SMYRNA –
Middle Tennessee community newspaper chain owner Dave Gould will close this fall’s “Famous Communicator Speakers Series” with an educational talk from
11 a.m.-noon. on Nov. 14 (Wednesday) in Room 223 of the Marylou Apple Building.
Dave
and his wife, Ellen, have been the owners of Main Street Media of Tennessee
since May 2013. The company owns eight community newspapers (including The Murfreesboro Post), along with
magazines and websites in six counties across middle Tennessee. His presentation is free and open to
students, faculty, administrators and staff. Seating is available on a
first-come, first-served basis.
He will
provide insights on the vital role community newspapers play in providing news
and other communication-related services to local communities that are often
underserved by big-city news media. Students will also learn how to prepare for
potential jobs ranging from reporters and copy editors to editors and
webmasters.
Prior
to his current role, Gould spent 23 years with Gannett, the last 11 as vice
president/advertising for The Tennessean.
He graduated
from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Science degree and earned
an MBA from the College of William and Mary.
Dave
and Ellen and have eight children ranging in age from 11 to 26. They live in
Gallatin and attend Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Hendersonville.
Dave
has been a youth sports coach for 20 years and serves on the boards of the
Middle Tennessee chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation,
Tennessee Press Services, the Robertson County Chamber of Commerce and Pope
John Paul II High School.
Other
professionals who have spoken this fall as part of the "Famous Communicator Speaker Series" include Joe Elmore of the PBS program “Tennessee Crossroads” and Suzie Schulenberg
of the internet marking firm FaverWebs.
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