Jon Gripton, who has worked at Sky for the past 10 years, will replace Denzil Dudley as managing editor for BBC Jersey, a press release from the BBC confirms.
Gripton became news editor for the Sky website in July 2008, having previously worked as a news editor and forward planner for the TV channel. He has played a key role in the site's and its journalists' approach to social media, overseeing the development of a "Twitter correspondent" role and a breaking news Twitter account.
Dudley, who retires in October after more than 12 years at BBC Jersey, will be succeeded by Gripton, who was a breakfast presenter at BBC Wiltshire prior to joining Sky.
Gripton has a mixture of commercial and public radio and television experience having previously worked for Red Dragon FRM and Touch AM in South Wales and as a reporter and producer for BBC TV news in the south west.
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