How to build a hyperlocal media empire: Lessons from Georgia Fort

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From maternity leave denial to a multiplatform powerhouse, Georgia Fort’s journey offers a roadmap for founders redefining journalism from the ground up.

What does it take to build a media empire in 2025? For Georgia Fort, founder of digital platform BLCK Press, it started with a no — and turned into a national yes.

When traditional media denied her maternity leave, Fort walked away from over a decade-long career — two Emmy nominations under her belt — and built something the industry said wasn’t possible: a trusted, thriving, Black-led multimedia operation serving the Twin Cities and beyond.

Today, she owns a radio station (Power 104.7 FM), runs an award-winning digital newsroom, anchors her own three-time Regional Emmy-winning TV show “Here’s the Truth,” and launched a nonprofit broadcast journalism training center for the next generation of journalists.

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