Washington - Leonard Downie Jr., who has served as executive editor of The Washington Post since 1991, said that he plans to retire in September. No successor has been named. Under Downie's leadership, Post reporters and editors have won 25 Pulitzer Prizes, including six in 2008. Downie, 66, joined the paper as a summer intern in 1964. He eventually became a well-known local investigative reporter, and in 1984 was promoted to managing editor. The Post reported that Downie will become a vice president at large for The Washington Post Co., the same position currently held by his predecessor as editor, Ben Bradlee.

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