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Miami Herald Media Company Mission: Reach everybody, every day, their way.
Founded: First edition published Sept. 15, 1903, as The Miami Evening Record; renamed The Miami Herald on Dec. 1, 1910; acquired by John S. and James L. Knight in 1937; in 1946, launched international Clipper edition for Latin America, so named because it was shipped on Pan Am flying "clipper" seaplanes; in 1951, won its first of 19 Pulitzer Prizes for reporting on organized crime in Miami; in 1974, along with others in the Knight Newspapers group, merged with Ridder Publications to become Knight Ridder; most recently, in 2006, was the largest paper acquired and retained by The McClatchy Company when it bought Knight Ridder
Key Executives:
David Landsberg, President and Publisher of The Miami Herald Media Company
Anders Gyllenhaal, Senior Vice President, Executive Editor
Donna Dickey, Vice President/Broward Business Manager
Raul Lopez, General Manager, Miami Herald Interactive
Cesar Mendoza, Vice President, Technology
César Pizarro, Vice President/El Nuevo Herald Business Manager
Susan Rosenthal, Vice President, Finance/Chief Financial Officer
Dory Trinka, Vice President, Targeted Publications
Elissa Vanaver, Vice President, Human Resources/Assistant to the Publisher
Alexandra Villoch, Senior Vice President, Advertising
Terry Whitney, Vice President, Circulation
Craig Woischwill, Vice President, Operations
Rick Hirsch, Managing Editor, Multimedia and Special Projects
Liza Gross, Managing Editor Presentation and Operations
Joe Oglesby, Editorial Pages Editor
Dave Wilson, Managing Editor, News
Christina Gomez-Pina, Director of Marketing & Events
General Recruiting Contact: Recruitment Specialist Santiago Paradoa at 305-376-3128 or jobs@miamiherald.com
Newsroom Recruiting Contact: Managing Editor, Multimedia and New Projects Rick Hirsch: 305-376-3504 or rhirsch@miamiherald.com
Interactive Recruiting Contact: Senior Producer Suzanne Levinson: 305-376-4676 or slevinson@miamiherald.com
Online Job Search: Careerbuilder.com; MiamiHerald.com; McClatchy.com;
Distinction: Winner of 19 Pulitzer Prizes; internationally known for award-winning investigative reporting; insightful coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean; groundbreaking use of interactive and multimedia for breaking news
Circulation Area: Miami-Dade, Broward and Monore counties in South Florida. The International Edition of The Miami Herald is distributed in nine cities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Market: The primary market of South Florida has more than 4.2 million residents and is the 15th largest in the United States. It is one of the most culturally diverse regions in the country with a Hispanic population of 44 percent that is three times higher than the national average of 14.5 percent. The Hispanic population for the market is projected to grow at a rate of 12.8 percent during the next five years. Currently, Miami-Dade County in South Florida has 1.6 million Hispanics and Broward County has 400,000 Hispanics.
Customers: Readers in South Florida, the Caribbean and Latin America; web visitors from around the globe
Site: An 800,000-square-foot plant on the edge of Biscayne Bay in downtown Miami
Readership: 610,850 daily; 827,596 Sunday
Circulation: 261,476 daily; 335,038 Sunday
Single-Copy Sales: 27% daily; 32% Sunday
Color: 20 full-color and four spot-color positions
Website: www.MiamiHerald.com
Average Monthly Page Views: More than 18.7 million
Average Monthly Visitors: More than 2.3 million
Other Websitew: www.Miami.com, South Florida's entertainment and destination website
Partnerships: WLRN Public Radio and TV, CBS 4 WFOR-TV, My 33 TV, Sports Talk 790 The Ticket
Employees: 1,165 full-time; 224 part-time
Newsroom Staff: 339 full-time; 26 part-time
Bureaus: Washington, D.C.; Tallahassee; Vero Beach; Fort Lauderdale; Pembroke Pines; Kendali; Key West; Gainseville; Bogotá; Lima
Major Awards:
Pulitzer Prizes:
2007
Creative Ventures: Direct marketing initiatives including sub-zip code zoning; database marketing and direct mail; events such as The Miami Herald and Inter-American Development Bank Americas Conference, TravelExpo; TotalHealth
Special Publications: Niche, community and foreign-language publications including Home & Design, Condo Living, "Travel Magazine," New Homes Map Guide, plus themed special sections such as Vanity, Hurricane Preparation, Job Quest, Art Basel, Citizenship
Custom Publishing: HCP/Aboard Publishing creates award-winning hotel and in-flight magazines, tourism guides, coffee table books, marketing materials and websites.
Well-Known Newsroom Personalities: Dave Barry, Leonard Pitts Jr., Andres Oppenheimer, Carl Hiaasen, Ana Menéndez, Fred Grimm, Dan LeBatard, Edwin Pope. Most popular bloggers are Dave Barry (humor) and Greg Cote (sports).
Community Involvement: Nationally known Silver Knight Awards scholarship program in its 50th year; Herald Charities' "Wishbook" donates some $400,000 to help those in need by granting special wishes at holiday time; Operation Helping Hands community partnership assists in rebuilding after natural disasters; Spelling Bees; Athletic Awards
The Market: A uniquely multicultural region with a large and diverse Hispanic population; hemispheric headquarters for major multinationals, international trade, banking, tourism; cruise capital of the world
Location: Southern tip of Florida peninsula; 228 miles from Havana, Cuba; 105 miles from Freeport in the Bahamas; three hours to Key West; four hours from Orlando
Transportation: Miami International Airport; Fort Lauderdale International Airport; Port of Miami; Port Everglades; Metrorail/Metromover mass transit; Tri-Rail
Population: 4.25 million in South Florida (Dade, Broward and Monroe counties)
Households: 1.6 million
Household Growth Rate: 6.4%
DMA Ethnic Makeup:
In DMA: 44% Hispanic; 31.9% non-Hispanic white; 19.7% non-Hispanic black; 2.5% non-Hispanic other
In Miami-Dade: 60.9% Hispanic; 18.2% non-Hispanic white; 17.9% non-Hispanic black; 3.1% Hispanic other
The Hispanic population is predominantly Cuban, followed by Puerto Rican, Colombian, Nicaraguan, Mexican, Venezuelan, Honduran and Peruvian. Also represented are Argentinean, Salvadoran, Ecuadorian, Guatemalan, Chilean, Panamanian and Spanish.
Median Home Value: $206,139
Average Rent: One-bedroom, $752; two-bedroom, $911; three-bedroom, $1,205
Climate: Subtropical -- average temperature 76 degrees; average low 69 degrees; average high 83 degrees; average rainfall 58 inches
Major Employers/Industries: Tourism; international trade and commerce; public schools; government; University of Miami, American Airlines, Baptist Health Systems of South Florida, Precision Response Corporation
Major Retailers: Best Buy, Bloomingdales, Brandsmart, Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom's
Higher Learning: University of Miami; Florida International University; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Memorial College; Barry University; St. Thomas University; Trinity International University; Miami International University of Art & Design; Nova Southeastern University; Miami-Dade College; Broward Community College
Culture: Spectrum of museums and galleries; opera, ballet and symphony companies; a new downtown performing arts complex
Sports: Florida Marlins (MLB); Miami Dolphins (NFL); Miami Heat (NBA); Florida Panthers (NHL); Miami FC (semi-pro soccer); University of Miami (Atlantic Coast Conference); Florida International and Florida Atlantic universities (Sun Belt Conference); Gulfstream Park and Calder Racetrack (horse racing); Homestead-Miami Speedway (NASCAR and Indy Car races); WGC-CA Championship and Honda Classic (golf); Sony Ericsson Open (tennis)
Major Annual Events: Art Basel International Art Fair; Miami Film Festival; Miami Book Fair International; Coconut Grove Arts Festival; Winterfest Boat Parade; Air & Sea Show, Las Olas Arts Festival; Art Deco Weekend; Carnaval Miami/Calle Ocho
Tourist Attractions: South Beach and other beaches; Little Havana; Florida Keys; Everglades; MetroZoo; Seaquarium; Jungle Island; Vizcaya Palace and Gardens; Fairchild Tropical Garden; Museum of Science
Recreation: Year-round water sports; world-class fishing and diving; sailing; cruising; golf; hiking; biking; lounging
Nightlife: Jazz, salsa, and dance clubs; restaurants featuring Spanish, Colombian, Venezuelan, Brazilian and Argentinean cuisine; South Beach; Coral Gables; Coconut Grove; Bayside; Las Olas Boulevard (Fort Lauderdale); Miccosukee Indian and Seminole hotel/casino complexes
Claim to Fame: Art Deco; stone crabs; Cuban coffee; cruise capital of the world
Famous Citizens: David Caruso, Chayanne, Matt Damon, P. Diddy, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Alex Fernandez, Hulk Hogan, Enrique Iglesias, Julio Iglesias, Juanes, Anna Kournikova, Dan Marino, Ricky Martin, Rosie O'Donnell, Shaquille O'Neal, Donald Pliner, Iggy Pop, Janet Reno, Paulina Rubio, Shakira, Sammy Sosa, Nestor Torres, Dwyane Wade
Trivia: Birthplace of actor Sidney Poitier; lightning capital of the world
Area Information:
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Omni International Complex
1601 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33132
305-350-7700
www.GreaterMiami.com
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