Greenville News publisher announces plans to retire

Steve Brandt

Steve Brandt, president and publisher of The Greenville News Media Group (S.C.), plans to retire on Oct. 31 after 36 years with the company.

"This is a bittersweet moment for me," Brandt said. "I love this newspaper and my colleagues here, but I am looking forward to pursuing other interests. It is time to hand the reins to a new leader."

In addition to leading the newspaper through its transition from ownership by Multimedia Co. to becoming part of Gannett, and from the heyday of print into the digital age, Brandt has served in a variety of community leadership roles, including the development of the Peace Center for the Performing Arts, across the street from the newspaper office at the corner of Main and Broad.

Dave Neill, Carolinas regional president for Gannett and publisher of The Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times, will take on the additional responsibility of publisher of The Greenville News Media Group on Sept. 1. Brandt will continue as president through Oct. 31.

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