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Mary E. Junck, chief executive of newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises Inc., was named chairwoman of The Associated Press’ board of directors Thursday.
Junck succeeds William Dean Singleton, publisher of The Denver Post and chairman of ap, who had been AP chairman since 2007.
She said one of her top priorities will be the search for a new AP chief executive to replace Tom Curley, who announced Monday that he plans to retire this year.
Denver Post staff and wire reports
