The Dallas Morning News Appoints Tracy Martin Taylor
July 8, 2009
The Dallas Morning News Appoints Tracy Martin Taylor
Publisher of Quick and General Manager of Arts and Entertainment
DALLAS (July 8, 2009) – The Dallas Morning News has named industry veteran Tracy Martin Taylor Publisher of Quick and General Manager of Arts and Entertainment. In her role, effective July 1, Taylor is responsible for overseeing the arts and entertainment revenue for the publication, along with handling the day-to-day operation of Quick.
Focused exclusively on local entertainment, events and nightlife, Quick publishes in a tabloid format and includes expansive coverage of events, nightlife, music, movies, eating and drinking. In addition, the weekly publication features other topics that are important to young adults such as dating, relationships, fashion and shopping. Quick provides advertisers a unique, highly targeted way to reach more than 90,000 active readers in the desirable 18-34 year-old demographic.
“Since its inception in 2003, Quick has established itself as Dallas’ pre-eminent source for entertainment information,” said Cyndy Carr, senior vice president, sales for The Dallas Morning News. “I am confident that Tracy’s creativity, wealth of industry knowledge, and strength in managing high-performing sales teams will help Quick continue its growth trajectory.”
Taylor most recently worked as General Sales Manager for Clear Channel in Dallas, where she managed revenue for KDGE-FM, KZPS-FM and KFXR-AM. In addition, she oversaw the execution of all station concerts and led non-traditional revenue programs. Previously, Taylor served as Regional Marketing Manager and National Marketing Manager at Wherehouse Music/Blockbuster Entertainment, where she focused on national consumer promotions, concerts and events, online marketing, media buying and marketing and strategic planning.
“It is an honor to join such a prestigious organization as The Dallas Morning News,” said Taylor. “I look forward to finding new and innovative ways to connect our arts and entertainment advertisers with Quick’s loyal following.”
About The Dallas Morning News
Established in 1885, The Dallas Morning News (dallasnews.com) is Texas’ leading newspaper and serves a readership of more than 1.5 million. The newspaper has received eight Pulitzer Prizes since 1986, as well as numerous other industry awards recognizing the quality of its investigative and feature journalism, design and photojournalism. In 2005, The News received the Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Award for its editorial series calling for mandatory record votes in the Texas legislature, and its Web site, dallasnews.com, also was honored for Web reporting. In 2003, the paper launched the leading Spanish-language daily in North Texas, Al Día; the standard-setting free entertainment tabloid, Quick; and the nation’s first editorial blog. In 2008, the paper launched the free, home-delivered quick-read, Briefing. The Dallas Morning News is the flagship newspaper subsidiary of A. H. Belo Corporation.
About A. H. Belo Corporation
A. H. Belo Corporation (NYSE: AHC) headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a distinguished newspaper publishing and local news and information company that owns and operates four daily newspapers and a diverse group of Web sites. A. H. Belo publishes The Dallas Morning News, Texas’ leading newspaper and winner of eight Pulitzer Prizes since 1986; The Providence Journal, the oldest continuously-published daily newspaper in the U.S. and winner of four Pulitzer Prizes; The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA), serving southern California’s Inland Empire region and winner of one Pulitzer Prize; and the Denton Record-Chronicle. The Company publishes various specialty publications targeting niche audiences, and its partnerships and/or investments include the Yahoo! Newspaper Consortium and Classified Ventures, owner of cars.com. A. H. Belo also owns direct mail and commercial printing businesses. Additional information is available at www.ahbelo.com.
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