MARTIN Gilmour, a journalist with The Examiner for the past 32 years, is the newspaper's new editor.
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The general manager of The Examiner, Phil Leersen, announced the appointment yesterday.
Mr Gilmour, 49, was educated and grew up in Launceston and started with The Examiner in 1978.
He was the previous deputy editor and has been acting editor for the past five weeks since the resignation of Fiona Reynolds.
Mr Gilmour completed his cadetship at The Examiner under the editorship of Michael Courtney and then spent two years covering State Parliament in Hobart.
He has held a variety of reporting, sub- editing and management roles and was sports editor for six years from 1996 and led The Examiner's push to redevelop York Park and secure AFL roster matches.
He was also part of the Fairfax reporting team that covered the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
From 2002 to 2008 Mr Gilmour was chief of staff and for the past two years he was deputy editor and oversaw a major redesign of The Sunday Examiner.
He is married with two adult children at university.
He is also president of the Launceston Golf Club.
Mr Leersen said that the position was advertised nationally and it was pleasing to see that the best candidate came from within the newspaper's own ranks.
"Martin's knowledge of the region, his understanding of the issues and commitment to the newspaper will place him in good stead as editor," Mr Leersen said.
"The Examiner's brand is extremely strong. We now have more ways to reach our readers with news that matters to them. Martin is a natural leader who will ensure the newspaper continues to break news online and provide analysis in the hard copy.
"His experience in journalism is an asset and his preparedness to grasp new technologies will ensure The Examiner delivers the news in ways that our readers want."
Mr Gilmour begins in the position immediately and said that he was delighted to be leading the newspaper's editorial team of 65 staff.
"The Examiner has an exciting future with the reputation of our print edition, huge gains in our online audience with a new website and the launch of an electronic version of the paper later this year," he said.
"Most people know me as a passionate advocate for Tasmania, and particularly Northern Tasmania, and this is a role that The Examiner has championed."
Mr Gilmour is the 13th editor of the newspaper in 168 years.
