Bill Barker — President and Publisher of Naples Daily News at E.W. Scripps Company

Mr. Bill Barker has been President and Publisher of Naples Daily News at The E. W. Scripps Company since November 2013. Mr. Barker served as Chief Revenue Officer and Regional Publisher of The Naples Daily News at The E. W. Scripps Company since November 11, 2013. He served as President and Publisher of the Tampa Media Group Inc., a holding company created in 2012 with publishing assets formerly owned by Media General. He has spent nearly a decade at Naples in various roles overseeing newspaper publications and media operations in the Tampa Bay area. He served as vice president of operations and circulation for Media General's south region since 2004, where he was responsible for digital and broadcast television operations in addition to newspaper publishing. In the 1990s, he worked his way up through the operational ranks at the Richmond Times-Dispatch and was named director of operations in 1996. During his tenure in Richmond, he was part of the team that oversaw the construction and launch of three new facilities as well as an organizational restructuring. His professional accomplishments have earned him two high-profile awards: In 2009, Editor and Publisher recognized him as its Operations Senior Executive of the Year and in 2002, Presstime included Barker in its list of 20 under 40.. He has served on numerous local boards, including the YMCA, American Heart Association and United Way. He has completed the Executive Development Program at the Kellogg School of Management and The Media Management Center at Northwestern University and earned a B.S. in Management and Marketing from Union University.