Greenspun Media Group names Prouty as group publisher
Greenspun Media Group has named Gordon Prouty group publisher overseeing GMG’s industry-leading print and digital publications, including Las Vegas Magazine, The Sunday, Las Vegas Weekly, Vegas2Go and their sister websites.
“We’re thrilled to have someone of Gordy’s experience and creativity joining our team,” said Brian Greenspun, GMG’s owner and CEO.
“I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Gordy for a number of years,” said Robert Cauthorn, GMG’s chief operating officer. “Everywhere he goes, positive things happen both in publishing and in the community. We’re thrilled to have him join us, and Las Vegas will be richer for it.”
Prouty has been president and publisher of the Puget Sound Business Journal since July 2011. His career with American City Business Journals began in 2008, when he became the head of the advertising department at the San Francisco Business Times.
Prouty began his career at his hometown paper, The PostStandard, in Syracuse, N.Y., starting as a classified salesperson and moving up the ranks to hold a number of sales-management positions. While in Syracuse, he was also an adjunct professor at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
From Syracuse, he moved on to senior advertising and business development positions with Philadelphia Newspapers Inc., the San Francisco Chronicle, Newspapers First and Allied Integrated Marketing, prior to joining ACBJ.
Prouty also is very active in the community. He serves on the community leadership board of the American Diabetes Association, chairs the executive committee of the American Diabetes Tour de Cure and is chairman of the board of governors at the Columbia Tower Club. He’s also involved in the The 5th Avenue Theatre, Junior Achievement of Washington, Seattle World Trade Center Board, the Economic Development Council of Seattle-King County and CEOs against Cancer.
Travis Keys, GMG’s former group publisher, will assume a new role within the company as vice president for business development and will turn his focus to new projects under Prouty’s leadership.
“Travis has had a meaningful impact on this company and has always loved working on new initiatives,” Cauthorn said. “We’re delighted he is going to remain with the company.”
“I can’t wait to start working with the team there,” Prouty said. “GMG defines quality in Las Vegas, and clearly it has the best team and the best audience in the city. It was a hard decision to leave ACBJ, because it’s a great organization. However, in the end, seeing where GMG is heading, its exceptional products and culture was too exciting to resist.”
Prouty is expected to assume his new duties late this month.