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Media 2023: PAULA A. KERGER
Kerger holds the distinction of being the longest-serving president and CEO in PBS’ 54-year history. During her 17-year tenure, Kerger has helped deepen and increase the organization’s reach and impact by moving it from traditional TV broadcasting to multiplatform digital media. As the country’s largest noncommercial media organization, with more than 330 member stations, PBS [&h[...]
Media 2023: MIKE REED
Reed has held USA Today publisher Gannett’s top position since its 2019 merger with GateHouse Media owner New Media Investment Group, where he was CEO. Under his leadership, the company has not only been writing headlines but making them. On June 5, during Gannett’s annual shareholder meeting, hundreds of Gannett journalists walked off the job […]
Media 2023: JOSH EASTRIGHT
Eastright began his nearly 25-year career at Bloomberg as a college intern studying political science at Amherst College and then worked for Bloomberg LP, focusing on energy and commodities markets. He later moved to Bloomberg New Energy Finance before shifting to Bloomberg Government. In 2018, Eastright was named CEO of Bloomberg Industry Group, a Bloomberg […]
Media 2023: KELLY TILL
In 2022, Till became the first woman to lead the Richmond Times-Dispatch in its 172-year history, after leading Southeastern U.S. regional advertising sales for parent company Lee Enterprises, a position she also holds. Before joining Lee, Till was an ad executive for The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press. An alumna of Old Dominion University, she serves […]
Media 2023: DAVE LOUGEE
Lougee is no stranger to the world of mergers and acquisitions that have become part of the media business. In May, Tegna terminated its merger agreement with New York hedge fund Standard General when the financial agreements needed to fund the deal expired. In 2015, Gannett Co. spun off its broadcasting and digital business to […]
Media 2023: TIMOTHY O’SHAUGHNESSY
O’Shaughnessy stepped into his role as president and CEO of Graham Holdings in 2015, taking over for his father-in-law, Donald E. Graham. Almost a decade later, O’Shaughnessy oversaw another transition for the Fortune 1000 company as Graham stepped down as chairman of Graham Holdings and Anne Mulcahy, former chair and CEO of Xerox, took over […]
2023 Virginia 500: Media
Doug Davis SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/REGIONAL MANAGER, BROADCASTING, NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, PORTSMOUTH Josh Eastright CEO, BLOOMBERG INDUSTRY GROUP, ARLINGTON COUNTY Paula A. Kerger PRESIDENT AND CEO, PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE, ARLINGTON COUNTY Dave Lougee PRESIDENT AND CEO, TEGNA, TYSONS Timothy O’Shaughnessy PRESIDENT AND CEO, GRAHAM [...]
Media 2023: JIM VANDEHEI
VandeHei began his path to media entrepreneur as a reporter in the Washington, D.C., journalism trenches, first as a congressional and White House reporter for The Wall Street Journal from 2000 to 2003, and then for three years at The Washington Post, where he also covered Congress and the executive branch. He left the Post […]
Virginia Business wins three national journalism awards
Virginia Business won three national journalism awards Monday during The Alliance of Area Business Publishers’ (AABP) 2023 Editorial Excellence Awards ceremony, held in Detroit. Virginia Business Deputy Editor Kate Andrews placed gold in the Best Coverage of Local Breaking News category for medium-size business publications for her coverage of the Nov. 22, 2022, workplace shooting […]
$5.4B Tegna sale is terminated
The deadline has expired on hedge fund Standard General LP’s $5.4 billion bid to acquire Tysons-based publicly traded broadcasting giant Tegna Inc. The largest owner of NBC affiliates, Tegna has 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets and reaches 39% of all television households nationwide. The stalled agreement was terminated after the acquisition’s deadline expired […]
Virginia Business wins 18 Va. Press Association awards
Virginia Business won 18 awards in the Virginia Press Association’s 2022 News & Advertising Contest, taking a Best in Show prize for illustration and sweeping the News Writing Portfolio category, the state organization announced Saturday. The annual contest recognizes excellence in design, writing, photography, illustrations and advertising in participating publications across Virginia f[...]
Graham to be chair emeritus of Graham Holdings
Donald E. Graham, majority owner of Arlington County-based Graham Holdings Co. and former publisher of The Washington Post, announced Thursday he would step down as chairman of Graham Holdings, although he plans to remain on the board as chair emeritus starting in May. Longtime board member Anne Mulcahy, former chair and CEO of Xerox Corp., […]
