12/21/05

Brian Skoloff named AP correspondent in West Palm Beach, Fla.

MIAMI -- Brian Skoloff, a newsman for The Associated Press, has been named correspondent in West Palm Beach.

The appointment was announced Dec. 12 by Florida Chief of Bureau Jim Baltzelle.

Skoloff will be responsible for coverage of West Palm Beach and the surrounding region. He succeeds Jill Barton, who has left the company.

Skoloff joined the AP in November 2000, covering Arkansas state politics and general assignment news in Little Rock. He was promoted to Fresno correspondent in 2003, and led the AP's coverage of the Scott Peterson murder trial. Skoloff has been day supervisor in San Francisco since April.

In 2002, Skoloff was awarded the John L. Dougherty Award, given to AP reporters for excellence in the early stages of their careers. He also received two Katie Awards from the Press Club of Dallas for feature writing.

A native of Delaware, Skoloff grew up in Leesburg, Va., and graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a B.A. in sociology and a minor in English.

Contact: Jack Stokes, AP Corporate Communications, 212.621.1720