Herald names Pelletier new sports editor
Winning team is game for excitement of local coverage
Award-winning journalist Justin Pelletier, who has built a career leading coverage of local and professional athletics across print and digital platforms, has been named as the Boston Herald’s sports editor.
A graduate of Boston University, Pelletier has served as managing editor and sports editor of the Sun Journal in Lewiston, Maine. He is the Northeast region chairman of the Associated Press Sports Editors.
Pelletier, a New England native, last year helped transition the Sun Journal to a new web platform.
‘Justin and Bill will be an unstoppable team in sustaining and growing the Herald’s trademark sports coverage.’
“As our business continues to evolve, and as we try to navigate and survive these changes, it has become more and more clear that we must find a way to own as many platforms as possible, from daily print editions to static web verticals to Internet radio and social
— JOE SCIACCA, Herald editor in chief
media,” Pelletier said.
“I’m very excited to be coming aboard at the Herald,” he added. “I see a lot of talent and a lot of potential in this sports department. There is a lot of room for growth, particularly digitally.”
Pelletier will be joined in leading Herald sports by Bill McIlwrath, who has been promoted to deputy sports editor.
A 24-year veteran of the Herald, McIlwrath has served as a copy editor and page designer and for the past four years as night sports editor. He is a graduate of North Adams State College.
McIlwrath’s strong management under deadline every night has kept the sports section in print and online relevant and vibrant for years.
“Justin and Bill will be an unstoppable team in sustaining and growing the Herald’s trademark sports coverage,” said Herald Editor in Chief Joe Sciacca.
“Together with our team of writers, editors and photographers, and maximizing our web and social presence, they will build upon the foundation of great reporting that has kept our readers loyal to this brand for decades.”