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Emmis Publishing Gets New President

  • Folio:, Tuesday, March 2, 2010 10:45 PM
Regional publisher Emmis Publishing reports that Gary Thoe is stepping down as president and will be replaced by Greg Loewen, who will continue to serve as chief strategy officer. Thoe, who served as president for 12 years, is leaving Emmis to concentrate on his family business, MidCountry Media. Previously, Loewen served as vice president of digital media and strategy at Canada's Toronto Star newspaper.

Indianapolis-based Emmis publishes a number of big city magazines, including TTexas Monthly, Los Angeles, Atlanta. Texas Monthly, the only Emmis title tracked by the Publishers Information bureau, saw ad pages decline 18.5%t in 2009. The industry average decline was 25.6%.

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