Richard Meeker, who has served as publisher for the past 32 years, is turning over the reins to longtime business partner and editor Mark Zusman.
Martinez will replace Kirk Woundy, who announced his departure in January.
The 2015 AAN Awards finalists were selected as the most outstanding from a field of 920 entries submitted by 71 alternative publications across the U.S. and Canada. The winners will be announced during a reception on July 18 at the AAN Convention in Salt Lake City.
San Jose-based Metro Newspapers publishes Good Times Santa Cruz, Metro Silicon Valley, and North Bay Bohemian.
Austin announced the move in a staff meeting today. She currently serves as Vice President of the AAN Board of Directors.
The win marks the first time a Nova Scotian organization has ever received the prize from the Canadian Journalism Foundation.
Nigel Jaquiss' reporting led to the resignation of Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, earning him the highest honor given out by the Investigative Reporters & Editors.
The 19-year-old alt-weekly based in Calgary, Alberta will publish its final issue on March 5.
That Nigel Jaquiss was the reporter who brought down Oregon's governor is hardly a surprise. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 2005 for reporting that former Oregon governor and ex-Cabinet official Neil Goldschmidt, a revered figure in the state, had had a long-term sexual relationship with a teenage babysitter.
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