Daniels to Hartford

GoLocal24′ COO to be Publisher of Hartford Courant

GoLocal24 – the parent company to GoLocalProv — is sending off, and wishing well, COO Rick Daniels as he will soon be assuming the role of Publisher and President of the Hartford Courant – a Tribune Company.

“Rick was a tremendous help to GoLocal and he was one of the reasons were were able to expand to the West Coast. He will be a wonderful leader at the Hartford Courant,” said Josh Fenton, CEO and Co-Founder of GoLocal24.

Daniels previously was a media consultant and President of the Boston Globe.

Here is what the Hartford Courant said about Daniel’s taking over as publisher: 

Daniels, 57, has nearly 30 years of experience in print and digital media. He worked 23 years at The Boston Globe, the last six as president and general manager.

Beginning in 2007, Daniels spent nearly six years at GateHouse Media New England, whose string of 100 newspapers and 160 web sites includes The Bulletin in Norwich. For more than three of those years he was president and chief executive.

Most recently, Daniels was chief operating officer of GoLocal24, a digital news company based in Rhode Island.

Jack Griffin, chief executive of Tribune Publishing, said Daniels’ deep knowledge of the New England market will serve him well in Hartford.

“He is a champion of strong journalism, a builder in the community and a digital innovator, and he understands and appreciates the qualities and strengths of The Hartford Courant and the Hartford community,” Griffin said.