Ray King retired this week from his role as publisher at The Daily News.

IRON MOUNTAIN — After years of work for The Daily News and the Iron Mountain community, Ray King retired this week from his role as publisher, with his final day being Wednesday.

King’s career with The Daily News spanned decades and multiple roles. He first joined The Daily News in 1998 as a circulation district manager. After stints at two other businesses, he returned in 2011 as a sales associate in classified advertising.

He took over as retail sales manager in The Daily News’ advertising department after Corky DeRoeck was promoted from advertising manager to publisher/advertising director in early 2016. In 2020, King began overseeing the ADvertiser’s ad sales as well.

King became publisher in April 2023 when DeRoeck retired. He also assumed the roles of advertising director and general manager for Powers Printing, which prints The Daily News along with the Daily Press in Escanaba, The Mining Journal in Marquette and the Daily Mining Gazette in Houghton.

Throughout his tenure, King was committed to local journalism and focused on readers and advertisers.

“I appreciate everyone I worked with, both customers and employees,” King said.

A native of Calumet in Houghton County, King has lived in the Iron Mountain area since 1980 with his wife, Darlene. They have four grown children, three daughters and a son, plus numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He has no immediate plans for retirement, saying he’ll “take every day as it comes.”

Earlier this month, Denise Lind was named general manager and advertising director of the Daily News after serving as retail advertising director.