Tag search result for: Bev Perdue, Ben Niolet

And there they go: Perdue staffers begin departure

lbonner — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:24:32 -0400

With Gov. Bev Perdue's term winding down, her staff is beginning to depart.

Ben Niolet, who went to work for Perdue as her new media director in 2010, is leaving in a couple of weeks. He's got a job as marketing director for Contactology, an email marketing company based in Durham.

Nesbitt hires former N&Oer

lbonner — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:28:48 -0500

Former News & Observer reporter Leah Friedman is Senate Minority Leader Martin Nesbitt's new communications director.

Friedman, who replaces Jeff Giertz, starts work for the Asheville Democrat on Jan. 3. She'll make $40,000 a year.

"I'm pretty excited," she said.

Domemeister to move under the dome

janestancill — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:08:48 -0400

What next? Dome asks.

Benjamin Niolet, who has been your Domemeister since 2009, is leaving The News & Observer to become director of new media in the office of Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue.

Niolet, (pronounced VI-o-let with an "n"), a New Orleans native with a razor sharp wit, will move Sept. 30 to his new digs under the state capitol dome. Niolet will make $60,000 a year in the job, said Perdue spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson.