10/29/04

Dave Martin named AP's regional picture editor/South

NEW YORK -- Dave Martin, an Associated Press photographer in Alabama who has covered major news and sports events worldwide in two decades with the news service, has been named the AP's regional picture editor for the South.

The appointment was announced Oct. 29 by Deputy Director of Photography
J. David Ake.

Martin was a photographer with The Ledger in Lakeland, Fla., before joining the AP in 1983 as staff photographer for Alabama, based in Montgomery. His photo assignments beyond Alabama have included coverage of the Gulf War in 1991 and the Afghanistan war in 2001 as well as sports events such as the Olympics in Greece.

He won a National Headliner Award in 1999 for a photo of Key West, Fla.,
residents battling hurricane winds.

In his new post, he will have responsibilities overseeing the AP's photo report across the South region.

"It's a wonderful opportunity to work closely with an extremely gifted and talented Associated Press photo staff that makes up the South," Martin said.

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