November 28, 2000 ARLINGTON, VA -- J. Bruce Klink has been named vice president/financial operations in the Newspaper Division, it was announced today. Klink formerly was director/finance at FLORIDA TODAY in Brevard County and group controller for the South Newspaper Group. He succeeds David F. Licko, who earlier was named vice president/finance at The Indianapolis Star. "Bruce's breadth of experience makes him very well suited to move into this expanded division-wide role," said Gary L. Watson, president of the Newspaper Division. Klink joined Gannett in 1983 as controller at the Commercial-News in Danville, Ill. In 1988, he was named to a similar position at the Press & Sun-Bulletin in Binghamton, NY. He became vice president/finance at the Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle in 1996. He joined FLORIDA TODAY and the South Newspaper Group in 1998. Klink holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Eastern Illinois University.