next chapter of Spirit's history."

Grant will continue in his position through the end of July while Metro Spirit conducts a national search for its next editor. "Tom's commitment to making Metro Spirit great has been unwavering," said Bryan Osborn, publisher of Metro Spirit. "Replacing someone of his stature will be difficult, but we're treating this as an exciting opportunity to bring a new voice and energy to Augusta and Metro Spirit's 40,000 plus readers."

About Metro Spirit
Metro Spirit, Augusta's Independent Voice, is Augusta, Ga.'s weekly newspaper. Celebrating its 20th year of publishing, the Metro Spirit reaches over 40,000 people in the CSRA every Wednesday.