BNET Industries

Market Cap:$12.7M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$588.9M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Print & Online Media Services

Chief Executive Officer
Michael E. Reed
Number of Employees 7,212
Contact Information

350 Willowbrook Office Park

Fairport, New York 14450

www.gatehouseme...

(585) 598-0030

NAICS Code Newspaper Publishers: 511110

Recent Events

  • GateHouse Media Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

    11/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Credit downgrade cites GateHouse debt burden

    9/19/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • GateHouse Media Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

    8/06/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Publishing in red ink

    6/02/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

gatehouse media inc. - All News and Analysis

  • GateHouse Media Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-07

    Earnings Call ExcerptGateHouse Media Inc. GHS Q3 2008 Earnings Call November 7, 2008 10:00 am ET Executives Mike Reed - Chief Executive Officer Mark Maring - Chief Financial Officer Presentation Operator Good day everyone and welcome to the conference call with GateHouse Media regarding the company’s third...

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  • GateHouse Media Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-08

    Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions And our first question will come from Lee Westerfield with BMO Capital Markets. Leland Westerfield - BMO Capital Markets Thank you. Good morning, gentlemen. Two questions, if I may; first, if you can add some color as to the business conditions in Massachusetts...

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  • GateHouse Media Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-05-09

    Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions We’ll go first today to John Janedis of Wachovia. John Janedis - Wachovia Thank you. Mike, can you give more color on maybe some of the more regional trends and what you are seeing at the acquired properties like Morris, Copley, Gannett, and even...

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  • GateHouse Media, Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-03-14

    Question-and-Answer Session Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen if you would like to ask a question please press *1 on your touchtone telephone keypad at this time. If you are using a speakerphone we do ask that your mute function is turned off to allow your signal to...

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  • Gatehouse Media Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2007-11-14

    Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, Sir. Today’s question and answer session will be conducted electronically. Operator Instructions. And we’ll take our first question from John Janedis of Wachovia. John Janedis – Wachovia Hi. Thank you. Good morning. Michael E. Reed Morning, John. John Janedis – Wachovia Morning, Mike. Two questions...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael E. Reed Chief Executive Officer
Randall W. Cope Co-President and Co-Coo
Scott T. Champion Co-President and Co-Coo
Mark R. Thompson Chief Financial Officer
Paul Ameden Chief Information Officer
Richard Daniels COO, New England
Kelly M. Luvison Executive Vice President
Brad Dennison Vice President
Amy V. Kahn Director of Human Resources
Polly G. Sack General Counsel
Burl Osborne Director
Caroll Stacklin Director
Richard L. Friedman Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Wesley R. Edens Chairman
Randal A. Nardone Board of Directors
William B. Doniger Board of Directors

Michael E. Reed became our Chief Executive Officer in February 2006. He was formerly the President and Chief Executive Officer of Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. ("CNHI") and had served in that capacity since 1999. Mr. Reed served as CNHI's Chief Financial Officer from 1997 to 1999. Prior to that, he worked for Park Communications, Inc., a multimedia company, located in Ithaca, New York. Mr. Reed currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Associated Press and he is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee for the Associated Press. He also serves on the board of directors for the Newspaper Association of America and the board of directors for Inland Newspaper Association. Mr. Reed is currently a member of the Board of Visitors of the University of Alabama's College of Communication and Information Sciences and is a member of the Grady College Journalism School's Board of Advisors.

Organization Position Status
GateHouse Media, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. President & CEO Former
Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. Officer Former
Newspaper Association of America Board of Directors Former

Randall W. Cope is our Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer responsible for our Southern Midwest Region. Mr. Cope held the position of Executive Vice President from April 2002 until he was named our Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer in June 2005. Mr. Cope served as Vice President from December 1998 until he was named our Executive Vice President in April 2002. Mr. Cope also oversees our Specialty Publications Division and national classified advertising network. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Cope was regional manager and publisher of the Northwest Arkansas Times in Fayetteville, Arkansas, which was owned by APC. Mr. Cope has over 20 years of experience covering all areas of newspaper operations.

Organization Position Status
GateHouse Media, Inc. Co-President and Co-Coo Current
GateHouse Media, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Northwest Arkansas Times Regional Manager Former

Scott T. Champion is our Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer responsible for our Western Region. He served as Regional Executive Vice President from 1999 until he was named our Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer in June 2005. He was also a director from January 2000 until June 2005.

Organization Position Status
GateHouse Media, Inc. Co-President and Co-Coo Current
GateHouse Media, Inc. Regional Executive Former

Mark R. Thompson became our Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in May 2006. He was formerly Chief Financial Officer of eToys Direct, Inc., an internet retailer and distributor of toys and gifts, from 2005 to 2006. Mr. Thompson currently serves on the board of directors for the Inland Newspaper Association. From 1999 to 2005, Mr. Thompson served as Vice President and Senior Vice President - Finance and IT with Crown Media Holdings, Inc., a public cable programming company with more than 100 million customers. Prior to that, Mr. Thompson was the Controller of Hallmark Cards North America from 1995 to 1999. From 1992 to 1995, Mr. Thompson served as the Corporate Controller of Crown Cable, a cable multiple system operator. From 1990 to 1992, Mr. Thompson served in various positions at Hallmark Cards, Inc. in corporate financial reporting and internal audit. From 1986 to 1990 Mr. Thompson was a CPA with the accounting firm KPMG. Mr. Thompson holds master's and bachelor's degrees in accounting.

Organization Position Status
GateHouse Media, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Etoys Direct, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Crown Media Holdings Inc. Vice President, Finance Former
Etoys Direct, Inc. Distributor Former
Hallmark Cards, Inc. Former

From February 1996 to April 2000, Mr. Ameden was director of Professional Services for Questra Corporation's Customer Relationship Management Practice and was responsible for developing service delivery capability for package based software implementation. From 1988 to February 1996, Mr. Ameden held numerous positions at Eastman Kodak Corporation.

Organization Position Status
GateHouse Media, Inc. Chief Information Officer Current
Eastman Kodak Company Former

Organization Position Status
GateHouse Media, Inc. COO, New England Current
Affiliated Publications, Inc. President Former
The Boston Globe Newspaper Company President Former

Kelly M. Luvison is an Executive Vice President and has primary responsibility for our Atlantic Region. Mr. Luvison served as a regional manager for us since January 1998, was appointed a Vice President in January 2000 and Executive Vice President in April 2002. Prior to January 1998, Mr. Luvison was a regional manager for APC. Since 1996, Mr. Luvison has been publisher of The Evening Tribune in Hornell, New York, a newspaper we currently own, in addition to his duties as a regional manager and Vice President.

Organization Position Status
GateHouse Media, Inc. Executive Vice President Current
GateHouse Media, Inc. Regional Manager Former

Brad Dennison was named Vice President of Content/News Operations in January 2007. He was formerly Vice President of News with Birmingham, Ala.-based Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., from 2004 to 2006. Mr. Dennison has held various management positions with metro newspapers, including The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, The Daily Southtown on Chicago's South Side and the Chicago Sun-Times, where he was a lead developer for one of the first 18- to 34-year-old tabloids in the country. Earlier in his career, he served as a reporter, city editor and managing editor for community newspapers in the Midwest and South. Mr. Dennison has won numerous professional awards, including two national honors, and is a speaker and supporter of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association groundbreaking NewsTrain program.

Organization Position Status
GateHouse Media, Inc. Vice President Current
Chicago Sun Times Current
Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. Vice President, Editorial Former

Amy V. Kahn, SPHR became our Director of Human Resources in July 2006. She has over 18 years experience in Human Resources, including Vice President of Human Resources for AAA Rochester, New York, Assistant Vice President of Human Resources for AAA Western & Central New York, Payroll/Benefit & Compensation Plans Manager at Getinge USA, Inc. and various roles of progressive responsibility at Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. and Fiserv, Inc. where she was the Assistant Vice President and Regional Manager of Human Resources. She also served as President of a Buffalo, New York based jewelry manufacturing company. In addition to her expertise in Benefits, Compensation, Employee Relations and Payroll, Amy has been instrumental in mergers, and acquisitions at several previous employers. Amy earned her MBA in Human Resources and her BA in Organizational Communication from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She obtained her Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), a nationally recognized certification of expertise in all areas of Human Resources, from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Amy is active in many community not-for-profit agencies and has served on several boards of directors in capacities such as President, Executive Vice President and Treasurer.

Organization Position Status
GateHouse Media, Inc. Director of Human Resources Current
Fiserv, Inc. Current
Getinge USA, Inc Assistant Vice President Former
Getinge USA, Inc Assistant To Regional Manager Former
State University of New York at Buffalo Ba In Organizational Communication Former

Polly G. Sack became our General Counsel in May 2006. She was formerly Senior Vice President and Director of Mergers and Acquisitions of IMG Worldwide, Inc. ("IMG"), a global sports, media and entertainment company, and had served in that capacity since 2001. Ms. Sack also served as IMG's associate counsel and a vice president from 1992 to 2001. Prior to that, she worked in private practice for a major international law firm. Ms. Sack holds bachelor's degrees in civil engineering and mathematics and a master's degree in civil engineering, in addition to a law degree.

Organization Position Status
GateHouse Media, Inc. General Counsel Current

Wesley R. Edens is the Chairman of the board of directors and the Chief Executive Officer of Fortress Investment Group LLC ( Fortress ). Mr. Edens has been a principal and the Chairman of the Management Committee of FIG LLC ( FIG ) since co-founding FIG in May 1998. Mr. Edens is responsible for the Fortress private equity and publicly traded alternative investment businesses. He is also the Chairman of the board of directors of each of Aircastle Limited, Brookdale Senior Living Inc., Eurocastle Investment Limited, GateHouse Media, Inc., Mapeley Limited and Newcastle Investment Corp. and a director of GAGFAH S.A. Mr. Edens served as the Chief Executive Officer of Newcastle Investment Corp. since inception until February 2007. Mr. Edens was the Chief Executive Officer of Global Signal Inc. from February 2004 to April 2006 and the Chairman of the board of directors from October 2002 to January 2007. Mr. Edens serves in various capacities in the following five registered investment companies: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of Fortress Registered Investment Trust and Fortress Investment Trust II; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fortress Brookdale Investment Fund LLC and Fortress Pinnacle Investment Fund LLC and Chief Executive Officer of RIC Coinvestment Fund LP. Prior to forming Fortress, Mr. Edens was a partner and a managing director of BlackRock Financial Management Inc., where he headed BlackRock Asset Investors, a private equity fund. In addition, Mr. Edens was formerly a partner and a managing director of Lehman Brothers. Mr. Edens received a B.S. in Finance from Oregon State University.

Organization Position Status
The Fortress Corporation Founder Current
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Chairman Current
Eurocastle Investment Limited Chairman of The Board of Directors Current
Newcastle Investment Corp. Chairman of The Board of Directors Current
Fortress Investment Group LLC Co-Chairman Current
GateHouse Media, Inc. Chairman Current
Aircastle Limited Chairman of The Board and Class III Director Current
Penn National Gaming, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Board of Directors Current
Newcastle Investment Corp. Chief Executive Officer Former
Fortress Investment Group LLC Chief Executive Officer Former
Impac Commercial Holdings, Inc. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Former
Global Signal Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. managing director Former
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. partner Former
UBS Securities LLC head of Global Principal Finance Former
Fortress Investment Group LLC Founding Principal Former
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. Former
Crown Castle International Corp. Chairman Former
Alterra Healthcare Corporation Chairman Former
GateHouse Media, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Capstead Mortgage Corporation Director Former
Oregon State University B.S., Finance Former

Organization Position Status
The Dallas Morning News Co. Publisher Emeritus Current
The Associated Press Chairman Current
Use Limited Chairman of The Associated Press Current
Freedom Communications Inc. Board of Directors Current
GateHouse Media, Inc. Director Current
The Dallas Morning News Co. Director Current
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Corporate Governance Committee Member Current
Belo Corp. President Former
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania licensed real estate agent Former
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Human Resources & Compensation Committee Chairman Former
Newspaper Association of America Director Former
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Director Former
Belo Corp. Board of Directors Former
Long Island University Master of Business Administration Degree Former
Marshall University Bachelor of Arts Degree Former

Caroll Stacklin has served as Director of Strategic Operations for GateHouse Media since August 2005 and is presently also serving as Acting Publisher of the Suburban Chicago Newspaper Group. Ms. Stacklin has served in various positions with GateHouse Media since 2000. Ms. Stacklin, who has over 15 years experience in the newspaper industry, held positions with the Chicago Tribune, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and Gannett Co., Inc. prior to joining GateHouse Media. Ms. Stacklin received her bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University and her MBA from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management.

Organization Position Status
GateHouse Media, Inc. Director Current
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University Mba Former
The Pennsylvania State University Bachelor's Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Impac Commercial Holdings, Inc. Secretary Current
GateHouse Media, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Aircastle Limited Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Berkeley Charles Hotel President and Chief Executive Officer Current
GateHouse Media, Inc. Director Current
The Steppingstone Foundation Director Current
Carpenter Co. President and CEO Former
Carpenter Co. Founder Former
Dartmouth College B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
GateHouse Media, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Q&A: What bankruptcy of Register's owner means

    Orange County Register - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • 'Orange County Register' Files for Bankruptcy

    Media Post - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Freedom Receives Approval of First Day Motions

    Business Wire - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Freedom Enters Chapter 11

    Broadcast Newsroom - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Gaston Gazette parent files Chapter 11

    Charlotte Business Journal - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Owner of 9 papers in N.C. seeks bankruptcy

    Winston-Salem Journal - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Freedom Communications Files For Bankruptcy Protection - Update 1

    TradingMarkets - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Freedom Communications files for bankruptcy protection

    RTTNews.com - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Yuma Sun parent company files for Chapter 11

    Yuma Sun - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Freedom files Chapter 11

    Panama City News Herald - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Freedom Communications Files for Bankruptcy Protection

    New York Times - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • Newspaper publisher Freedom files for bankruptcy

    AFP via Yahoo! - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • O.C. Register publisher files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    Los Angeles Times - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • Freedom Communications Files for Bankruptcy

    New York Times - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • Freedom Reaches Agreement with Lenders to Restructure Debt

    Business Wire - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • WSJ: Freedom Eyeing Bankruptcy

    Broadcast Newsroom - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • Report: East Valley Trib parent likely to file Ch. 11

    The Business Journal of Phoenix - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • Ex-WSJ publisher among picks to lead Star Tribune

    San Jose Mercury News - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • Reports: Register parent Freedom Communications in talks with lenders

    Los Angeles Business from bizjournals - 8/31/09 - View Story

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Average Volume 121,940
Shares Outstanding 58.13M
Market Cap 12.8M
Year High 0.45
Year Low 0.03
Earnings Per Share N/A
P/E Ratio -
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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