Lyles joins Franklin News Foundation as Vice President of Syndication & Distribution

Industry leader Jerry Lyles has joined the Franklin News Foundation as organization’s first Vice President of Distribution & Syndication. Lyles, former general manager of the Benton Tribune Courier in Benton, Kentucky and 1993 Kentucky Press Association President, assumes responsibility for the further expansion of Franklin’s partnerships with media partners.

“I have admired the serviceoriented approach that Jerry took when we worked together in the newspaper industry,” Franklin News Foundation President Chris Krug said. “Franklin has experienced significant growth over the past three years as The Center Square has blossomed into one of America’s most-trusted newswire services. Our expansion of America’s Talking Network podcasts to terrestrial radio has also occurred ahead of schedule. Our team has built dozens of relationships across all platforms, and we are certain that having Jerry in this role will ensure we are able to deliver the highest level of service to our existing and new partners.” Over his career Lyles has worked in positions ranging from local newspaper group publisher to senior vice president of sales/marketing, chief revenue officer and vice president of syndicated content for various media outlets including Publishing Group of America, Athlon Sports, Parade Magazine, Dobie Media, TownNews (now Blox Media), AHM Publishing and The Daily Wire.

Franklin News Foundation is an innovation 501(c)(3) nonprofit media company built to address the many challenges of sustainable public journalism. It was constituted in 2019 and constructed to provide value to news consumers who access their news and information across an ever-changing mosaic of content streams.