DALLAS – Management changes announced at The Dallas Morning News
Promotions, staff additions and other changes reported at Texas newspapers.
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.
NEW BOSTON – Bowie County native and award winning journalist Heather Russell has been named publisher of the Bowie County Citizens Tribune.
Russell first came to the Tribune five years ago, and has since won awards both for her writing and photography skills, including a photographer of the year award from the North and East Texas Press Association for a photo she took of the butterfly garden at Little Country Greenhouse.
121 Media acquires Star Local Media
FRISCO – 121 Media has acquired Star Local Media and its 14 publications and hyper-local news websites from S.A.W. Advisors, LLC. Founders of 121 Media are media industry veteran Rick Rogers and his wife, Elizabeth Rogers, of Frisco.
Star Local Media print publications are delivered to more than 215,000 homes weekly, and the company provides local business partners a marketing solution set including digital and social media marketing services and print advertising packages.
By RUSSELL VIERS
Digiversity.tv
Services held for retired Denton Chronicle publisher, community booster Fred Patterson
Obituaries published in the March 2022 edition of the Texas Press Messenger
The 2020-21 Texas Better Newspaper Contest is open for entries through March 4.
TPA member newspapers may submit entries from material published during the 16-month period ending Dec. 31, 2021.
The rulebook for the 2020-21 Texas Better Newspaper Contest is available for download online at www.texaspress.com/bnc. Those interested in entering are encouraged to download the rules and read the guidelines for entries.
DECATUR – Kristen Tribe has resigned as publisher of the Wise County Messenger in Decatur to become managing editor of Cowboys and Indians magazine in Dallas.
“Kristen has been an important part of the Messenger family for almost 30 years, but we know her passion is for writing, and this is a great new opportunity for her,” said Roy J. Eaton, president of the Messenger.