Kurt Caywood is vice president of audience for Times-Union Media, a position in which he oversees all news and information operations, as well as commercial and non-commercial content, product creation, development and maintenance. After rising through the newsroom ranks over two decades as an award-winning sports writer, columnist and editor, Caywood in 2007 was named the first director of audience development at the Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal. There he led a print-digital convergence; multiple technical, web and interactive deployments; creation of a 24-7 news operation; and dramatic traffic growth. He subsequently spent three years as director of digital revenue, growing direct digital sales and pioneering cross-disciplinary partnerships. He joined The Florida Times-Union, the largest of Morris Publishing Group's 12 dailies, in May 2012, as its first VP of audience. Caywood has a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the University of Kansas.