Miami Herald editor to head board of Pulitzers

Miami Herald Executive Editor Anders Gyllenhaal has been named the new chairman of the Pulitzer Prize Board.

Herald staff members have won several awards during his tenure, including two Pulitzers.

Gyllenhaal also has been editor of the Star Tribune in Minneapolis and executive editor of The News & Observer in Raleigh. He has been lauded for an innovative approach to online news.

Gyllenhaal has been a member of the board since 2001. He replaces Richard Oppel, former editor of the Austin American-Statesman.

The Pulitzers are given out annually by Columbia University on the recommendation of the board.