Thomas Curley (born July 6, 1948) is an American businessman and journalist who served as president of Associated Press, the world's largest news organization.[1] He retired in 2012.[2]
Curley was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. At age 15, he started writing for The Express-Times.[1][3]
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from La Salle University, where he served as editor in chief of the student newspaper, The Collegian, and was a member of Sigma Phi Lambda fraternity. He earned an MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology.[4] In 1994, Curley received an Honorary Doctorate from his undergraduate alma mater.[5]
In 1972, he worked as an editor for the Rochester Times-Union.[1][6] He became director of information for Gannett Company, Inc. in 1976.[1] In 1979, he was one of the original news staffers that founded USA Today.[1] In 1982, he became the editor of The Bulletin, and in 1983, publisher of The Courier-News.[1] He served as the president and publisher of USA Today from 1991 to 2003.[1][7] In 1998, he became senior vice president of Gannett.[1][8] Curley served as the President of the Associated Press from June 2003 until 2012.[1]
He is a trustee of the Ronald McDonald House Charities.[1] He also serves on the executive board of the Ad Council, and he is the former chairman of the American Advertising Federation's Advertising Hall of Fame.[1]
