DaytonDailyNews.com

DAYTON — Michael Joseph, senior vice president of business for Cox Ohio Publishing, is being promoted to president and chief executive officer of the company and publisher of the Dayton Daily News, effective on March 31.

Doug Franklin, who currently holds those jobs, is leaving to become publisher of Cox's Palm Beach Newspapers in Florida.

Joseph, 45, said his goals include building Cox Ohio's share of the regional media market in all the company's businesses, among them online products, commercial printing and direct mail.

Joseph joined Cox Ohio Publishing in 1995. In his current role, he has been responsible for advertising sales, distribution, manufacturing, finance, information systems and human resources.

He also oversaw the planning, design and operations of Cox Ohio's printing plant along Interstate 75 in Warren County .

Franklin, 50, has been with Cox since starting in 1977 as a door-to-door circulation solicitor for Dayton Newspapers.

Franklin is a board member and president-elect of the Inland Press Association, a national organization representing more than 2,000 newspapers. He holds or has occupied leadership positions in numerous local organizations ranging from the Dayton Development Coalition and United Way to the Dayton Art Institute and U.S. Air Force Museum Foundation.

Asked what he will miss upon leaving Ohio, Franklin said: "The people — all the friendships and partnerships with my colleagues in the business and in the community. While Palm Beach is going to be personally and professionally rewarding and a great opportunity, it will be a bittersweet departure from Dayton because Dayton has become my home."

The company also announced that Edwina Blackwell Clark has been named publisher of Cox Ohio Publishing's Southwest Group, which includes the JournalNews of Hamilton and The Middletown Journal.

Blackwell Clark most recently served as Senior Vice President of Audience for Cox Ohio.

Contact this reporter at jnolan@coxohio.com or (937) 225-2242