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Tennessee Press Association Member Newspapers

TPA Revenue Summits set for Oct. 22 (Knoxville) and Oct. 29 (Nashville)

You are invited to the TPA Revenue Summits for member newspapers in Knoxville on Thursday, Oct. 22 and in Nashville on Thursday, Oct. 29. 

Note: Sessions for Circulation will be held only at the Knoxville location on Oct. 22.

Note: Ideas Contest Awards 2026 will be presented at the Nashville Revenue Summit

TPA Member cost is $30.00. Lunch provided.  Register Today! 

Ready for New Revenue Ideas? Join Us at a TPA Revenue Summit!

The Tennessee Press Association is bringing member newspapers together for a TPA Revenue Summitfocused on one thing: helping your newspaper make more money.

Join fellow newspaper publishers, advertising leaders and sales professionals for a practical, idea-packed session designed to give you strategies you can take home and put to work.

We’ll explore:

  • Sales Tips That Work – Fresh techniques and approaches to help you sell more advertising and build stronger customer relationships.
  • AI + Revenue – Discover practical ways to use artificial intelligence to improve sales, prospecting, advertising and circulation.
  • Revenue-Producing Special Sections & Projects – Share successful ideas with other TPA members and discover projects you can bring back to your market.
  • Growing Digital Revenue – Learn new ways to package, price and sell digital products—whether you’re a small weekly or a larger newspaper operation.
  • New Revenue Opportunities – Explore products, partnerships and ideas that can create additional revenue beyond traditional advertising.
  • Ideas from Your Peers – Hear what’s working at other Tennessee newspapers and share your own successes.
  • Growing Circulation – How can you sell more newspapers and retain your readers, Subscription drives, sampling and more

This isn’t just another meeting. Come prepared to exchange ideas, find new opportunities and leave with revenue-generating strategies you can start using immediately.

Bring your ideas. Bring your questions. Bring your sales team.

Let’s find new ways to grow newspaper revenue—together.

Register at https://tinyurl.com/TPARevenue2026

National Newspaper Week Oct. 4-10

This marks the 86th year of National Newspaper Week (NNW), which observes the importance of newspapers to communities large and small.

The theme  for 2026 is “Rooted in Community, Committed to Truth.” National Newspaper Week runs Oct.4-10.

NNW is a project of the Newspaper Association Managers. This year’s kit, prepared by the National Newspaper Association, will be available at www.nationalnewspaperweek.com beginning Sept. 10.

TPA sponsors the kit for all of its members to use. In addition to ads, editorials and editorial cartoons will be available for publication.

Gould elected TPA president

Dave Gould, president and CEO of Main Street Media of Tennessee, is the new president of the Tennessee Press Association (TPA). Gould succeeds Alison Gerber, editor of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

Gould was formally introduced as the 2026-27 president during the June 25 University of Tennessee System-TPA Tennessee State Press Contests Awards Luncheon in Franklin, Tenn.  He will lead the 15-member TPA Board of Directors.

TPA elections took place on June 12 during the concurrent TPA Board of Directors meeting and Business Session. Other officers elected for one-year terms are Darren Haimer, general manager of The Daily Times, Maryville, first vice president; Lindsay Pride, editor of the Herald-Citizen, Cookeville, second vice president; Eric Barnes, CEO of The Daily Memphian, re-elected treasurer; Sandy Dodson, publisher of The Bledsonian-Banner, Pikeville, secretary; and Alison Gerber will continue on the board as immediate past president.

Directors elected for two-year terms representing District Two are Liz Schubauer, city and politics editor of The Tennessean, Nashville, Holly McCall, editor of The Tennessee Lookout, Nashville, and Lora Scripps, editor and general manager of the Elk Valley Times, Fayetteville.

Don Lovelace, vice president of circulation for Lakeway Publishers, Inc., was elected for a one-year term as a director representing District Three.

Continuing their terms on the board are District One directors Brittany Martin, publisher of The McKenzie Banner, Victor Parkins, publisher of The Mirror-Exchange, Milan, and Scott Whaley, Gibson County Publishing, and District Three directors Joel Christopher, executive editor of the Knoxville News Sentinel and Ron Waite, group publisher of Six Rivers Media.

About Dave Gould

Dave Gould has owned Main Street Media of Tennessee since May 2013. The company publishes 16 Nashville-area newspapers along with magazines, websites, e-newsletters, and Main Street Media TV, a streaming TV channel.

Prior to this, Dave spent 20 years with Gannett, including 11 years as vice president of advertising for The Tennessean. He holds a bachelor of science from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the College of William & Mary.

Dave’s board service includes the Tennessee Press Association, Tennessee Press Service, and the Tennessee Press Association Foundation. He also serves, or has served, on the boards of Pope John Paul II High School, the Volunteer State College Foundation, the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Robertson County Chamber of Commerce, Grace Place, and Trousdale Place.

Dave and his wife Ellen have been married for 36 years and have eight children ranging in age from 19 to 34. They reside in Gallatin.

About TPA

The TPA was founded in 1870-71 for the purpose of creating a unified voice for the newspaper industry in Tennessee. Today, TPA continues to assist its 133 members by monitoring legislative activities, providing training programs, issuing press credentials, and providing regular meetings and forums to foster the exchange of information and ideas.

The TPA presidency rotates among TPA’s three divisions of Tennessee.