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.
Services held for retired Denton Chronicle publisher, community booster Fred Patterson
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.
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.
The Texas Press Messenger is a monthly newspaper featuring the latest news in the Texas newspaper industry and beyond; the official voice of the Texas Press Association since 1926.
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