MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS.

• Date: 01 May 2022

After years of consolidation, the state's media landscape is largely dominated by out-of-state owners. Hedge funds own major publishers in Charlotte and Raleigh along with many peers in smaller cities. But there are some significant North Carolina-based private companies such as American City Business Journals and Capitol Broadcasting. Public broadcasters have gained clout and expanded staffs in recent years.

SHANNON ATKINSON

regional vice president of operations | Charter Communications

Raleigh

Atkinson was the area vice president of operations for Time Warner Cable prior to its acquisition by Charter in 2016. She assumed the current role in 2018. The Indiana University grad oversees Charter's operations in the Carolinas and parts of Maryland and Virginia with a combined 2 million-plus customers.

CASEY BLAKE

North Carolina state team editor | Gannett

Asheville

Blake, formerly the editor and award-winning columnist at the Asheville Citizen-Times, now serves as editor for Cannett's statewide digital and print media operations. McLean, Va.-based Cannett operates about 16 N.C. properties following its 2019 merger with GateHouse Media. She is an Asheville native and Guilford College graduate whose mother was a longtime reporter in Asheville.

TIM BOYUM

anchor/Capital Tonight host | Spectrum News 1

Raleigh

Boyum and his signature bow ties are a mainstay of political reporting in North Carolina, where he is both an anchor for Spectrum News 1 and host of the five-night-a-week Capital Tonight...