By: J.J. McGrath Ashe, Morton To Take Executive Posts
Reid Ashe, publisher and president of The Tampa (Fla.)
Tribune, will become president and chief operating officer
of the newpaper's parent Media General Inc., effective July 1.
Media General is based in Richmond, Va.
The same day, Marshall N. Morton, the Tribune's chief
financial officer and senior vice president, will become Media
General's vice chairman.
With Chairman and CEO J. Stewart Bryan III, the company said,
Ashe and Morton will operate as Media General's office of the
chief executive. The company's three operating divisions
(publishing, broadcast, and interactive media) will report to
Ashe.
In a press release, Bryan noted Ashe's stewardship of the chain's
largest newspaper and its efforts to converge print, broadcast,
and new media into one operation in Tampa. "This experience has
enabled him to develop a strong understanding of our broadcasting
and online businesses, as well as of the power of joining
multimedia platforms to strengthen journalism and increase
revenues," Bryan said.
J.J. McGrath (jmcgrath@editorandpublisher.com) is the managing editor of E&P.
Copyright 2001, Editor & Publisher.
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