Gannett names president, vice president/editor at North Jersey Media Group
August 29 2016 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
The Domestic Publishing division of Gannett Co.,
Inc. (NYSE: GCI) announced today Nancy A. Meyer, formerly
publisher and CEO of the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel Media Group, has
been named president of the North Jersey Media Group. In addition,
Rick Green, who has led award-winning newsrooms and held key roles
on both the editorial and business side for 27 years at Gannett,
has been named vice president/news and editor. Gannett acquired
North Jersey Media Group on July 6, 2016.
“Nancy is an outstanding leader with strong experience in
identifying and championing strategic opportunities while
diversifying and growing revenue,” said John Zidich, president of
Gannett’s U.S. Domestic Publishing. “She is an exceptional team
builder who develops innovative, customer-centric solutions to
drive sustainable growth. In Orlando, Nancy created new products
that included a business-to-business digital publication and
Orlando Signature magazine. Under her leadership, the Orlando
Sentinel also was recognized in 2015 by Editor & Publisher as
one of the ‘Ten Newspapers That Do It Right’ and won an EPPY for
the ‘Best Business Website.’“
“A New Jersey native, Nancy has strong creative and
entrepreneurial talents and a track record of building and
motivating top-performing teams,” said Michael G. Kane,
president/East Group, Domestic Publishing. “She’s coming home to
the state where she grew up and will be a terrific fit for North
Jersey Media Group. We are very pleased to welcome her back to
Gannett, too, as she first launched her career in advertising at
the Star-Gazette in Elmira, N.Y., and at the then-Gannett owned
Saratogian in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.”
Meyer previously served as president and publisher of the
Hartford Courant, where earlier she had been chief revenue officer
of advertising at CT1 Media, which included the Hartford Courant
and WTIC-TV. She was promoted to that role from her former position
as vice president of advertising, strategy and targeted media for
the Hartford Courant. Prior to her work in Hartford, Meyer was
director of online and classified advertising at Hearst’s San
Francisco Chronicle and held previous advertising positions at the
Times Union in Albany, N.Y.
Meyer has been very active with many professional, industry and
community organizations, having recently served on the Orlando
Economic Development Commission’s Governors Council, Executive
Committee and Board of Directors, and the Central Florida
Commission on Homelessness, and was a member of the Central Florida
Transportation Task Force. While in Hartford she also served on
several boards and community organizations, including the Metro
Hartford Alliance and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Connecticut
affiliate.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, having
attended Bloomsburg (Pa.) University and University of Hartford,
Conn., and is currently working on a master of science in
interactive media from Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn.
“Rick Green has been in the media business since age 15 and has
had an outstanding career at Gannett ranging from serving as
reporter to editor to publisher/president. He will be a strong news
leader for the North Jersey Media Group,” said Kane. While editor
at The Des Moines Register, the media organization was a finalist
for the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing. While publisher, The
Register pioneered the use of virtual reality technology and
360-degree video for a first-of-its-kind explanatory journalism
project which won numerous national awards and attention for
innovation.
Green most recently was president and publisher of Enquirer
Media in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a regional group president at
Gannett. His first job was as reporter and photographer at his
hometown newspaper, The Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune, while he was a
high school sophomore. He started his career with Gannett in 1987
as a reporter for The Chillicothe (Ohio) Gazette and in 1988,
joined The Cincinnati Enquirer where he spent 16 years as a
reporter, suburban bureau chief, business editor and assistant
managing editor over business and local news. In 2004, he was named
managing editor at The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, Calif., and
mydesert.com; in 2008 he was named executive editor. In 2011, he
was named editor and vice president news of The Des Moines Register
until being promoted to president and publisher in 2013. Green
completed his journalism studies at Ohio University.
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