The Wall Street Journal Names Tom Gaskin Account Executive for Detroit Advertising Sales.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 -- The Wall Street Journal, the world's leading business publication, today announced that it has appointed Tom Gaskin gaskin the muscular portion of the hindleg between the stifle and hock, corresponding to the human calf. The term is used in horses and sometimes dogs. , 53, account executive, Detroit advertising sales. He will report to Walter Hodge Walter Hodge is a Puerto Rican basketball guard who plays collegiately for the Florida Gators. A reserve point guard his first two seasons with the Gators, he is expected to be a key starter for the two-time defending national champions in the 2007-08 season. , Detroit sales director. In this new role, Mr. Gaskin will be managing both the General Motors and DaimlerChrysler accounts for the Journal. "Tom has over 20 years of successful automotive-advertising experience in print, broadcast and digital-media sales. He has outstanding relationships with key decision-makers and is deeply involved in the Detroit advertising community," Mr. Hodge said. "These qualities--along with his knowledge of the automotive market--make him a perfect representative to lead the Detroit office." Prior to joining the Journal, Mr. Gaskin served as an account manager at Turner Broadcasting since 2002. Before that, he held positions at Time Warner, where he was responsible for the General Motors account, and Hearst Corporation The Hearst Corporation is a privately-held American-based media conglomerate based in the Hearst Tower in New York City, USA. Founded by William Randolph Hearst as an owner of newspapers, the company's holdings now include a wide variety of media. . He started his career at Gannett Newspapers in the Lansing, Detroit and Chicago markets. Mr. Gaskin earned a bachelor's degree in communication arts from Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. . About The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal, the flagship publication of Dow Jones & Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : DJ; www.dowjones.com), is the world's leading business publication. Founded in 1889, The Wall Street Journal has a print and online circulation of nearly 2.1 million, reaching the nation's top business and political leaders, as well as investors across the country. Holding 31 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism, the Journal seeks to help its readers succeed by providing essential and relevant information, presented accurately and fairly, from an authoritative and trusted source. The Wall Street Journal print franchise has more than 600 journalists world-wide, part of the Dow Jones network of nearly 1,900 business and financial news staff. Other publications that are part of The Wall Street Journal franchise, with total circulation of 2.7 million, include The Wall Street Journal Asia, The Wall Street Journal Europe and The Wall Street Journal Online at WSJ WSJ Wall Street Journal WSJ Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) WSJ Web Services Journal WSJ Winston-Salem Journal (North Carolina) WSJ Wagle Street Journal (Kathmandu, Nepal blog) .com, the largest paid subscription news site on the Web. In 2005, the Journal was ranked No. 1 in BtoB's Media Power 50 for the sixth consecutive year. |
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