Sandusky Register names new publisher, Ron Waite

He has a wealth of experience and a lot of enthusiasm for his new job in Sandusky.Ron Waite was named publisher of the Sandusky Register this week."We must continue to provide dynamic products and great customer service to our advertisers and our readers," Waite said Wednesday after his appointment was announced.Waite replaces Timothy Parkison, who served as publisher since 2012. Parkison resigned to pursue other opportunities.Waite, 52, knew in college he wanted to be in the advertising business, but his first job after graduating was in the circulation department of his hometown paper, The Review, in East Liverpool, Ohio.It wasn't until about a year later that he joined the advertising department there, and he's stuck with it ever since."That was my passion, and newspapers always were an integral part of our communities," he said. "Advertising was always the right fit for me."Waite worked for the Thomson Newspaper chain in Ohio before joining Dix Communications, where he's served in various capacities for the past 23 years.His most recent assignment before joining the Register was as regional general manager overseeing the daily newspapers in Kent and in Alliance, Ohio, and as senior vice president of advertising overseeing all of the Dix newspaper properties.Doug Phares, president of the Sandusky Newspaper Group, said Waite is a good fit for the Register and the community."Ron's strong belief in having the newspaper be a catalyst for social and economic growth in a community was the deciding factor in asking him to lead our flagship newspaper," Phares said.Waite earned a business administration degree at Wright State University. He starts his job in Sandusky on Monday. He and his wife, Debbie, will relocate to the city this summer.