Boston Globe appoints Peter S Canellos

The Boston Globe has appointed Peter S. Canellos, Washington bureau chief for the Globe, as editor, editorial page, effective August 3, 2009. By this appointment, Canellos succeeds Renée Loth who has served as editor of the editorial page for the past nine years. Loth, after an impressive 24-year career at the Globe, is turning to new pursuits, which include writing a weekly column for the Globe's op-ed page and other projects.

As editorial page editor, Canellos will oversee the Globe's editorial board, determining with the publisher the paper's official stance on major issues facing the region and the world. He will also oversee the paper's op-ed columnists, letters to the editor, and commentary sections both in print and online; and have responsibility for the Sunday Globe's Ideas section.

Canellos, who was born in Boston and has worked at the Globe for 21 years in a variety of editorial roles, said he welcomed the opportunity to forge a deeper connection between the Globe and its readers. Canellos joined the Globe in 1988, and has served as City Hall bureau chief, Metro editor, and participated in the coverage of four presidential elections. Since 2003, he has written the Globe's National Perspective column, analyzing the week's events in the capital and beyond.

In 2007, Canellos served as editor of the Globe's seven-part series on Mitt Romney. He also served as editor of the Globe's recent seven-part series on the life of Ted Kennedy, which has won national praise for both its content and its multi-media presentation. He was editor of Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy, which made # 7 on The New York Times bestseller list.