Gannett Announces Appointments After Acquiring Newspapers
ARLINGTON, Va. – Several executive appointments were announced Friday in the Gannett Newspaper Division as a result of the completion of the acquisition of 19 daily newspapers and 34 non-daily publications from Thomson Newspapers.
Thomas A. Bookstaver becomes president and publisher of The Post-Crescent in Appleton, Wis., and a vice president in the Midwest Newspaper Group. He formerly was president and publisher of the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser and a vice president in the Piedmont Newspaper Group.
Scott M. Brown succeeds Bookstaver as president and publisher in Montgomery. He previously was president and publisher of The Jackson (Tenn.) Sun.
Edward E. Graves succeeds Brown in Jackson, Tenn. He previously was vice president/circulation at The Greenville (S.C.) News.
Robert E. Robbins becomes a vice president in the Midwest Newspaper Group. He continues as president and publisher of the Wausau (Wis.) Daily Herald.
Arnold H. Garson assumes the additional duties as a vice president in the Northwest Newspaper Group. He continues as president and publisher of the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Larry Jock becomes president and publisher of The Daily Times in Salisbury, Md. He previously was vice president/chief financial officer of the Westminster Media Group.
Brent Low becomes president and publisher of The Spectrum in St. George, Utah. He previously had been vice president/chief operating officer of the Thomson Wisconsin Central Group.
“The addition of the Thomson newspapers marks a major expansion for our company,” said Gary L. Watson, president of the Newspaper Division. “We’re pleased we have the talent to assume these new responsibilities.”
Bookstaver joined Gannett in 1973 at the Chronicle-Tribune in Marion, Ind. He has served in various management roles including president and publisher of newspapers in Tarentum, Pa., and Huntington, W.Va., before going to Montgomery in 1996.
Brown joined Gannett in 1990 as publisher of the then-weekly North Hills News Record. He later served as general manager when the newspaper converted to a daily publication. In 1992, he was named president and publisher of the Valley News Dispatch in Tarentum. He moved to Jackson, Tenn., in 1996.
Graves is returning to The Jackson Sun, where he served as circulation director from 1988 to 1992. He joined the company in 1986 at FLORIDA TODAY in Brevard County. He also served as circulation director at newspapers in North Hills, Pa., and Pensacola, Fla., before joining The Greenville News in 1997.
Robbins has worked at Gannett since 1969. He has served in financial management roles and as president and publisher of newspapers in Bellingham, Wash., and in Hattiesburg and Jackson, Miss., as well as president of the Gannett Community Directories of New Jersey. He joined the Wausau Daily Herald in 1999.
Garson has served a president and publisher in Sioux Falls since 1996. He previously was editor of The San Bernardino County (Calif.) Sun. He joined the company in 1969 in the news department of The Des Moines Register, where he served in a variety of positions, including managing editor.
Jock is rejoining Gannett after working for Westminster for nearly three years. After joining Gannett in 1990, he served as controller at newspapers in Utica, N.Y., and Cherry Hill, N.J., and later as president and publisher of the Valley News Dispatch in Tarentum.
Low is returning to St. George where he previously served as chief financial officer, general manager and publisher. He moved to the Wisconsin Central Group earlier this year.
Gannett Co. Inc. is an international news and information company that publishes 93 daily newspapers in the United States, including USA TODAY, the nation’s largest-selling daily newspaper. The company also owns more than 200 non-daily publications and USA WEEKEND, a weekly newspaper magazine. In the United Kingdom, Gannett subsidiary Newsquest plc publishes nearly 300 titles, including 15 daily newspapers. Gannett also operates 22 television stations in the United States and is an Internet leader with sites sponsored by most of its TV stations and newspapers including USATODAY.com, one of the most popular news sites on the Web.