•
John Curley, former president, chairman and CEO of
Gannett Co., Inc, the first editor of
USA Today, chairman of the Newspaper Association of America, and a member of the Gannett Board of Directors from 1983 to 2001. His newspaper career spanned 30 years with Gannett and including publisher of the
Courier-News. The sports journalism department at Penn State is named in his honor. •
Tom Curley, former president and chief executive officer of the
Associated Press. Curley is also a former president, publisher, and one of the co-creators of
USA Today. He was publisher of the
Courier-News from 1983 until 1985. •
Guy Sterling, retired journalist and currently author of several books and historian in
Newark, New Jersey. • Chauncey F. Stout (d. 1972) joined the paper in 1905 as circulation manager, and later served as publisher from 1927 until his retirement in 1957. ==References==