Strasner takes reins as publisher of Port Lavaca Wave

PORT LAVACA – JT Strasner is the new publisher of the Port Lavaca Wave.
He comes from Phillips Media Group, where he served as the group publisher over five community publications.
“I have already found Port Lavaca and Calhoun County to be full of friendly people who are passionate about their hometown newspaper, and I’m so eager to continue the tradition of excellence established here for so many decades,” Strasner said.
Strasner also previously served as a publisher in El Campo and Brenham, two Hartman Newspapers properties, the previous owner of the Wave. Under Strasner’s direction, the El Campo Leader-News won more than 100 advertising and editorial awards, including five first-place sweepstakes plaques over five years. In Brenham, he helped lead the paper to first-place Associated Press Managing Editor’s plaques as well.
Prior to working in El Campo, Strasner was a publisher in Mississippi and served as editor of three newspapers in Arkansas. Newspapers under his direction in those states won several general excellence awards.
Strasner has also won numerous individual first place honors for editorial writing, photography, feature writing, business reporting and column writing.
He has been an active member of Rotary in four states and was active in chamber of commerce work as well. Strasner also previously served on the board of directors of the Arkansas Associated Press Managing Editors, the editorial contest committee, and the Freedom of Information Board for the Arkansas Press Association.