Former Journal Publisher Gets Another Job

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   Former Middletown Journal Carl E. Esposito has been named publisher of The Daily Times of Maryville, Tennessee effective Nov. 8. He succeeds Max Crotser, who retired August 31, 2010.

The press release was made Wednesday by Blount County Publishers, LLC, owner of The Daily Times.

Esposito, 57 has most recently been regional publisher and group leader of Media General's Tri-Cities/Southwest Virginia Group, including the Bristol Herald Courier, six paid circulation weekly newspapers and CBS affiliate WJHL-TV in Johnson City.

Before he joined Media General five years ago, Esposito spent 20 years in leadership capacities for other media organizations, including Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc., Cox Ohio Publishing, Thomson Newspapers, all who had owned the Middletown Journal at one point and Chew Newspapers.

A native of Middletown, Ohio, Esposito holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Kentucky University and completed postgraduate programs at Columbia and Northwestern universities.

Fun fact: Carl Esposito was the first Journal Publisher to ban any news item for mentioning MiddletownUSA or Main Street Monroe, in the Middletown Journal. Since then there had never been a mention of either of these two local websites in their newspaper with the exception of one paid for advertisement in 2001. 

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Middletown News Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Apr 29 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1100	Post Options Post Reply Quote Middletown News Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Former Journal Publisher Gets Another Job Posted: Oct 08 2010 at 9:47am
	Former Middletown Journal Carl E. Esposito has been named publisher of The Daily Times of Maryville, Tennessee effective Nov. 8. He succeeds Max Crotser, who retired August 31, 2010. The press release was made Wednesday by Blount County Publishers, LLC, owner of The Daily Times. Esposito, 57 has most recently been regional publisher and group leader of Media General's Tri-Cities/Southwest Virginia Group, including the Bristol Herald Courier, six paid circulation weekly newspapers and CBS affiliate WJHL-TV in Johnson City. Before he joined Media General five years ago, Esposito spent 20 years in leadership capacities for other media organizations, including Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc., Cox Ohio Publishing, Thomson Newspapers, all who had owned the Middletown Journal at one point and Chew Newspapers. A native of Middletown, Ohio, Esposito holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Kentucky University and completed postgraduate programs at Columbia and Northwestern universities. Fun fact: Carl Esposito was the first Journal Publisher to ban any news item for mentioning MiddletownUSA or Main Street Monroe, in the Middletown Journal. Since then there had never been a mention of either of these two local websites in their newspaper with the exception of one paid for advertisement in 2001.
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LMAO Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Citizen Joined: Oct 28 2009 Location: Middletucky Status: Offline Points: 468	Post Options Post Reply Quote LMAO Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Oct 08 2010 at 10:25am
	Wonder if he would take a few of his buddies from the City with him when he makes the move?

Hermes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: May 19 2009 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1637	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hermes Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Oct 08 2010 at 10:34am
	Interesting that ole Carl ban any mention of these two sites. Could Carl be a good ole boy ? Apparently. Good riddance Carl !
	No more democrats no more republicans,vote Constitution Party !!

VietVet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: May 15 2008 Status: Offline Points: 7008	Post Options Post Reply Quote VietVet Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Oct 08 2010 at 11:20am
	If the banning was true back then, sounds like old Carl was bought and paid for by the city power boys/Armco. Shame on Esposito for exercising censorship, a no-no in journalism. Armco/AK and certain members of this community have always controlled what was printed in the Journal, even when the newspaper was locally run and local info. was more prominent.

Hermes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: May 19 2009 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1637	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hermes Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Oct 08 2010 at 11:29am
	Well maybe ole Carls' replacement will be a real journalist. I always thought reporting the news was more important than covering it up but apparently I was mistaken. Does Rupert Mordock own the journal ?
	No more democrats no more republicans,vote Constitution Party !!

John Beagle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List MUSA Official Joined: Apr 23 2007 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1855	Post Options Post Reply Quote John Beagle Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Oct 08 2010 at 11:40am
	I hope the Journal some day has the guts to mention this site cause the ban that Carl started is still on. And that's a fact jack.
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Mike_Presta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: Apr 20 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3483	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mike_Presta Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Oct 08 2010 at 2:45pm
	Mr. Beagle, I, for one, would certainly be interested in hearing what triggered the “ban”. Is there any chance that we might hear “the rest of the story”???
	“Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012

Middletown News Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Apr 29 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1100	Post Options Post Reply Quote Middletown News Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Oct 08 2010 at 4:36pm
	I can't speak for Mr B but I do know there were some things said on The Voice of Monroe that Mr. Esposito deemed competitive. Imagine that a little Monroe internet site is a threat. Probably because the MJ was doing such a poor job covering Monroe news. When MiddletownUSA was started, that band was extended. I'm not saying the Journal is being unfair, but I do think they miss allot of new that Xponex picks up on their two are sites.
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spiderjohn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Jul 01 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2749	Post Options Post Reply Quote spiderjohn Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Oct 08 2010 at 5:06pm
	Surprised to hear this because Carl Esposito is a really nice person, and from this area I believe. Still--business is business