Ray Steele, Jr. - President and Publisher of The Fresno Bee
Steele joined McClatchy in 1967 as a
reporter at
The Fresno Bee and has held a variety of key positions in
Fresno, at
The Sacramento Bee and with McClatchy's corporate staff.
Steele was born just south of Fresno in Selma, Calif., and grew up
in nearby Fowler. He was graduated in 1968 from California State
University, Fresno, with a bachelor's degree in journalism and
joined
The Fresno Bee full time. He eventually rose from reporter
to become metro editor.
In 1982, Steele was named administrative director at The Sacramento Bee and two years later became publisher of its “Neighbors” operation.
Most recently, Steele's corporate responsibilities have included planning, budgeting, capital spending and newsprint purchases.
Steele and his wife, Mary Lou, who also grew up in the Fowler area, have two daughters, both of whom live in Fresno with their husbands and the Steele's four grandchildren.
