Vice President of Online Operations; GateHouse Media
Rochester, New York Area
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- Member of the Board of Directors at Search Initiatives
- Vice President of Online Operations at GateHouse Media
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- Vice President of Online Operations at Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. (CNHI)
- Internet director at The Free Lance-Star
- Director of Photography at The Free Lance-Star
- Staff Photographer at The Free Lance-Star
- Education
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- James Madison University
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Bill Blevins’s Summary
Bill Blevins joined GateHouse Media Inc. -- a public newspaper and media company with revenues of $750 million annually -- as the Vice President of Online Operations in July 2006. Since joining GateHouse Media and through Q3 2008, average monthly online revenue at GateHouse Media has grown 1557%.
BIll Blevins was formerly Vice President of Online Operations with Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. (CNHI), a privately held, $500 million newspaper company located in Birmingham, Ala., from 2004 to 2006.
From 1990 to 2004, Bill Blevins held several newsroom and online management positions at The Free Lance-Star Publishing Co. Inc., of Fredericksburg, Va., including Director of Photography and Internet Director overseeing Fredericksburg.com.
In December 2000, Bill Blevins received the Newspaper Association of America's "20 Under 40" award honoring 20 people under 40 years of age who have had significant and positive impact on the newspaper industry. He holds a degree from the School of Fine Arts and Communications at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va.
Bill Blevins’s Specialties:
Chaos management, internet mergers and acquisition, integration and reorganization
Bill Blevins’s Experience
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Member of the Board of Directors
Search Initiatives
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
July 2007 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Search Initiatives owns an Internet search marketing company, eLocal Listing, http://www.elocallisting.com, with home offices in Temecula, CA.
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Vice President of Online Operations
GateHouse Media
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; GHS; Online Media industry)
July 2006 — Present (2 years 5 months)
GateHouse Media, Inc., headquartered in Fairport, New York, is one of the largest publishers of locally based print and online media. GateHouse Media currently serves local audiences of more than 10 million per week across 20 states through hundreds of community publications and local websites. GateHouse Media is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "GHS."
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Vice President of Online Operations
Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. (CNHI)
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Online Media industry)
November 2004 — July 2006 (1 year 9 months)
Oversaw management and operations for electronic publishing at Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc., an employee-owned media company that includes 90 daily newspapers and more than 100 non-daily publications in markets throughout the central and eastern United States. My responsibility included establishing and maintaining the overall vision and strategy for Internet publishing as well as managing all aspects of business related to building and expanding this important part of the company.
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Internet director
The Free Lance-Star
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Online Media industry)
April 1999 — November 2004 (5 years 8 months)
Managed the Internet and Yellow Pages publishing division of The Free Lance-Star Publishing Company. The group I led published the Web site Fredericksburg.com and also the Star Directory, a local community telephone directory. This department of 26 employees included a 12-person multimedia sales team, a programming group, graphic arts and production group and an editorial news staff. Fredericksburg.com was a leader in publishing local information. We developed technology to provide news and information on cell phones and I participated with a team of two other people that developed a patented application for searching and displaying real estate MLS listing data in real time using mobile devices.
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Director of Photography
The Free Lance-Star
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
1996 — 1999 (3 years)
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Staff Photographer
The Free Lance-Star
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
April 1990 — 1996 (6 years)
Bill Blevins’s Education
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James Madison University
BS, Art, 1986 — 1993
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Bill Blevins’s Interests:
Sailing, photography, fly fishing
Bill Blevins’s Groups:
Associated Press Digital Advisory Committee, Newspaper Association of America, New Media Federation, Jaycees
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Bill Blevins’s Honors:
• “The Executive Experience,” Executive leadership training, LeaderPoint; 2006
• “Leadership Award,” presented for outstanding innovation in local business to Fredericksburg.com, Rappahannock Regional Technology Council, Fredericksburg, VA; 2003
• "20 Under 40" Award, Presstime Magazine, Newspaper Association of America; Dec. 2000
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