Senior
Leaders at the News & Record
Robin Saul, president and publisher
As president and publisher, Robin is chief executive officer of the News & Record, responsible for the company and its products and services. He works with the company's leadership team of department heads to develop strategy, manage daily operations and allocate resources to enable the company and its employees to grow, while providing excellent customer service for our readers and advertisers.
Robin became president and publisher in Greensboro in March 2004, after serving as publisher for the Carroll County Times in suburban Baltimore from 1993 to 2004. He and his wife, Connie, have one son.
Born and raised in Roanoke, Va., Robin is a 1976 Phi Beta Kappa honors graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in economics and mathematics. While attending college, he played baseball and was captain of the team during his senior year. Robin received an M.B.A. degree from UNC Chapel Hill in 1978.
After graduating from UNC-CH, Robin joined The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va., where he held a succession of managerial positions in newspaper circulation and production before moving to Westminster, Md., to be the publisher of the Carroll County Times.
Robin is a member of the board of directors of United Way of Greensboro and Partnership Greensboro. He is also on the advisory council for the Greensboro Mosaic Partnership and Elon University School of Communications and is a member of the executive board for Commitment to Excellence/Action Greensboro and UNCG's Corporate Relations Committee. In the Southern Newspaper Press Association, he is chairman of the Circulation Committee.
Jeff Gauger, editor
Jeff Gauger is editor of the News & Record. Before coming to Greensboro in 2012, he was editor of the Repository in Canton, Ohio. He has been in journalism for 30 years.
Gauger comes from a newspaper family; his parents owned several weekly papers in southwestern Washington state. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from University of Puget Sound and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University.
Allen Johnson,editorial page editor
As editorial page editor of the News & Record, Allen leads editorial board meetings, edits most editorials and writes some of his own. He also screens letters to the editor and writes a weekly column. He relishes the chance to discuss issues that affect his hometown's future. Allen joined the News & Record in 1987 as features editor. In 1992 he became sports editor, and in 1999, editorial page editor.
A graduate of UNC Chapel Hill in English, Allen also received a master's degree in journalism from UNC-CH. From 1981 to 1987, he lived and worked in Winston-Salem as editor of the weekly Winston-Salem Chronicle.
Allen has taught part-time at a variety of area colleges, including UNC-CH, UNCG, Winston-Salem State, N.C. Central and currently, N.C. A&T. He is a member of the board of Youth Focus Inc. In 1996, he taught a short course in newspaper management for newsroom executives in Zambia.
Never having entirely grown up, he is a model train buff and a member of Carolina Model Railroaders. He also likes to read, especially biographies and science fiction, and is addicted to jogging, despite bad knees and rapidly advancing age.
Regina Howard-Glaspie, circulation director
Regina Howard-Glaspie grew up in North Carolina just outside of Conway. She graduated from Georgia State University with a B.A. in political science. Recently relocated from the Chicago area, Regina now resides in Climax with her husband and son. She was appointed circulation director in spring 2007.
Since 1999, Regina worked at Northwestern University in the Media Management Center, where she was the director of marketing and sales for the Center. Her responsibilities included creating and implementing cross media marketing strategies and promotional campaigns across all media platforms for the Center, the Women in Newspapers initiative, and the McCormick Tribune Minority Fellowship initiative. In 2004, she also administered the cultural research for the New Readers Study for the Readership Institute. Prior to her affiliation with Northwestern, Regina worked for The New York Times and Dow Jones & Company.
Catherine Kernels, advertising director
Catherine Kernels became the News & Record's advertising director in spring 2007. She has been classified advertising manager since 2002. Prior to joining the News & Record, she worked at The Virginian-Pilot in various sales positions and as the retail sales manager and automotive advertising manager.
Catherine graduated from Radford University, Radford, Va., with a B.A. in marketing. She has completed coursework on an M.B.A. at William & Mary College, Williamsburg, Va., and is a February 2006 graduate of Landmark's Senior Leader Development Program. Catherine, husband Mike and their daughter live in Greensboro.
Chris Brewer, digital media director
Chris Brewer serves as the senior digital media leader responsible for news, advertising, production and development and leads a staff of 25.
He is responsible for the strategic direction for interactive initiatives. He joined the News & Record in January 2008 after a 14-year career with The News & Observer in Raleigh, where he was a strong sales leader consistently achieving double-digit sales growth.
Chris earned an M.B.A and B.A. in radio, television and motion pictures from UNC Chapel Hill.
Dennis Creamer, production manager
Dennis Creamer joined the News & Record in 1985; his 26 years of multi-disciplinary service includes successful leadership roles in the mailroom, distribution and operations departments. He has also contributed to numerous systems development projects that work across several departments.
David Shelton, business manager
David joined the News & Record in February 2009 as Controller. He is a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) with over 25 years of financial leadership experience. Prior to joining us, David was Chief Financial Officer for Graphik Dimensions, Ltd.
Sheby Luck-Newton, human resources director
Sheby has been with the News & Record since June 2000. She is a graduate of University of Virginia with a BS degree in sociology. Her professional experience spans retail management, staffing and general human resources. She has served in various roles at the N&R. She began her career at the N&R in advertising as the Advertising National Recruitment Representative. In 2001 she transferred to the HR Team as the Recruitment & Retention Coordinator, and later was promoted to HR Generalist. Sheby has served in various leadership roles including Blood Drive and United Way Committee Chairs, Internship Coordinator and 2008-2009 Strategic Leadership Participant.
