Managing editor moves up to lead Omaha World-Herald

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The managing editor of the Omaha World-Herald has been named executive editor.

The Omaha World-Herald reports (https://bit.ly/2j84EtP ) that 43-year-old Melissa Matczak (MAH’-chihk) is the first woman to serve as the World-Herald’s top editor. The newspaper announced Wednesday that Matczak will replace Mike Reilly, who’s been executive editor since December 2007. He’s becoming vice president for news for the World-Herald’s parent company, BH Media Group. The company is a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary.

Matczak joined the World-Herald in 1997 and has been managing editor the past four years. She has degrees in journalism and political science from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.