Guardian Media Group
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Guardian Media Group plc is a company of the United Kingdom owning various mass media operations including The Guardian, The Observer and the Manchester Evening News. The Group is owned by the Scott Trust. It was founded as the Manchester Guardian Ltd in 1907 when C. P. Scott bought the Manchester Guardian from the estate of his cousin Edward Taylor. It became the Manchester Guardian and Evening News Ltd when it bought out the Manchester Evening News in 1924, later becoming the Guardian and Manchester Evening News Ltd to reflect the change in the morning paper's title. It adopted its current name in 1993. Its current chief executive is Sir Robert Phillis, (who will retire in July 2006, to be succeeded by Carolyn McCall), formerly Deputy Director General of the BBC and managing director of Independent Television News (ITN).
The radio stations are controlled by the group's subdivision, GMG Radio.
Assets
- National newspapers
- * The Guardian
- * The Observer
- International newspapers
- * The Guardian Weekly
- Local newspapers
- * Accrington Observer
- * Asian News
- * Bracknell & Ascot Times
- * Glossop Advertiser
- * Heywood Advertiser
- * Macclesfield Express
- * Macclesfield Times
- * Middleton Guardian
- * Manchester Evening News
- * Manchester Metro News
- * North East Manchester Advertiser
- * Oldham Advertiser
- * Prestwich Advertiser
- * Reading Evening Post
- * Rochdale Observer
- * Rossendale Freepress
- * Salford Advertiser
- * South Manchester Reporter
- * Stockport Express
- * Stockport Times East
- * Stockport Times West
- * Surrey Advertiser
- * Tameside Advertiser
- * Wilmslow Express
- * Wokingham Times
- Radio stations
- * 102.2 Jazz FM
- * 100.4 Smooth FM
- * Real Radio - commercial stations broadcast on FM and Internet
- ** Real Radio (Yorkshire)
- ** Real Radio (Scotland)
- ** Real Radio (South Wales)
- Television stations
- * channel m
- Other
- * Trader Media Group - Publishers of AutoTrader
Board of directors
The Board of Directors are:- Paul Myners (chairman)
- Sir Robert Phillis (CEO)
- Nick Castro (CFO)
- Mark Dodson
- Jerry Fowden
- Carolyn McCall
- John Myers
- Alan Rusbridger
- Giles Coode Adams
- Andrew Karney
- John Bartle
- Richard Eyre
External links
- [Company website]
- [Key Facts] (from company website)
- [Ketupa.net - Guardian Media Group] media profile
- [GMG Radio company website]
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