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Doug Curley
 Who came first, the entrepreneur or the politician? Ask Doug Curley (Journalism, ‘79) and he would likely contend the former.
“To me the world is really run by business,” says Curley, editor of Comstock’s magazine. “Your whole economy is more impacted by local business owners than it is by local government officials.”
The longtime Sacramento journalist has the power to prove his point. Curley is the first editor-in-chief in Comstock’s 17-year history, making him not only responsible for its editorial content but the publication’s sales and operations as well.
“I have had the opportunity to totally redesign the magazine and to bring in very talented graphic and editorial people,” he says.
The changes he has implemented at Comstock’s include dropping the word “business” from the magazine’s title, and orchestrating an independent circulation audit to lure prospective advertisers. Comstock’s now boasts a certified audited circulation of more than 25,000. And its ad sales jumped 22 percent in 18 months.
At Sac State, Curley worked as The State Hornet’s managing editor. During his tenure the paper sparred with Associated Students and covered such topics as the resignation of controversial Sac State president James Bond.
After graduation, Curley worked for The Vacaville Reporter and later for the California Parks and Recreation Society’s communications office. Next, he became editor of the now defunct Executive Place Magazine, where he wrote profiles on notables including Assembly Speaker Willie Brown and State Treasurer Jesse Unruh. Both pieces earned him Maggie Awards for writing excellence from the Western Publication Association.
Curley later became the California Dental Association’s publications director where he was responsible for two monthly publications, as well as statewide public relations and marketing. Nine years later, he ran Curley Communications, a publications consulting company.
In addition to being editor at Comstock’s, Curley writes the magazine’s wine column and its off-the-cuff profile page “Diversions.”
He lives in East Sacramento with his wife, Sac State alumna Nancy Martini Curley. They have three children. |
