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Since the merger, the Meads have gradually shifted day-to-day leadership of the newspaper outside the family. In August 2003, company Vice President James E. Dible was promoted to chief executive officer, president and publisher, succeeding the retiring Michael Mead, a grandson of the company founder. At about the same time, Michael Mead's first cousin, Edward M. Mead, stepped down as editor, turning over leadership of the newsroom to Executive Editor Rick Sayers. Both Edward and Michael Mead continue to serve on the company's board of directors, the former as its chairman emeritus.
The Erie Times-News was named the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association's 2003 "Newspaper of the Year". PNA awarded second place to the newspaper in 2006. The "Newspaper of the Year status was repeated in 2009.
On January 16, 2006, the paper announced it was eliminating 24 positions immediately and would eliminate another 11 by February 3, leaving the Erie Times-News with about 250 employees. The paper also killed two of its three "Neighbors" zoned editions, a move that accounted for almost half of the initial 24 job cuts. Dible cited flat revenues and rising costs as the reason for the layoffs.
In September 2006, John Mead Flanagin was named chairman of the board. Flanagin is the first fourth-generation member of the Mead family to hold the position.
On September 13, 2007, the Erie Times-News named Roseanne Cheeseman to replace the retiring James Dible as CEO and publisher of the newspaper as of October 1, 2007.
On October 6, 2009, the Times News announced that it had been awarded the "Newspaper of the Year" once again. The articles written about the Recession that were published in March and April were awarded honors as well.
On March 10, 2011, it was announced that 48 employees of the Times News would be permanently laid off from their positions in the printing and packaging departments of the newspaper.
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