Star-Bulletin president Don Kendall, who led the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and MidWeek during a key transition period, has announced his resignation.
to step down
Don Kendall steered the newspaper
during a key transition periodBy Rick Daysog
rdaysog@starbulletin.com
Kendall, who has served as president of the two newspapers' parent company since November 2000, said that he and his wife, Teresa, are returning to Canada to spend more time with their family.
Don Kendall: He says he and wife Teresa want to spend more time with their family
David Black, who purchased the Star-Bulletin and MidWeek two years ago, said Kendall will be succeeded by Frank Teskey, a former manager with the Toronto Globe and Mail and the Montreal Gazette.
The moves are effective March 29.
"Don brought more than management expertise to the job," Black said. "He and Teresa brought heart. They cared about saving the Star-Bulletin and improving MidWeek. They cared about the staff, and they cared about using the papers to help the community."
Kendall will return to British Columbia and continue to work within Black Press, the Canadian parent of the Star-Bulletin and MidWeek.
He previously served as vice president of Black Press's Cariboo Press subsidiary, which publishes 27 community newspapers in British Columbia.
"Our decision is strictly personal," Kendall said. "We love Hawaii, but after 2 1/2 years here, we want to be close to our family."
Teskey, a 33-year veteran of the newspaper and publishing industry, has served as publisher of the Globe and Mail's regional and national magazines and was publisher of Business in Vancouver, a weekly business journal.
Most recently, he was a vice president of Cariboo Press.
