James
McDonald
President
and Publisher, Newsco,
Inc,
Washington, DC: President
of holding company
for Journal Newspapers,
Inc.; Suburban Washington
Newspapers, Inc; Suburban
Richard Newspapers,
Inc. Reorganized corporate
structure and debt
and sold off Suburban
Richmond papers to
Media General and
Journal Newspapers
to Clarity Media Group
by creating the concept
for The Washington
Examiner. Launched
the Examiner after
the sale. Also launched
parenting pub and
community weekly while
running Newsco, Inc.
Publisher, Metro,
Philadelphia: Took
over America's first
major market free
daily after a disappointing
launch. Led company
to hit profitability
in 20 month's while
settling three major
lawsuits and a union
action.
Publisher, Philadelphia
Weekly:
Headed Philadelphia's
largest weekly and
its' strategy and
efforts to acquire
Atlantic City's Weekly.
This led to accelerated
top line and bottom
line growth at both
products.
Associate Publisher,
New York Press,
Manhattan, NY where
he led the organization
to its highest ever
level of sales in
1998.
Founder and publisher
of The Weekender,
Northeastern Pennsylvania's
most widely read
newspaper.
Created this "entertainment
weekly" into
a strong earnings
contributor at The
Times Leader, the
regions traditional
paid daily. Publication
reached profitability
in its 8th month
of operation.
