03/03/06

Andrew Fraser named AP assistant chief of bureau for Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA -- Andrew Fraser, news editor for The Associated Press in Florida, has been promoted to assistant chief of bureau for Pennsylvania.

The appointment, effective April 15, was announced March 3 by Sally Carpenter Hale, Pennsylvania chief of bureau. Fraser replaces Kristie Kiernan Bouryal, who was appointed deputy director of U.S. online newspaper markets.

Fraser has directed news coverage in Florida since 2002. He helped supervise a broad range of stories -- from the Terri Schiavo saga last year to two devastating, back-to-back hurricane seasons.

Fraser worked for more than eight years as a reporter, editor and supervisor for the AP in Hartford, Conn., and on the national business desk in New York. After working as a deputy national editor with The Wall Street Journal's online edition, Fraser rejoined the AP three years ago in Miami as news editor.

Fraser has also worked for the Times Herald-Record of Middletown, N.Y. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and broadcast communications from Brooklyn College.

Contact: Jack Stokes, AP Corporate Communications, 212.621.1730