02/04/2005

Volz named AP Juneau correspondent

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Matt Volz, a newsman for The Associated Press in Anchorage, has been promoted to correspondent in Juneau.

The appointment was announced Feb. 4 by Larry Campbell, chief of bureau for Alaska.

Volz joined the AP in 2002 in Jackson, Miss., and transferred to Anchorage last year. Previously, he worked at The News Banner of Covington, La., and New Orleans City Business.

Volz, a native of Mandeville, La., is a graduate of the University of Richmond and holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.

Contact: Ellen Hale, AP Corporate Communications, 212.621.1720