Capital Journal welcomes new managing editor
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PIERRE — Long-time South Dakota news veteran Lance Nixon has been appointed managing editor of the Pierre Capital Journal.
Nixon, 48, is a native of Frederick. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism from South Dakota State University and also earned a master’s degree in English from the University of North Dakota while working at the Grand Forks Herald. He is a former Fulbright scholar to Finland, where he studied Finnish folklore.
“We are very fortunate to have a person of Lance’s background and education at the Capital Journal,” said publisher Steve Baker. “As we take the newspaper in a new direction, we needed someone with Lance’s experience and steady hand.”
As a reporter, Nixon won first-place awards in breaking news and in features in state newspaper competitions while covering the South Dakota Legislature for the Aberdeen American News.
He later earned a quarterly Best of Gannett award while working as a business/agriculture reporter at the Argus Leader newspaper in Sioux Falls, earning industry awards for agricultural coverage at the same time.
For the past 10 years, he worked at SDSU as ag information editor and research news editor.
His freelance stories on a wide range of topics have appeared in publications such as South Dakota Magazine, Ethanol Today, BEEF Magazine, Biomass Magazine, and Touchstone Magazine.
He and his wife, Ruth, have five children.
“Lance has lived and worked in South Dakota for most of his life and knows and understands the people and the issues they face,” Baker said. “As we remake the Capital Journal over the next several months, he is exactly the right person to lead us through these changes.”