Angie Campbell, the publisher of the Jacksonville Daily Record, has died at 49. She was found at her Springfield home on June 25, and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has described the case as an apparent suicide.
According to the Jacksonville Daily Record, the paper was notified June 25 that Campbell had died late that morning at her home. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office told the paper it was investigating and characterized the death as an apparent suicide. Matt Walsh, owner of the Daily Record’s parent company Observer Media Group, called Campbell "a source of positive, can-do energy," and said her "hearty laugh was infectious."
From Receptionist To Publisher
Campbell’s career at the Daily Record started in 1997 at the front desk. Over the next 25 years she worked in legal advertising, circulation and business management, eventually being named publisher in January 2022, according to a profile at the time. Her promotion made her only the fifth publisher in the paper’s 116-year history and put her in charge of efforts to spotlight Jacksonville’s business and legal communities. At the time, she summed up her connection to the city simply: "You don’t realize how much you love Jacksonville until you are someplace else."
Deep Community Ties
Campbell was active in downtown business circles and local leadership programs and worked with groups that link the city’s business and legal communities. Leadership Jacksonville lists her among its Class of 2024, reflecting long-standing civic involvement. Colleagues say she used those connections to highlight smaller firms and legal professionals across the First Coast.
Remembered By Staff And Local Leaders
Former publisher James F. Bailey Jr. recalled hiring Campbell as a young receptionist and watching her grow into leadership, saying she stepped into every role and handled it expertly. Staff members and local leaders remembered her as a relentless booster for Jacksonville and for the Daily Record’s coverage of business, development and the courts. The paper has not yet released details about memorial arrangements.
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