SouthComm Communications

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SouthComm Communications
Industry Mass media
Founded2007 in
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Fateacquired by Endeavor Business Media
Headquarters
Nashville
,
United States
OwnerSolidus
Website www.southcomm.com

SouthComm Communications was a media company that owned a number of alternative newspapers and other news sources in the United States such as the Nashville Scene [1] and the Washington City Paper . [2] It was based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2018 the trade magazines owned by SouthComm were sold to Endeavor Business Media.

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History

SouthComm was formed in late 2007 and spent much of its first two years acquiring media properties in Alpharetta, Georgia, Nashville, Tennessee, and Louisville, Kentucky. [3]

In 2011 and 2012, SouthComm bought a number of publications from Creative Loafing [2] including the Washington City Paper in Washington, DC, Creative Loafing (Atlanta) , Creative Loafing Charlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina, [4] and Creative Loafing Tampa of Tampa, Florida. [4] Womack Newspapers bought Creative Loafing Charlotte in 2014. [5] Also in 2014, SouthComm acquired the trade publisher Cygnus Business Media. [6]

In 2017 and 2018, the company began to sell their alternative newspapers to focus on their business to business magazines. [7]

In 2017, Creative Loafing Atlanta was bought by Ben Eason, the son of Creative Loafing founders Debbie and Elton Eason. [8] On December 21, 2017, it was announced that D.C.-area venture capitalist Mark Ein would buy the Washington City Paper . [9] Also in December 2017, according to reports, The Pitch was sold to a local owner. In 2017 The Pitch was sold to Stephanie Carey and Adam Carey. [10] [11] Creative Loafing Tampa was sold to Euclid Media Group in 2018. In May 2018, real estate company Freeman Webb acquired the Nashville Scene and Nashville Post . [12] In June 2018, the trade magazines owned by SouthComm were sold to Endeavor Business Media, which was started by SouthComm founder Chris Ferrell. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "SouthComm buying Scene, Nfocus". NashvillePost.com. August 19, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Celeste, Eric (July 3, 2012). "Nashville-based media company SouthComm acquires Creative Loafing Atlanta and Washington City Paper". Clatl.com. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Latest News". SouthComm Communications. August 19, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
  4. 1 2 "SouthComm Buys in Charlotte, Tampa". Nashville Post. October 10, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Creative Loafing Charlotte to be sold". Creative Loafing Charlotte. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  6. ↑ "SouthComm acquires remaining properties of Wisconsin media company". Nashville Post. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Endeavor Business Media Acquires SouthComm's B2B Assets". Folio. June 26, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Former CL Tampa owner Ben Eason regains ownership of Creative Loafing Atlanta". Creative Loafing Tampa. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  9. ↑ Mills, Alexa (December 21, 2017). "Long Live City Paper". Washington City Paper. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  10. ↑ "The Pitch gets new editor, new ownership". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  11. ↑ News, AAN-Industry; Releases, Press (January 5, 2018). "Carey Media Acquires The Pitch". Association of Alternative Newsmedia. Retrieved May 15, 2018.{{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  12. ↑ "Freeman Webb Buys the Nashville Scene, the Nashville Post and Nfocus". Nashville Scene. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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