• by Ray Schultz , December 15, 2024

McClatchy has completed its merger with accelerate360 and formed a new entity called McClatchy Media Company (MMC), which it claims reaches 100 million unique visitors per month. Announced in August, the merger combines McClatchy's 30 news products, including The Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star, The Sacramento Bee and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and accelerate360's lifestyle brands such as Us Weekly, Woman's World and Soap Opera Digest.

 “The combination creates many opportunities to leverage our digital platform at scale, provide additional original content offerings to consumers, and targeted audience access to our marketing partners,” says Tony Hunter, chairman and chief executive officer of MMC. “The vast distribution network and access to over 56,000 retail locations in North America add to the immense opportunities afforded by this merger.”

In addition to Hunter, the MMC leadership team includes: 

• Billie McConkey, chief administrative officer, chief legal officer,  corporate secretary
• Chuck Howell, president and chief operating officer, McClatchy Retail Network 
• Jeffrey Dorsey, chief operating officer 
• Robyn Tomlin, chief content officer
• Stephanie Zarate, chief accounting officer, treasurer
• Tony Berg, chief revenue officer