NameDropping

Nick Bressan has been promoted to retail advertising supervisor at The State Journal-Register in Springfield, Ill.

Scott C. Connolly was named senior VP of sales and marketing at The Providence (R.I.) Journal Co. He had previously served as vice president of advertising and advertising senior sales director.

John Dillon has been named publisher of the Argus Observer. He had previously served as advertising director at the newspaper.

Kevin Drake, previously publisher of the Hendersonville Times-News, was promoted to regional director of sales for The New York Times Company's Carolinas Group.

Jeanie Hess joined The Town Crier in Manila, Ark., as advertising manager in June.

Chicago Tribune Media Group announced in June that Susan Jacobs has been named Vice President of Retail Advertising. She had previously served as Director of Retail Advertising.

Marshall S. Johnson was named advertising director of the Telegraph Herald in Dubuque, Iowa. He had previously served as advertising director of The Forum in Fargo, N.D.

Freedom Communications Inc. named Burl Osborne interim chief executive.

Jim Russell was appointed the general manager of The Citizen in Laconia, N.H.