3 new key appointments at WND

WASHINGTON – WND has named three people to key positions – one in the books division and two in the news department.

All three announcements were made by WND founder and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Farah who said: “WND and WND Books have both been strategically strengthened by these hires. What all three new staffers have in common is that they are well-known to us – professionals we have closely worked with in the past under different circumstances. They are not only new colleagues but friends. And they all are accomplished, top-notch professionals in their areas.”

Thomas Freiling, the founder or co-founder of Internet startups with combined revenue of $100 million, including Xulon Press, which was one of the Internet’s first digital publishing platforms, has been named vice president of WND Books, reporting directly to WND Chief Executive Officer Joseph Farah.

Thomas Freiling

At Xulon Press, the senior-level marketing communications entrepreneur published more books than anyone in the world during his tenure with the company, which was sold to Salem Communications several years ago.

Freiling previously served as senior vice president at Salem Communications, the country’s largest faith-based media broadcaster, and as managing director at Eagle Publishing Inc., the parent company of Regnery, Human Events and the Conservative Book Club.

Freiling also co-founded one of the country’s largest SuperPacs in 2012, raising more than $1 million online. He has appeared on CSPAN, Fox News Radio, CNBC, and a host of other television and radio programs and has authored books on Abraham Lincoln, George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan.

Cheryl Chumley

Also, Cheryl K. Chumley has joined WND as a full-time staff writer, coming over from the Washington Times where she worked as a news writer. Chumley, author of last year’s “Police State USA: How Orwell’s Nightmare Is Becoming Our Reality,” is also a contributor to the Blaze.

Chumley is a Robert Novak Journalism Fellow, for which she spent a year (2008-2009) researching the impact of National Heritage Areas on private property rights, with findings published in the Washington Examiner, Capital Research Center and several other outlets.

Patrice Lewis

An Army veteran, Chumley serves in her spare time as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate to help judges make the difficult decision of where abused and neglected children should live.

In addition, Patrice Lewis, a freelance writer and columnist for WND since 2008 and the author of “The Simplicity Primer: 365 Ideas for Making Life More Livable,” has joined the team as a full-time news editor. She has a B.S. degree in zoology and a master’s degree in environmental education.

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