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10/05/2015
Tim Knight named president of Northeast Ohio Media Group
Timothy P. Knight, an experienced publishing executive with extensive digital experience, who has held leadership positions at Tribune Company, Newsday and most recently the Chicago Sun Times, has been named president of the Northeast Ohio Media Group (NEOMG), which operates cleveland.com, the Sun News and is responsible for all multimedia ad sales and marketing for The Plain Dealer.
Knight will succeed Andrea Hogben, who announced in August that she is leaving the company at the end of this year.
"I couldn't be happier to announce Tim as my successor. He's a brilliant executive and a wonderful person. He will bring so much to our business and to the community we all care so deeply about," said Hogben.
"I am honored to join NEOMG and work with their talented team of journalists and sales and marketing professionals," said Knight. "I look forward to building upon Andrea's success and growing our audience and expanding our business. The opportunities for growth here, especially in the digital arena, are tremendous."
"Tim is a great leader and a proven entrepreneur," said Randy Siegel, President of Advance Local, which oversees NEOMG. "I have tremendous respect for his accomplishments and abilities."
For the past 4 years, Knight has been CEO of Wrapports LLC, which owns the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Reader and Splash. Wrapports has also been an investor in a number of digital startup businesses, including The Cube, Aggrego, higi and Chicago.com. Knight's previous positions include president and CEO of Newsday Media Group and Publisher of Newsday. Prior to joining Newsday in 2003, he held a number of senior management roles at the Tribune Publishing Company and the Chicago Tribune Media Group where he was responsible for the company's finance, strategy, marketing, digital and Spanish language operations. He was also a co-founder of and held senior management roles at Classified Ventures, LLC, parent of cars.com and apartments.com.
Knight started his career as a corporate attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom based in Chicago and London, England. He earned his undergraduate degree in accounting from Marquette University and juris doctorate with honors from DePaul University College of Law.
Knight will be relocating to the Cleveland area with his wife, Stephanie, and their two sons.
