The New York Times Company Announces Ruth Birge Will be Publisher of The Times-News in Hendersonville, N.C.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2002 The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Company announced today that Ruth Birge, direct marketing manager at The Ledger The principal book of accounts of a business enterprise in which all the daily transactions are entered under appropriate headings to reflect the debits and credits of each account. in Lakeland, Fla., has been named the publisher of The Times-News in Hendersonville, N.C. The appointment is effective immediately. In making the announcement, P. Steven Ainsley, senior vice president for The New York Times Regional Newspaper Group, said, "Ruth has enjoyed extraordinary success at Lakeland, and we look forward to the extensive advertising and marketing expertise she will bring to Hendersonville." In addition to serving as publisher, Ms. Birge, 54, will also assume direct responsibility for the advertising department at The Times-News and will be involved in the database marketing effort for both The Times-News and The Herald-Journal in Spartanburg, S.C. Ms. Birge joined The New York Times Regional Newspaper Group in 1986 and has served in various capacities within the advertising department at The Ledger. In addition to leading The Ledger's database marketing effort, Ms. Birge was also responsible for The Ledger's commercial printing enterprise. Ms. Birge graduated from Indiana University Indiana University, main campus at Bloomington; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1820 as a seminary, opened 1824. It became a college in 1828 and a university in 1838. The medical center (run jointly with Purdue Univ. in 1976 with B.A. in marketing and advertising. In 1999 she was named Ad Woman of the Year by the Imperial Polk Advertising Federation. The New York Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NYT NYT New York Times NYT National Youth Theatre (UK) NYT New York Transit (New York, USA) NYT New York Tribune ), a leading media company with 2001 revenues of $3.0 billion, publishes The New York Times, The New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. Boston Globe and 16 other newspapers; owns eight network-affiliated television stations and two New York radio stations; and has more than 40 Web sites, including NYTimes.com and Boston.com. In 2002 the Company was ranked No. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune's list of America's Most Admired Companies A yearly publication by Fortune Magazine, America's Most Admired Companies consists of corporations that are highly esteemed by the likes of Business Executives, Directors, and Analysts. A survey is taken of close to 3300 professionals who give their opinions on the companies. . Among all 530 companies on the list, the Company ranked No. 1 in quality of products/services and No. 1 in social responsibility. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. This press release can be downloaded from www.nytco.com |
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