Anderson Independent Mail publisher stepping down

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Anderson Independent Mail publisher Mike Jameson is leaving to take a job in Pennsylvania.

The Independent Mail reported (http://bit.ly/xspaLI ) Jameson will become president and CEO of Calkin Media Inc.’s GPM properties. GPM is a group of three newspapers covering two counties in Pennsylvania and one in New Jersey.

Jameson was in Anderson for a year, boosting advertising revenue and profits. His last day is March 21.

He came to Anderson in February 2011 after serving as president of Tucson Newspapers, a partnership in Arizona owned by The Gannett Co. and Lee Enterprises.

He has worked for newspapers in seven states over the past 30 years.

Bruce Hartman, vice president for sales for Scripps Newspapers, says the company has started a national search for a new publisher.

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Information from: Anderson Independent-Mail, http://www.andersonsc.com