Cynthia Schur, who served as the first female publisher of the Santa Maria Times and its sister papers for 16 years and through two owners, died Tuesday after a short
In addition to serving as publisher of five newspapers for both Pulitzer Newspapers Inc. and Lee Enterprises, Schur, 65, was active in the community and was instrumental in launching Day of Hope, a joint effort of Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation and the newspapers to raise funds to help patients at Mission Hope Cancer Center.
Schur’s career spanned more than 40 years in media, including a number of years selling advertising for Yellow Pages, and she was the second woman appointed to the role of publisher by Pulitzer Newspapers Inc. As president of Pulitzer Central Coast Newspapers, Schur served as publisher of the Santa Maria Times, Lompoc Record, Santa Ynez Valley News and the now-defunct Times-Press-Recorder and Adobe Press.
When she arrived on the Central Coast in 2003, Schur said, “I’m grateful for the opportunity to be in Santa Maria and I’m looking forward to being involved in the community.” She served on the California News Publishers Association board of directors for 14 years, including a term as president starting in 2012.
"She chose her words really carefully and didn’t kick in on every issue, but when she spoke, people really listened. They had a lot of respect for the things she had to say and the positions she took. She was really a steady hand on the leadership of CNPA and had a great influence on the board overall."
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