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Los Angeles Times Taps ESPN’s Kevin Merida As Next Executive Editor

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Kevin Merida, ESPN senior vice president and editor-in-chief of the Undefeated, has been named the next executive editor of the Los Angeles Times.Merida had been seen as a leading candidate to lead the Times newsroom following a five-month search.

He’ll succeed Norman Pearlstine, who stepped down in December.“I’m going to do everything I can to make this the greatest media outlet for the people of California, of L.A. — and beyond,” Merida said in an interview with the Times. “I see nothing but opportunity.

I think this can be the most innovative media company in the country.”Merida will start in June.The Times, owned by Patrick and Michele Soon-Shiong, has endured years of turmoil, as it has faced the challenge of transitioning to digital,

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