Nancy Lane and Jay Small, co-CEOs of the Local Media Association and Local Media Foundation, have announced officers and new directors for LMA and the LMF boards of directors for 2025.
Janis Ware, publisher, The Atlanta Voice, has been elected board chair of LMA. She began working for the nonprofit newspaper after college and took over the organization after the death of her father, J. Lowell Ware, in 1991. The Atlanta Voice has served Metropolitan Atlanta for nearly 60 years.
Tanisha Leonard
Tanisha Leonard, president of Pitch Black, a cultural marketing firm owned by Real Times Media, has been elected chair of the LMF board. She previously served as vice president of business development for the company.
Other LMA 2025 officers are:
First Vice Chair: Toby Collodora, senior manager, engagement and retention, Star Tribune Media Company
Second Vice Chair: Eric Barnes, chief executive officer, The Daily Memphian.
Treasurer: Tracy Brown, chief content officer , Chicago Public Media.
Secretary: Stephanie Slagle, vice president, chief innovation officer, Graham Media Group
Immediate Past Chair: Tom Shaw, chief product officer, Shaw Media
Other LMF 2025 officers are:
First Vice Chair: Catherine Badalamente, chief executive officer, Graham Media Group
Treasurer: Janis Ware, publisher, The Atlanta Voice
Secretary: Tim Franklin, senior associate Dean, John M. Mutz Chair in Local News, Medill School, Northwestern University
Immediate Past Chair: Larry Lee, publisher/owner, The Sacramento Observer
Three new directors were also elected to the LMA board:
Heather Gray, station manager, WRAL-TV/FOX 50, WILM-TV
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