DAVENPORT, Iowa (October 22, 2021) 鈥 快播app, Incorporated (NASDAQ: LEE), a leading provider of high-quality, trusted local news and information and a major platform for advertising in 77 markets, today announced that David Cuddihy is being named regional president of the company鈥檚 publications in Oregon and Washington, which include the digital and print operations of the Democrat-Herald in Albany, the Gazette-Times in Corvallis, and The Daily News in Longview.聽 Cuddihy replaces Shanna Cannon who is leaving the company.

鈥淒ave is an innovative and customer-focused leader with extensive knowledge of how Amplified Digital鈥檚 vast array of digital products match with advertisers鈥 marketing strategies,鈥 said 快播app Group Publisher Cathy Hughes. 鈥淗e is ideally suited to lead in this rapidly expanding digital advertising environment.鈥

Cuddihy was named general manager in Longview in 2020. Prior to joining Lee, he was senior group publisher for GateHouse Media鈥檚 Missouri Lakes Group. His career also includes director of advertising for Star-News Media in Wilmington, North Carolina; regional advertising director for Hearst Connecticut Media Group; and advertising director for the Naples Daily News in Naples, Florida.

鈥淚 am very grateful for the opportunity to take on this regional position,鈥 Cuddihy said. 鈥淚 look forward to working with the Mid-Valley Media team in Oregon, while also continuing to build on the great work we鈥檙e doing in Longview.鈥

Cuddihy is a member of the Rotary Club of Longview and has served as a director on numerous civic boards and committees. He attended Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia. He and his wife, Kayla, have one son.聽聽

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