Anderson Named Newspaper Editor

Dennis Anderson has been named editor of the Antelope Valley Press, publisher William C. Markham has announced.

Anderson, 45, has been acting editor at the Valley Press, which has a daily circulation of more than 148,000, since early January, when Larry Grooms resigned to become president of the Greater Antelope Valley Economic Alliance.

Anderson previously worked as a reporter and editor at the Enterprise in Simi Valley, United Press International in Washington, D. C., and the Associated Press in Los Angeles. He joined the Valley Press last year. He also has published three novels and taught journalism at Antelope Valley College.