In the latest consolidation of publisher jobs, Publisher Juli Metzger (left) of The Star Press in Muncie, Ind., will also be publisher of the Palladium-Item in Richmond. The two cities are 41 miles apart.Metzger replaces longtime Gannett executive Bob Robbins, who is retiring, effective Nov. 30, after less than a year at Richmond.
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I can see this happening with Greenville and Asheville sooner, rather then later. The same goes for Advertising Directors as well I hope.
ReplyDeleteAsheville wouldn't miss a beat without their disconnected Publisher. All he does is play on the internet, walk around downtown pretending to talk to advertisers, and take weekend excursions to Florida in the circulation department's vehicle. What a waste.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a stand in until the buyer takes over. If that is the case.
ReplyDeleteless than (not then) :)
ReplyDeleteInstead of getting rid of department heads last month, maybe GCI should have considered getting rid of some of the worthless publishers. I bet some of the "disconnected" publishers are running around like chickens with their heads cut off trying to figure out how to run their departments...since they never had anything to do with it before! If GCI cut some publishers they'd save even more money!
ReplyDeleteGood luck, suckers. The last paper she was part-time publisher at ended up getting gutted then sold.
ReplyDeleteI see more consolidation happening between the two if anything. I highly doubt they will sell Richmond. The are a USA Today site - and recently bought new presses (5 years ago?)
ReplyDeleteWasn't she at the Marion paper, and didn't Gannett turn that one over to the foundation before it was sold?
ReplyDeleteStill too many high paid publishers. If we axed all the publishers and had general managers then maybe we can keep the talented worker bees and actually produce a worth while product.
ReplyDeleteRumor has it that GCI is going to move USAT from Richmond to the Indy Star real soon. Richmond hasn't had a new press in MANY years. They have had their press updated a little but nothing real big.
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