DAVENPORT, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2013--
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE) announced today that the Arizona
Daily Star is being honored as 2013 Enterprise of the Year.
“Publisher John Humenik and his team delivered amazing results across
the board,” said Mary Junck, Lee chairman and chief executive officer.
“They drove double-digit digital growth, double-digit growth in cash
flow, double-digit growth in Sunday circulation units and mobile
audience numbers that fly off the charts. As always, they also produced
an endless stream of outstanding journalism, from human interest stories
that touch the heart to investigative journalism that helps make the
community stronger.”
Kevin Mowbray, Lee vice president and chief operating officer, added:
“The Tucson team delivered on every top Lee initiative – and they shared
their own impressive successes across the company. As an example,
they’re leading the way in gaining more grocery advertising and they’ve
set a high bar for growing preprints. Their Thanksgiving Day paper this
year will include 70 local preprints.”
The Arizona Daily Star also received 2013 President’s Awards for
both News and Innovation – for a series on Tucson children in poverty
and for a captivating promotion, Pizza Madness. This is the second year
in a row that the Arizona Daily Star has been a finalist for
Enterprise of the Year.
Lee owns the Arizona Daily Star, and its business operations are
owned jointly with Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI). The web address is azstarnet.com.
Junck also praised six other finalists for the company’s top award:
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The Sentinel in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The Sentinel’s
web address is cumberlink.com.
The publisher is Mark Heintzelman.
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The Post-Star in Glens Falls, New York, also a winner of
a 2013 Lee President’s Award for news and Lee’s 2007 Enterprise of the
Year. The Post-Star’s web address is poststar.com.
The publisher is Rick Emanuel.
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Times Media Company of Northwest Indiana, based in Munster,
also the 2010 Enterprise of the Year and a finalist in 2012. The
Times’ web address is nwitimes.com.
The publisher is Chris White.
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Sioux City Journal in Sioux City, Iowa, also a 2007
Enterprise of the Year Finalist. The Sioux City Journal’s web
address is siouxcityjournal.com.
The publisher is Ron Peterson.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the 2012 Enterprise of the Year
and a finalist in 2010, as well as winner of 2013 Lee President Awards
for news and innovation. The web address for the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch is stltoday.com.
The publisher is Ray Farris.
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Courier Communications in Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Iowa, also a
2011 Enterprise of the Year Finalist and a 2013 Lee President’s Award
for Spirit. The web address for The Courier is wcfcourier.com.
The publisher is David Braton.
Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of local news and information, and
a major platform for advertising, in its markets, with 46 daily
newspapers and a joint interest in four others, rapidly growing digital
products and nearly 300 specialty publications in 22 states. Lee's
newspapers have circulation of 1.2 million daily and 1.4 million Sunday,
reaching nearly four million readers in print alone. Lee's websites and
mobile and tablet products attracted 23.2 million unique visitors in
September 2013. Other Lee markets include Lincoln, NE; Madison, WI;
Davenport, IA; Billings, MT; and Bloomington, IL.Lee Common Stock is
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LEE. For more
information about Lee, please visit lee.net.
Source: Lee Enterprises
Lee Enterprises
Dan Hayes, 563-383-2100
Dan.Hayes@lee.net
