Northwest Indiana Publisher to Lead Group of Lee Newspapers

Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE), a leading provider of news, information and advertising in 50 markets, today announced that Chris White, publisher of the Times Media Company in Northwest Indiana, has been named a group publisher and will also oversee operations of the Journal Times in Racine, Wisconsin; the Globe Gazette in Mason City, Iowa; the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; and other specialty publications in those markets.

White, 48, became publisher in 2013 of Times Media Company, which includes The Times, nwitimes.com and specialty publications including Inspired Living and BusINess magazines. The Times was named Lee Enterprise of the Year in 2014.

“In his two years with Lee, Chris has proven himself an exceptional operator and an outstanding asset to our company,” said Kevin Mowbray, executive vice president and chief operating officer. “He has produced excellent results in northwest Indiana and made the Times one of the top performing properties in our company. His energy, expertise and leadership are a huge benefit to the publishers in these markets as they work to grow audience and drive revenue in the communities they serve.”

Before joining Lee Enterprises, White was publisher of GateHouse-Ohio Media and The Repository in Canton after serving as general manager and senior vice president for sales and marketing with the company.

“Lee is one of the best performing organizations in the newspaper industry,” White said. “I'm honored and excited by the opportunity to expand my leadership role with this talented group of people. We’ve been very successful connecting our readers with the community and helping advertisers effectively market to those readers. I’m eager to continue that success.”

White’s career also includes regional vice president of sales from 2005 to 2007 for Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc., working with publications in Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi and Kentucky. He published The Edmond Sun and McAlester News-Capital while serving as group publisher for CNHI.

In 2002, he was honored by Presstime magazine in its “20 under 40” class of outstanding achievers. He has been active in many community organizations, including chambers of commerce, economic development initiatives, foundations and advisory boards. He and his wife, Laura, have four children.

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