Monica Richardson

Monica R. Richardson is an American newspaper editor. She became executive editor of Miami Herald on January 1, 2021. Richardson is the first Black executive editor in the Miami Herald's history.[1][2][3]

Monica Richardson
Born
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materOld Dominion University
OccupationExecutive editor
EmployerMiami Herald
Children1

Richardson is from Charlottesville, Virginia.[4] She graduated from Old Dominion University. Richardson worked for the Charlottesville Observer, The Florida Times-Union, and Lexington Herald-Leader. For 15 years, she wrote for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution where she was the senior managing editor.[1]

She adopted a daughter.[1]

References
  1. "Miami Herald names Monica Richardson first Black executive editor in paper's history". David Smiley. Miami Herald. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. "Monica Richardson to lead Miami Herald as first Black executive editor in paper's history". Florida Politics. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. "Monica R. Richardson named Executive Editor of the Miami Herald". Prnewswire. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. Magazine, Vinegar Hill (2022-07-01). "She leads a major American newspaper, won a Pulitzer, but when she comes home to Charlottesville, she's "just Monica"". Vinegar Hill Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-28.


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