Joyce Jenereaux Named President and Publisher of Detroit Free Press
17 April 2015 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) today named Joyce Jenereaux
president and publisher of the Detroit Free Press, effective May
16, 2015. Jenereaux will also retain her responsibilities as
president of Michigan.com, which represents all of Gannett’s
community publishing properties in Michigan, and serves as business
agent for The Detroit News.
Jenereaux has been president of the Free Press since 2013, and
president of Michigan.com since 2011. Prior to that, she served as
executive vice president of Michigan.com.
“The addition of the publisher’s title acknowledges the many
vital contributions Joyce has made -- both to the Free Press and to
the Metro Detroit community it serves,” said Robert Dickey,
Gannett’s U.S. Community Publishing president. “Her leadership has
helped build the voice of the Free Press and position it for a
strong future.”
Jenereaux, a Detroit native, started her media career in 1990 as
a financial analyst at Michigan.com. Earlier, she earned her CPA
designation at the public accounting firm of Deloitte. She holds a
bachelor’s degree in business administration from Eastern Michigan
University and serves as chairman of the board of Forgotten
Harvest, the nation’s largest food rescue organization.
Michigan.com represents the state’s largest media audience
through the broad portfolio of digital and print products from the
Detroit Free Press, Lansing State Journal, Battle Creek Enquirer,
Port Huron Times Herald, Livingston Daily Press & Argus and
Observer & Eccentric Media.
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