That's according to a just-issued press release. The edited text:
Gannett announced today that Laura Hollingsworth, 46, has been named president and publisher of The Tennessean. Hollingsworth comes to Nashville from Des Moines, where she was president and publisher of The Des Moines Register since 2007. She will continue to serve as U.S. Community Publishing group president of the Central Group, formerly the Midwest Group, overseeing 25 markets in the central region.
The current president and publisher of the Tennessean, Carol Hudler, has been named special assistant to U.S. Community Publishing President Bob Dickey. She will oversee strategic initiatives for USCP that aim to better serve our business clients.
The move is effective May 13, according to a just-posted Register story, which says Hollingsworth's successor hasn't been announced. (Here's Nashville's story.)
"Laura has a deep commitment to community journalism and will expand our digital capabilities, as she has done in Des Moines. She is a proven leader who will continue to use her strengths to achieve great results," said Dickey. "And, we welcome Carol to her new role directly reporting to me, where she will help strengthen our brands and high-quality products for community-focused journalism."
Laura Hollingsworth
Prior to being named president and publisher of the Tennessean, Laura Hollingsworth served as president and publisher of the Register since 2007. She oversees 25 markets in the Central region and has been a regional group president since 2008. She joined Gannett in 1989. Hollingsworth worked at newspapers in Wisconsin, Washington, Illinois and Michigan prior to joining the Register in 2002 where she served as the vice president of advertising and as general manager.
Carol Hudler
Prior to being named special assistant to the USCP president, Carol Hudler was president and publisher of the Tennessean, a position she held since 2009. Before that, Hudler was the president and publisher of The News-Press in Fort Myers, Fla. Hudler has worked in a variety of advertising, marketing and general management positions, including at the Kansas City (Mo.) Star, the Orange County (Calif.) Register, the Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram, the Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle, the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press and the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph. She is a board member of the Newspaper Association of America.
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The current president and publisher of the Tennessean, Carol Hudler, has been named special assistant to U.S. Community Publishing President Bob Dickey. She will oversee strategic initiatives for USCP that aim to better serve our business clients.
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"Laura has a deep commitment to community journalism and will expand our digital capabilities, as she has done in Des Moines. She is a proven leader who will continue to use her strengths to achieve great results," said Dickey. "And, we welcome Carol to her new role directly reporting to me, where she will help strengthen our brands and high-quality products for community-focused journalism."
Laura Hollingsworth
Prior to being named president and publisher of the Tennessean, Laura Hollingsworth served as president and publisher of the Register since 2007. She oversees 25 markets in the Central region and has been a regional group president since 2008. She joined Gannett in 1989. Hollingsworth worked at newspapers in Wisconsin, Washington, Illinois and Michigan prior to joining the Register in 2002 where she served as the vice president of advertising and as general manager.
Carol Hudler
Prior to being named special assistant to the USCP president, Carol Hudler was president and publisher of the Tennessean, a position she held since 2009. Before that, Hudler was the president and publisher of The News-Press in Fort Myers, Fla. Hudler has worked in a variety of advertising, marketing and general management positions, including at the Kansas City (Mo.) Star, the Orange County (Calif.) Register, the Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram, the Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle, the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press and the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph. She is a board member of the Newspaper Association of America.
I assume Hollingsworth's replacement in Des Moines will be announced shortly.
ReplyDelete"Special Assistant." Right.
ReplyDeleteWhat ever happened to Michelle Krans? Didn't she work for Dickey?
DeleteSenior VP of Advertising and Marketing
DeleteSo who is over the South group?
ReplyDeleteHere we go again: another superfluous suit at HQ. Just what a dying company needs. I don't know the first thing about Hudler, but she becomes the latest beneficiary of a long-standing patronage system that does more to reward Gannett ring-holders and reduce the workloads of their bosses than to pump life into this floater or create value.
ReplyDeleteNo South Group anymore. 3 regions now - West (Phoenix), Central (Nashville) and East (Rochester).
ReplyDeleteI noticed that too, but should have added that to the post.
DeleteIsn't that the more significant deal here? Does this make Central the single-biggest group by revenue?
More importantly, where does Michigan reside and the unending money pit that is Detroit?
DeleteThey're not part of Central, they're not part of East - they don't have the special status that USAT once did - so who's in charge of them? Is that Dickey's special assistant's special purpose?
When did this change happen?
DeleteI would say that there is now one less soul at the Register but Hollingsworth doesn't have one.
ReplyDeleteWell said 5:08.
DeleteI believe that selling one's soul is a requirement to be a Group President in G'Land.
I am so happy that I am me and not the sad people who castigate anyone who has made something of themselves.
ReplyDeleteEvery time someone is mentioned here the same tired chorus of what-hateful-people-they-are emerges. No matter which site or who it is. Really sad stuff and those doing it are, in truth, self-haters.
There's a lot going on at USCP and Carol and Laura will have huge roles going forward.
Jim is at the top of that list of self-haters. There is a story about the suicide numbers rising, and the first thing I thought of was: "Jim!" He's destined to be found decaying in a basement.
DeleteWhat a creep you are, 7:00 p.m.
DeleteWonder how Dave Gould and Hollingsworth will get along. She replaced him at the Register as VP Advertising when he left for the Tennessean.
ReplyDeleteAnd, isn't there a limit on how long you can use an old photo for press releases? Hollingworth's picture is about 6 years old.
Word is Brad Robertson in Des Moines.
ReplyDeleteBrad, you shameless self-promoter!
DeleteURGENT! URGENT? So Jim, what exactly is so urgent about this news?
ReplyDeleteWhich door will Laura have to use in Nashville?
ReplyDeleteSo, does this mean Hollingsworth has now become the favorite among her, Zidich and Kane to succeed Dickey as president of the U.S. newspaper division?
ReplyDeleteWhat's up with Michigan not being a part of one of the newly reorganized regions?
ReplyDeleteOr could it mean that Hudler is the likely successor?
ReplyDeleteYes, sounds like Hudler is being groomed for that.
DeleteKate Marymont
ReplyDeleteThat would be a huge leap for someone who has never been in ad sales.
DeleteAlmost as crazy as becoming CEO with no sales and no P&L experience. Oh, wait...
DeleteBack in the day all pubs came from the newsroom
DeleteGood point, 1:33.
DeleteMany of us would like to see a list of newspaper sites organized under the newly consolidated three groups.
ReplyDeleteIn other words, West Group now includes these XXX sites; Central these XXX, and East these XXX.
Agree
DeleteWest stays the same, East stays the same, South and Central new group. Boy that was hard.
ReplyDeleteThose who need to know the regions already do. Ciao haters! :)
ReplyDeleteLarry St Cyr to the rescue!!!!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had a like button for your comment.
DeleteI just worry about whether we're going to have a publisher in DM AT ALL...Do all the papers have named publishers?
ReplyDeleteAnd I hope to God our editor, Rick, doesn't move.
Plenty of papers have general managers instead of publishers. A GM is the chief executive, but they don't get paid as much.
DeleteIt's odd Corporate moved Hollingsworth without having a publisher ready to simultaneously name as her replacement. That suggests there was a hurry-up quality to moving Hollingsworth to Nashville. But why?
I saw somewhere that Hudler would continue to be based in Nashville. That sounds like she's on the way out.
ReplyDeleteExactly.
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ReplyDeleteWill any of the former group execs at Des Moines move with LH?
ReplyDeleteYes.
ReplyDeleteLH way to kick Dave to the curb
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