Hoosier State Press Association - The Indiana Publisher
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Page 2 November 12, 2015 Brehm started as 'printer's devil' New ownership W illiam J. Brehm Sr., 89, died Oct. 4, 2015, after a long battle with cancer at his home in Poway, California. Brehm was a longtime newspaper publisher. He had served as president of Brehm Communications Inc., parent company of the Princeton Daily Clarion and The Standard (Boonville), among numerous publications across the country. Brehm was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Nov. 1, 1925, the son of William and Lola Brehm. In World War II he served in the Navy Air Corps. At war's end he planned to attend the University of Southern California to earn an engineering degree. However, he took a detour and went to work as a "printer's devil," or apprentice, at the Bell- Maywood Industrial Post in Los Angeles in 1946. There his passion for newspapers began. By 1950, he became a publisher for the McGiffin Newspaper Co. In 1960, he became president of the company, which had been owned by his father- in-law, Bill McGiffin. (The company was renamed Brehm Communications in 1981.) In 1962, Brehm and his wife began buying newspapers, starting with the weekly Los Banos (California) Enterprise and the Auburn (California) Journal in 1965, adding to the 17 weekly and two daily suburban newspapers and a printing division near Los Angeles. After selling the LA area newspapers, he bought and sold many additional newspapers, with the com pany now in seven states with over 50 publications, 40 websites and five printing facilities. At the height of the company, which was founded in 1919, more than 700 employees worked for BCI. William Brehm Sr. MEMBER NOTICES Reporter/Paginator – The Banner Graphic in Greencastle, Indiana, has an entry-level opening for a full- time reporter and paginator. Duties include reporting, photography, web posting and pagination. Proficiency in InDesign and Photoshop a must. Night and weekend work required. Starting salary: $20,000-$25,000. Send resume, letter and design and writing samples to Eric Bernsee, edi- tor, news@bannergraphic.com. Managing editor – The Times-Mail in Bedford, Indiana, is seeking a full-time managing editor. Three to five years of newsroom managing and editor experience is required; experience in many areas of content creation is a plus. To apply, go to www.schurz.jobs and search for HTI2554. Advertising director – The LaPorte Herald-Argus has an immediate opening for the position of advertising director. The LaPorte Herald-Argus is a 5-day daily and is part of the Indiana Michigan group of Paxton Media. Send cover letter and resume to Bill Hackney, publisher, at bhackney@pmginmi.com. Advertising director – The News and Tribune (Jeffersonville, Indiana) seeks an experienced, creative and results-oriented professional to be its next advertising director. Send resume and salary requirements to Publisher Bill Hanson at bill.hanson@ newsandtribune.com. Sales representative – Seeking organized, motivated, out-of-the- box thinker to service accounts in Richmond, Indiana, and Greenville, Ohio areas. Email resume to ngcomp@comcast.net. Part-time paginator – Must have experience in InDesign, have excel- lent grammar and spelling skills, and be ready to join a goal-oriented team of newspaper professionals. Send resume to ngsports@comcast.net. Press operator – Experienced press operator sought by the News and Tribune in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Responsible for setting up and oper- ating an 8-unit Goss Urbanite press in four-color. Experience maintaining equipment is critical. Submit resume, salary requirements and cover letter to: Press operator c/o Bill Hanson, 221 Spring Street, Jeffersonville, IN 47130 or bill.hanson@ newsandtribune.com. Send member notices to mtuley@hspa.com. Postings will be listed as space permits in print and in full at www.hspa.com. Employees sought HSPA staff Steve Key, executive director and general counsel skey@hspa.com • (317) 624-4427 Karen T. Braeckel, HSPA Foundation director kbraeckel @hspa.com • (317) 624-4426 Pamela Lego, MAP advertising director plego@hspa.com • (812) 350-7711 Milissa Tuley, communications specialist mtuley@hspa.com • (317) 624-4430 Yvonne Yeadon, office manager yyeadon@hspa.com • (317) 624-4433 Shawn Goldsby, advertising coordinator sgoldsby@hspa.com • (317) 803-4772 The Indiana Publisher is published monthly by Hoosier State Press Association, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, (317) 803-4772. ISSN 0019-6711 USPS 058-730. Periodicals-class postage paid at Indianapolis, Ind., and at additional mailing office. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Indiana Publisher, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, (317) 803-4772, Fax (317) 624-4428 Website: www.hspa.com Subscriptions $25 per year. Ad rates furnished upon request. HSPA calendar Dec. 5 Newsroom Seminar & Better Newspaper Contest Awards Luncheon, Indianapolis Marriott North Dec. 11 HSPA & Foundation Boards meeting Jan. 30 HSPA Foundation & IAPME Career Fair, Franklin College Feb. 26 Pulliam Internship Application deadline March 3 Pulliam Intern Selection Committee meeting, Indianapolis HSPA Foundation Board of Directors HSPA Foundation Officers HSPA Foundation Board of Directors HSPA Board of Directors HSPA Officers President: Chris White, The Times Media Co. Secretary/Treasurer: Chuck Wells, Home News Enterprises HSPA Board Members John Haley, Pulaski County Journal (Winamac) Robyn McCloskey, Pharos-Tribune (Logansport) and Kokomo Tribune Greg Morris, IBJ Corp. Jon O'Bannon, The Corydon Democrat Kim Wilson, South Bend Tribune President: Nancy Grossman, Leader Publishing Vice President: Michael J. Christman, Fort Wayne Newspapers Secretary: William "B.J." Riley, CNHI Treasurer: Jeff Rogers, Home News Enterprises Curt Jacobs, The Madison Courier Barbara King, North Vernon Plain Dealer & Sun Patrick Lanman, Vevay Media Group Mayer Maloney, Hoosier Times Inc. Mark Miller, The News-Banner (Bluffton) Jack Pate, Evansville Courier & Press John Rumbach, The Herald (Jasper) T he Evansville Courier & Press and other Journal Media Group newspa- pers will soon have a new owner. Journal Media Group properties will become part of Gannett, a newspaper group whose flagship paper is Virginia-based USA Today. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016. Journal Media Group, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the corporate parent of the Evansville Courier & Press and the Henderson Gleaner. It owns a total of 15 daily newspapers, and its flagship is the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. When the deal is completed, Gannett will occupy 106 U.S. markets and command a digital audience of more than 100 mil- lion unique visitors each month. Within Indiana, Gannett owns the newspapers in Indianapolis, Lafayette, Muncie and Richmond. The Louisville Courier-Journal is also a Gannett property. Gannett will pay about $280 million cash for Journal Media Group. The deal is subject to the approval of federal regulators and Journal Media Group shareholders. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both Gannett and Journal Media Group. Under the terms, Journal Media Group shareholders will receive cash of $12 per share. Both Gannett and Journal Media Group are newspaper-only companies created through recently completed spinoffs. Journal Media Group formed when two companies that operated print and broad- cast outlets – E.W. Scripps and Journal Communications – formulated a merger/spi- noff deal. Likewise, Gannett's holdings previ- ously included both newspaper and broadcast. T he Texas-based company buying Home News Enterprises newspapers said not much would change about the day-to- day operations of the properties. Home News Enterprises, based in Columbus and owned for six generations by the Brown family, reached an agreement to sell its newspaper, online and commercial printing properties to AIM Media Indiana. An affiliate of AIM Media Texas, the com- pany owns community newspapers in the Lone Star State. Both companies are managed by AIM Media Management of Dallas, where Jeremy L. Halbreich serves as chairman and CEO and Rick Starks is president and CFO. AIM said all HNE employees will be hired and continue in their respective jobs and positions with the new company. Jeffrey N. Brown, HNE president and chief executive officer, will remain with the com- pany and retain his current responsibilities. Jeffrey Brown and his father, Robert N. Brown, turned The Republic (Columbus), a small, central Indiana newspaper, into a cor- porate entity publishing newspapers in sev- eral other Indiana communities, expanding its commercial printing operations, develop- ing magazine and specialty publications and creating a robust online and digital presence. Halbreich has a rich newspaper back- ground. He leads daily and weekly newspa- pers in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and purchased those online and print assets in 2012 from Freedom Communications Inc. Before establishing AIM Media Texas, he was at the helm of major U.S. media compa- nies, including Sun-Times Media in Chicago and American Consolidated Media in Dallas. During his tenure at the Chicago Sun-Times, the newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for local reporting. – The Republic (Columbus) Home News Enterprises sells to Texas group Evansville Courier & Press, others bought by Gannett