The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 71, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 1, 2014 Page: 3 of 31
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THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE 3
JANUARY 2014
Christian Chronicle names new editor
BY DAWN SHELTON | FOR THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE
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or eight-and-a-half years, I
have enjoyed the incred-
ible opportunity to serve
as managing editor of The
Christian Chronicle.
In that role, I have over-
seen the journalistic side of
the Chronicle’s operations
and had the
Inside Story unbelievable
----— privilege to
share per-
sonal insights
’ — and even
I humor — in
this space
each month.
If you’ve
read my
nearly 100
Inside Story
columns, you know that I
love God, my family and the
Texas Rangers baseball team.
Oh, and country music.
You’ve celebrated sig-
nificant milestones with me,
such as the baptisms of my
son Keaton and daughter
Kendall and the decision
by my son Brady to major
in preaching ministry
at Oklahoma Christian
University, my alma mater.
You’ve offered your prayers
and support when my
wife Tamie, the Chronicle’s
former advertising direc-
tor, had to go on long-term
medical disability because
of Rheumatoid Arthritis and
two other autoimmune dis-
eases whose names I won’t
attempt to spell.
You’ve shared in the
pain — and yes, the hilarity
— when I ended up in the
emergency room with a kid-
ney stone. (Thankfully, I sur-
vived. But please excuse me
for a moment while I chug
another bottle of water.)
See TRANSITION, Page 4
for creative solutions to honor the budget.
“We won’t shift radically from a formula
that works very well with our newspaper,”
he said. ‘We will also look for ways to be
more efficient and grow our online pres-
ence. We should think of ourselves as a
news service that provides information to
readers through a variety of
products.”
McMillon said the decision
'Christian journalism
might be the fulfillment naming Tryggestad editor
of what journalism
is supposed to be.'
Erik Tryggestad has been named editor
of The Christian Chronicle, succeeding
Lynn McMillon, who will remain president
and CEO of the news service as it enters
its 71st year of publication.
“Erik brings outstanding professional
expertise and a deep Christian commitment
to this position,” said McMillon, who will
continue to be involved in the Chronicle,
focusing on administrative oversight and
finances. “For the past 12 years he has
demonstrated his ability to capture stories
of Christians around the world and to tell
those stories in a compelling manner.”
McMillon said Tryggestad brings a clear
vision of where the Chronicle needs to go
in the near future and beyond.
“That’s especially important as we con-
tinue to make every effort to provide our
readers with trustworthy information both
in print and online,” McMillon added.
Tryggestad, 40, joined the Chronicle
staff in 2001, not long after answering a
request for Christian journalists to apply
for an open writer’s job when longtime
managing editor Glover Shipp retired.
At first, his interest was in reporting and
editing solely for daily newspapers.
A graduate of Lipscomb University in
Nashville, Tenn., he earned a master’s in
journalism from the University of Georgia
and had begun a promising career at
the Savannah Morning News in coastal
Georgia. Still, he flew to Oklahoma City
for an interview.
“Standing there waiting for me with a
copy of the Chronicle was Bailey McBride,
who was the editor at the time,” Tryggestad
said. “He put his arm around me and five
minutes later I knew I wanted the job.”
Fast-forward 12 years, hundreds of sto-
JIMMY BROWN
Lynn McMillon and ErikTryggestad stand in the pressroom of OPUBCO, where The Christian
Chronicle is printed each month. Olan Hicks produced the first issue nearly 71 years ago.
ries and datelines from 50 countries, and
Tryggestad not only is grateful he took
the job but is enthusiastic about the future
of Christian journalism.
“The more I’ve looked at it, Christian
journalism might be the fulfillment of what
journalism is supposed to be,” he said. “It
is all of the ideals we aspire
to — objectivity, truth tell-
ing, speaking truth to power,
fairness, balance, telling the
story like it is — based on the
fact that there is one absolute
truth, belief in the Divine.”
Working alongside Bobby
Ross Jr., who joined the
Chronicle in 2005 as manag-
ing editor, Tryggestad has helped the
publication become a nationally recognized
news source, winning top honors from the
Associated Church Press in 2009 and 2013.
“Bobby is my mentor,” Tryggestad said.
“His years in secular media — with The
Oklahoman and the Associated Press —
are an invaluable asset. He’s a friend, and
he’s made me a better writer and editor.”
With a growing subscriber list at a time
when many newspapers are dying, the
Chronicle is positioned for continued suc-
cess, Tryggestad said. Nevertheless, ever-
rising postal rates keep the staff looking
was made by a group that
included himself, Chronicle
Board Chairman Deon Fair
and Oklahoma Christian
University President John
deSteiguer. McMillon has
been with the Chronicle for 17 years.
“Erik deeply loves the Lord and the
church,” McMillon said. “He knows the
church well from his many travels. He is
an award-winning writer.”
A native of Macon, Ga., Tryggestad met
his wife, Jeanie, in the singles ministry of
the Memorial Road Church of Christ in
Oklahoma City, where they are active mem-
bers and Bible class teachers. Dr. Jeanie
Tryggestad is a pediatric endocrinologist at
the Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma. They
have two daughters, Maggie, 5, and Lucy,
who was born in September.
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DEON FAIR
ErikTryggestad shows children in the town of
Dano, Burkina Faso, photos of themselves
during a 2009 reporting trip to West Africa.
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