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Timothy Ryan (newspaper publisher)

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Timothy E. Ryan
Born20th century
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
OccupationNewspaper publisher

Timothy E. Ryan (born 20th century) is an American newspaper publisher and businessman. Beginning in 2015,[1][2] he served as the publisher and chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Times and The San Diego Union-Tribune.[3] Prior to his position with the Los Angeles Times, he served as the publisher and chief executive officer of The Baltimore Sun, beginning in 2007.[4][5]

Biography

Ryan earned a bachelor's degree[when?] in political science from the University of Notre Dame and Master of Business Administration degree[when?] from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.[6]

Ryan, who has over thirty years of experience in the media business, began his career at the Chicago Tribune. He worked as vice president of circulation at The Philadelphia Inquirer from 1993 to 2000. He served as vice president of circulation and operations at The Baltimore Sun from 2000 to 2005.[7] He worked as vice president of circulation and consumer marketing at the Chicago Tribune from 2005 to 2007.[7]

He was appointed publisher and chief executive officer of The Baltimore Sun in 2007. At the time, The Baltimore Sun described him as "...very engaged in the news. He's a news junkie... [In his previous role as circulation director] he obviously wanted to sell newspapers, but it was way beyond that. It seemed to be a passion of his."[8]

In 2010, he was also named publisher and chief executive officer of The Morning Call Media Group (MCMG),[9] in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. The Los Angeles Times, The San Diego Union-Tribune, The Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun and The Morning Call are publications of Tribune Publishing.

In 2015,[1][2] he was named publisher of the Los Angeles Times and The San Diego Union-Tribune. In 2016, he was promoted to president of publishing where he oversaw all of Tribune Publishing's newspapers and related websites.[2] He departed Tribune Publishing in 2017.[10][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Baltimore Sun's Tim Ryan to replace Austin Beutner as L.A. Times publisher". September 9, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Davan Maharaj is named editor-publisher of the L.A. Times in Tribune Publishing shake-up". March 2, 2016.
  3. ^ a b [1]. Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ "Tribune's Baltimore Sun Gets New Publisher". Reuters. March 19, 2007. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  5. ^ "Chicago Tribune Marketing Exec Named Baltimore Sun Publisher". Chicago Tribune. March 20, 2007. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  6. ^ Associated Press. March 20, 2007.
  7. ^ a b "Baltimore Sun Media Group Executive Profiles". The Baltimore Sun.
  8. ^ "Ryan Named to Replace Publisher at The Sun". The Baltimore Sun.
  9. ^ "Ryan to Take Over as Publisher of Morning Call". Daily Record. April 2, 2010.
  10. ^ "Tronc purges senior leadership at the Los Angeles Times". Tronc purges senior leadership at the Los Angeles Times. August 21, 2017.