Peter Fray named as SMH publisher as Whish-Wilson exits

Tim Burrowes

February 28, 2011 7:52

The shakeup at Fairfax Media has continued with Sydney Morning Herald editor-in-chief Peter Fray named as publisher, with Lloyd Whish-Wilson moving into retirement.

The changes were reported by smh.com.au.

Fray will report into new Fairfax Media metro boss Jack Matthews. Under Fray, the SMH was named as PANPA’s newspaper of the year in 2009 and 2010:

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.