Moving on ... to Savannah

This is exciting on both personal and professional levels: After more than a decade at Morris Communications' corporate headquarters in Augusta, Ga., I'm moving on to a new challenge as vice president of audience for the Savannah-Bluffton media portfolio.

It's an operating role in a Morris business unit with an expansive kit including the Savannah Morning News, savannahnow.com, Savannah Magazine, Business in Savannah, Bluffton Today, Bryan County Now, Effingham Now, Coastal Mommies, and other products in print, Web, mobile and tablet apps, email and text services.

I've written about the Audience First initiative previously, and Steve Gray posted some important context on his blog over the weekend. This is a growth strategy that recognizes the importance of journalism, our historic core, but emphasizes finding new ways to serve local information needs across a broader spectrum.

One of the attractive things about the job is the opportunity to work with a great team made up of talented people I've known for years, including publisher Mike Traynor, editor Susan Catron, marketing director Stacy Jennings and revenue VP Tim Anderson.

And then there's the city -- this is Savannah, one of the world's great tourist destinations, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, salt marshes, sand beaches, the Bird Girl, a major world shipping port where Gulfstream builds jets and SCAD trains tomorrow's artists and designers.

Comments

Congratulations sir. Good luck on your next adventure.

Best wishes to you in your new job!

Oh, this is still with Morris!

Sounds like a great gig, and for sure it's a great location. Congratulations! Knock 'em dead. Ralph Frattura

I was down on Palm Island this summer and took the horsey tour of the city. His childhood home is right on the harbor. It's boootiful. All good wishes for your continued success Steve.

Congratulations on the new job, Steve. Hope you'll keep us all abreast of developments.

Congratulations! :) Still going to be working with Drupal there?

BlufftonToday.com (2005) and Savannahnow.com (2006) were our first Drupal projects. And now we have Fyrebear power!

Welcome to Savannah! What great news to have a fresh approach to the digital media arena here in Savannah! We have several platforms that might possibly be of great interest to you. Let's have lunch when you get settled!

Looks like a great opportunity, Steve. Best wishes.

Congratulations Steve. Can't wait to see what you do in Savannah.

Sounds like a great way to put all of your experience and expertise to work! Congrats, Steve.

....flammable! ;-)

Looking forward to pushing the envelope with ya' in your new role. Wow! Hope you'll join us in APME too.

I just heard the news today. Congrats! I'm excited and honored to be working more closely with you in this role. You're definitely a wonderful addition to a great team of leaders...

Congratulations Steve, I wish you the best of luck in Savannah!

Congrats, buddy! Sounds like a fantastic professional and personal move. (Sorry I missed this earlier!)