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04_01_2009Steve Fisher Named Group Publisher, Weekly Division
Fisher Joins COG January 29; Promotion Effective April 1, 2009
Tom Yunt, WCI President & CEO, announced today that Steve Fisher, Telegraph Herald General Manager, has been named Group Publisher, Weekly Division effective April 1, 2009. Fisher will join the Corporate Operating Group (COG) January 29 and serve in his current role until a TH Advertising Director is hired. The media search firm Youngs, Walker & Company has been retained to conduct a nation-wide search for Fisher’s replacement.
Fisher will report directly to the President & CEO, but also within a matrix or dual reporting relationship to Jim Normandin, VP Newspapers & Commercial Printing to insure that ongoing communications, synergy and cooperation continues, improves and flourishes between WCI’s two print media divisions…the Telegraph Herald and the Weekly Division.
Fisher will work out of the Platteville Shopping News offices, serving as the Grant-Iowa-Lafayette Shopping News Publisher with additional and overall responsibility for all Weekly Division properties: the Dyersville Commercial; Cascade Pioneer; Eastern Iowa Shopping News; Grant-Iowa-Lafayette Shopping News (Platteville); Richland Center Shopping News; Wisconsin-Iowa Shopping News (Prairie du Chien) and the Unified Newspaper Group (UNG) publications: Verona Press: Fitchburg Star; Oregon Observer, Stoughton Courier Hub and the Great Dane Shopping News.
Tom Yunt, WCI President and CEO, stated: “Steve has earned the opportunity to join and become a key member of the Corporate Operating Group (COG), as well as lead the Weekly Division into the future. Steve will bring great insight, extensive knowledge of print and on-line publishing and marketing, exceptional people skills and a willingness to listen and learn in his role as Group Publisher, WCI Weekly Division. In addition, Steve will provide a stable leadership presence and a renewed focus to our Platteville employee owners, customers and operations as Publisher of the Grant-Iowa-Lafayette Shopping News. I am very proud of Steve and his many contributions to WCI. I look forward to working with Steve in conjunction with his COG peers.”
Steve’s highly successful professional track record includes General Manager, Executive Sales & Marketing, Advertising Director and Retail Advertising Manager positions with the Telegraph Herald. Prior to joining WCI, Steve held advertising and publishing positions with Quincy Newspapers and Liberty Group Publishing. Steve is a graduate of Truman State University, Kirksville, Mo., where he earned his BA in Communications.
Congratulations Steve!
