Frank Taylor steps into executive director role at Carolina Public Press

Statewide nonprofit news organization Carolina Public Press names editor Frank Taylor as its new executive director.

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Carolina Public Press announced Frank Taylor on Monday as the online news organization’s new executive director.

Taylor has served as editor in chief since returning to CPP in December 2023. He had previously been CPP’s managing editor from 2015 to 2022, before leaving for South Carolina’s Post and Courier, where he worked as Columbia editor of the Charleston-based publication for 18 months.

Taylor officially began his new role on Monday, Nov. 4, succeeding Lisa Lopez, interim executive director, who had worked to advance the organization’s mission over the past year while its board of directors conducted a search for a new executive director. Lopez will continue working with CPP in her role as development director.

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