He has been a Gannett President’s Ring winner twice for his work as an advertising director and once as a publisher. Whitaker joined Gannett in 1989 as retail director for the Arkansas Gazette in Little Rock and moved to The Gainesville (GA) Times as advertising director in 1990. She has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. She also was second runner-up for Gannett Marketing Executive of the Year in 1993 and a Gannett President’s Ring winner for excellence in Market Development in 19. Hurst was a Gannett President’s Ring winner for outstanding performance as publisher in 20. She later served as the market development director at Gannett’s Pensacola (FL) News Journal and The News-Press in Fort Myers, FL, before being named president and publisher of Gannett media organizations in Hattiesburg, MS Huntington, WV Boise, ID and Lansing, MI. Hurst started her career with Gannett in 1987 when she was the marketing services director for The Times in Shreveport, LA, and Shreveport Journal, which operated under a JOA (Joint Operating Agreement). Among his many important contributions, Larry may be best remembered for supporting our sites with supplies and other aid during Hurricanes Ivan, Katrina and Rita.” “He’s done an outstanding job for those local communities. “In his 22 years with Gannett, Larry has served in executive roles in Asheville, NC Springfield, MO Marion, IN and Shreveport, LA,” added Dickey. Whitaker was named publisher of The Clarion-Ledger in 2006. Hurst succeeds Larry Whitaker, who announced his retirement Tuesday, effective Dec. “I know she and the team in Jackson will work together to further serve our customers on all the multi-media platforms offered by The Clarion-Ledger.” “In her role as South Group vice president, Leslie has developed deep knowledge of the Gulf Coast area,” said Robert Dickey, president of U.S. A replacement in Lafayette has not yet been named. Hurst remains South Group vice president, overseeing the Hattiesburg American and other Gannett operations in the Gulf Coast area. She formerly was president and publisher of The Daily Advertiser in Lafayette, LA, and the Daily World in Opelousas, LA. (NYSE: GCI) announced today that Leslie Hurst has been named president and publisher of The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, MS. Gannett East Group President Michael Kane said the Virginia-based company is currently working on a transition plan for the publisher position.12/15/10 Leslie Hurst Named President and Publisher of the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, MS He vowed to restructure the editorial staff to have one reporter assigned to each of the three counties in the Jackson metro area. Under Hall's leadership, the paper beefed up its metro coverage by adding more emphasis on Madison and Rankin counties. "Mississippi Media" is a corporate name for the Gannett Co.'s holdings in the state.Īround the time of Taylor's arrival, Gannett rolled out what it called its "newsroom of the future initiative" that would reduce the number of newsroom managers and production staffers Gannett would replace existing editors with content coaches. This team has come together to accomplish a true resurgence of a brand in motion," he said in a statement that appears on the Clarion-Ledger's website. "Over the past year, Mississippi Media has emerged and set a path to elevate The Clarion-Ledger, and our suite of products and services. In addition, he will oversee GateHouse Media's Western U.S. One month later, Brian Tolley, then executive editor, said he was leaving the company to take a job in South Carolina Sam Hall, the former executive director of the Mississippi Democratic Party and a veteran journalist in the state, eventually replaced Tolley.Ī story on the C-L's website states that Taylor will go to work for Fairport, N.Y.-based GateHouse Media as president and publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and serve as chief executive officer of GateHouse Media Live and Virtual Events. His resignation came less than one year after the announcement that he would take over operations at the Jackson daily, as well as The Hattiesburg American and Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser, succeeding Publisher Leslie Hurst. Taylor was the sixth C-L publisher since 2004. The previous day, three employees-two salespeople and one circulation staffer-departed in the latest round of cuts at the C-L. Taylor, the president and publisher, is leaving the company. On Thursday, the paper reported that Jason P. The Clarion-Ledger continues to shrink, with the loss of at least four employees, including the paper's publisher, who has been with the company less than a year.
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