MCCC Announces New Employees In Enrollment Services, Marketing

Blue Bell/Pottstown, Pa.—Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) welcomes three new administrators to fill roles that are critical to the institution’s mission of promoting student access and success.

New hires include Sherry Phillips-Mayers, Philadelphia, director of records and registration/registrar; Angela Polec, Philadelphia, executive director of marketing and communications; and Joyce Wheatley, Pennsburg, director of student recruitment.

Sherry Phillips-Mayers has worked at MCCC since 2006 in a variety of enrollment service capacities. Most recently, she served as associate director of records and registration. In her new role as director of records and registration/registrar, she oversees student registration policies and procedures as well the management and integrity of the College’s academic records, among other responsibilities.

Phillips-Mayers holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Millersville University and a Master of Science degree in Education with a specialization in enrollment management from Capella University.

Angela Polec comes to MCCC from Temple University, where she served as the associate director of online marketing for advancement communications, and most recently as director of marketing for strategic marketing and communications. In her new role as executive director of marketing and communications, she leads MCCC’s branding, web and media strategies, among other responsibilities.

Polec holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing and a Master of Science degree in Marketing from Temple University’s Fox School of Business.

Joyce Wheatley comes to MCCC from DeVry University, where she served as the campus dean in Chesapeake, Va. before becoming president of the institution’s Philadelphia metro area campuses and centers.  In her new role as director of student recruitment, she is responsible for all aspects of MCCC’s admissions and recruiting efforts.

Wheatley holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from University of Delaware and a Master of Arts degree in Education and Human Development from The George Washington University.

Businessman Lewis Katz Buying Philadelphia Newspapers

The Philadelphia Inquirer-Daily News Building in Philadelphia, PA. Taken from North Broad and Callowhill Streets. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Businessman Lewis Katz and philanthropist H.G. “Gerry” Lenfest will take over Philadelphia’s two largest newspapers from their partners with an $88 million auction bid.

Katz and another businessman, George Norcross, had bought The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News and the Philly.com news website for $55 million in 2012. But they began feuding and competed to take control at Tuesday’s auction.

Katz made his fortune investing in the Kinney Parking empire and the Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network in New York. He supports the investigative reporting favored by current Inquirer editor Bill Marimow.

Read more: http://www.timesherald.com/business/20140527/businessman-lewis-katz-buying-philadelphia-newspapers

Gannett Posts 25% Decline In Earnings

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — The Gannett Company reported a 25 percent decline in first-quarter profit on Monday, as advertising in its newspapers continued to decline.

The company, which owns 82 newspapers in the United States, including USA Today; 23 broadcast television stations; and several digital media properties, said it earned $68.2 million, or 28 cents a share, in the quarter, down from $90.5 million, or 37 cents a share, a year earlier.

Revenue in the period, which ended March 25, fell 2.6 percent to $1.22 billion from $1.25 billion last year.

Results were helped by strong TV advertising and growth in digital products like the CareerBuilder Web site. Even so, overall revenue came in below analysts’ expectations. Analysts had expected $1.24 billion in revenue, according to a poll by FactSet.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/business/media/gannett-profit-falls-25-on-newspaper-ad-decline.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper

Fast Eddie Part Of Group Looking To Buy Philadelphia Inquirer

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Looks like Fast Eddie’s back in the saddle again!

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Gov. Ed Rendell and Philadelphia Flyers owner Ed Snider are leading a “civic-minded” effort to buy Philadelphia’s two largest newspapers, Rendell said Friday.

The six-person group submitted a non-binding “letter of interest” Thursday in Philadelphia Media Network, which operates The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News.

News reports surfaced this week that two hedge funds with major stakes in the company want to sell. The firms, Alden Global Capital and Angelo Gordon, had led the creditors’ $139 million takeover of the company at a September 2010 bankruptcy auction.

Rendell could not confirm their intentions, but said a third party has been reaching out to potential investors in recent weeks. The media company would be bought outright, he said.

Read more: http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2012/02/04/news/doc4f2d48b30ba13550941899.txt