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.