Pendery Takes Reins Of Tribune Sports Department
Published: May 23, 2007
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TAMPA - Kim Pendery has become the eighth female sports editor in the country after being named The Tampa Tribune's Senior Editor For Multimedia Sports.
Pendery replaces Nick Pugliese, who is now the Tribune's deputy sports editor and will supervise Buccaneers coverage, plus oversee reporting of the Lightning and Rays.
Pendery, 51, inherits a staff that recently earned six awards in The Associated Press Sports Editors annual contest, including an all-time best four writing awards.
"I'm honored. There are a great group of people here. It's a great sports staff. There are a lot of big events coming up in the next few years, which is a huge challenge, and I'm excited and happy to be working with everyone," Pendery said.
Pendery graduated with a psychology degree from Indiana University in 1977 and earned a master's degree in journalism from the University of Iowa in 1980. She worked at the Iowa City Press Citizen, Pensacola Journal and Kansas City Times. Pendery worked in the sports department of the St. Petersburg Times for 20 years, starting her career as a copy editor and eventually being promoted to executive sports editor.
She was hired May 1, 2006, by The Tampa Tribune as a features team leader and editor of 4You, the paper's successful health and fitness magazine, and is currently expected to guide a department switching its emphasis toward local sports.
"We're always looking for ways to improve our sections and coverage. Kim brings a real dynamic approach to local sports coverage," said Janet E. Coats, the Tribune's executive editor
