Tom Curley

Biography

Curley was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. At age 15, he started writing for the Easton Express. He holds a political science degree from La Salle University, where he served as editor in chief of the student newspaper, the Collegian, and was an active brother of Sigma Phi Lambda Fraternity, one of the oldest local fraternities in the country, and a MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology. In 1994, Curley received an Honorary Doctorate from his undergraduate alma mater, La Salle.

In 1972, he worked as an editor for Rochester Times-Union. He became director of information for Gannett Company, Inc. in 1976. In 1979, he was one of the original news staffer that led to the creation of USA Today. In 1982, he became the editor of Norwich Bulletin, and in 1983, the publisher of The Courier-News. He served as the president and publisher of USA Today from 1991 to 2003. In 1998, he became senior vice president of Gannett Co., Inc. Curley served as the President of the Associated Press from June 2003 until 2012.

He is a trustee of the Ronald McDonald House Charities. He also serves on the executive board of Ad Council, and he is the former chairman of the American Advertising Federation's Advertising Hall of Fame.