Martin Dunn leaves New York Daily News

Martin Dunn , editor-in-chief of the New York Daily News for five years, is leaving the paper in sad circumstances. He has announced that his wife, Debbie , has cancer. In a short memo emailed to staff, Dunn said he would be devoting time to deal with "a personal family issue", adding: "Later this year, when that issue is resolved, it is my intention to take advantage of some exciting offers in new areas of the media." The paper's owner, Mort Zuckerman , praised Dunn's tenure as editor and deputy publisher, during which the newspaper won a 2007 Pulitzer prize for editorial writing. "His strong editorial vision has permeated the paper," said Zuckerman. "Martin is a wonderful man and a person of extraordinary talents." Dunn certainly is a good man, and I wish him and his wife well. I worked closely with him at The Sun in the 80s and, for a short and exciting couple of months in 1991, at Today . He was a superb colleague who always smiled in the face of pressure. I am sure his journalistic career is not yet over. Perhaps he will even return to Britain so that he can spend more time watching West Bromwich Albion. Sources: AP/Google / Gawker