By Kevin McCauley
Bill McGurn, Wall Street Journal columnist and speechwriter for News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch, is taking charge of the editorial page of the New York Post.
He will succeed Bob McManus, who is retiring after a 12-year editorial page stint.
McGurn, who worked for the WSJ in Europe and Asia, did a three-year White House stint as George W. Bush’s speechwriter.
Col Allan, editor-in-chief at the Post, praised McManus’ “contribution to the Post and to the political life of New York.”
In his memo to staffers, Allan noted that McManus is leaving “despite my urging he reconsider.”
He wrote McManus’ “intellect and wit have helped the New York Post become a national voice for common sense.”
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