DAVENPORT, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2015--
Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE), a leading provider of news, information and
advertising in 50 markets, today announced that Chris White, publisher
of the Times Media Company in Northwest Indiana, has been named a group
publisher and will also oversee operations of the Journal Times
in Racine, Wisconsin; the Globe Gazette in Mason City, Iowa; the Waterloo-Cedar
Falls Courier; and other specialty publications in those markets.
White, 48, became publisher in 2013 of Times Media Company, which
includes The
Times, nwitimes.com
and specialty publications including Inspired
Living and BusINess
magazines. The Times was named Lee Enterprise of the Year in 2014.
“In his two years with Lee, Chris has proven himself an exceptional
operator and an outstanding asset to our company,” said Kevin Mowbray,
executive vice president and chief operating officer. “He has produced
excellent results in northwest Indiana and made the Times one of the top
performing properties in our company. His energy, expertise and
leadership are a huge benefit to the publishers in these markets as they
work to grow audience and drive revenue in the communities they serve.”
Before joining Lee Enterprises, White was publisher of GateHouse-Ohio
Media and The Repository in Canton after serving as general
manager and senior vice president for sales and marketing with the
company.
“Lee is one of the best performing organizations in the newspaper
industry,” White said. “I'm honored and excited by the opportunity to
expand my leadership role with this talented group of people. We’ve been
very successful connecting our readers with the community and helping
advertisers effectively market to those readers. I’m eager to continue
that success.”
White’s career also includes regional vice president of sales from 2005
to 2007 for Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc., working with
publications in Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi and Kentucky. He published The
Edmond Sun and McAlester News-Capital while serving as group
publisher for CNHI.
In 2002, he was honored by Presstime magazine in its “20 under
40” class of outstanding achievers. He has been active in many community
organizations, including chambers of commerce, economic development
initiatives, foundations and advisory boards. He and his wife, Laura,
have four children.
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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 1.0 million daily and 1.4 million Sunday,
reaching more than three million readers in print alone. Lee's markets
include St. Louis, MO; Lincoln, NE; Madison, WI; Davenport, IA;
Billings, MT; Bloomington, IL; and Tucson, AZ. Lee Common Stock is
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Lee Enterprises
Charles Arms, 563-383-2100
Director of
Communications
IR@lee.net
