• by Tyler Loechner , December 21, 2012

After 23 years of working for the Boston Globe, Brian McGrory, 51, was this week named the next editor for the publication, effective immediately. McGrory will oversee the newsroom for the Boston Globe and BostonGlobe.com, as well as the Globe’s contribution to Boston.com. McGrory will report to Christopher Mayer, Globe Publisher.

“Brian has distinguished himself throughout his career at the Globe as a reporter, editor and columnist and as a native of Boston, he is the ideal candidate to lead the Globe’s newsroom,” said Mayer in a statement. “Brian will continue to emphasize the accountability reporting that has been the Globe’s trademark, combined with narrative storytelling that gives readers a strong sense of our unique community.”

“This is a great honor to guide the Boston Globe news operations, since I grew up delivering the Globe, then reading the Globe, and later writing for the Globe,” said McGrory in a statement. “It is also a great honor to work with my colleagues and build on what I believe is the best metro newspaper in America.”