Larry Riley named new publisher for Coeur d’Alene Press

Larry Riley has been named the new publisher of the Coeur d’Alene Press.

The newspaper reported that the Hagadone Corp. announced the new hire on Monday.

The 56-year-old Riley was the publisher of the Herald-Journal in Spartanburg, South Carolina, for the past two years. He replaces Jim Thompson, who retired from his 22-year career with the Coeur d’Alene Press earlier this year.

Riley has worked as a publisher of the Appeal-Democrat in Northern California and publisher of a Spanish-language weekly for three years. He also served as circulation director for the Los Angeles Times.

Riley grew up in San Diego. He graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor’s degree in applied arts and sciences, as well as business administration and management.