George Le Masurier
George Le Masurier
Position
- Publisher of The Peninsula Gateway/Puyallup Herald, The News Tribune
Contact
- Tel:(253) 853-9248
- Email:
Education
- BA degrees in philosophy, English and journalism, University of Minnesota
Experience
- Publisher of The Peninsula Gateway in Gig Harbor and the Puyallup Herald since 2001
- Served as editor of the Comox District Free Press on Vancouver Island
- Became General Manager of the Free Press’ parent company, E.W. Bickle Ltd.
- Was promoted to Vice-president and COO of Thomson Newspapers Canada, Community Publications Division in 1991
- In 1995 he took a position as Editorial Director of Black Press
- Started the Federal Way Mirror, a Sound Publishing Inc. newspaper, in 1998, which is a subsidiary of Black Press
- In 2000 he took over as President of Sound Publishing Inc.
- Is an active Rotarian, a director of the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce
- Has as a United Way director, director of the B.C. Summer Games, advisory board member of both the Federal Way Advancing Leadership program and Highline Community College
- Was a founding director of the B.C. Press Council
- Has served on newspaper-industry boards in Canada and Washington
