MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Gordon Lee Jones III has been named senior vice president of advertising sales for USA TODAY. Jones will be responsible for overseeing all advertising sales at USA TODAY. The announcement was made today by USA TODAY president and publisher David L. Hunke. Jones replaces Brett Wilson, who resigned late last year. "We are excited about the experience that Lee brings to USA TODAY. His exceptional leadership skills will take our sales team to new heights in 2010 and beyond. He's a great fit for our growing brand," said Dave Hunke. Jones joins USA TODAY with noted sales and publishing experience. Prior to being senior vice president, sales and marketing for all platforms of the Newsday Media Group/Cablevision, Jones also held the post of senior vice president, national sales for print and digital, with the Tribune Company. While with the Tribune Company, he was responsible for the sales and support team; managed its internal national rep firm, Tribune Media Net; and launched both the direct response sales group as well as the Major Metro Media Group. Jones' previous experience includes senior vice president, group publisher of both Inc. Magazine and Fast Company for G+J Publishing, USA, Inc.; senior vice president, group publisher of Ziff Davis Publishing's Smart Business and PC Computing magazines; and, senior vice president, group publisher for Entrepreneur, Business Start-ups and Entrepreneur 500 publications for Entrepreneur Media, Inc. Jones is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a B.A. in Marketing & Finance. USA TODAY was founded in 1982 with a mission to serve as a forum for better understanding and unity to help make the USA truly one nation. Through its flagship newspaper and popular Web site, USA TODAY engages the national conversation and connects readers online through social media applications. USA TODAY, the nation's number one newspaper in print circulation with a total average daily print circulation of nearly 1.9 million, and USATODAY.com, an award-winning newspaper Web site which launched in 1995, reach a combined 6.1 million readers daily. The USA TODAY news and information brand also includes: USA TODAY Education, USA TODAY LIVE, USA TODAY Mobile, and USA TODAY Sports Weekly. USA TODAY is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI). DATASOURCE: USA TODAY CONTACT: Heidi Zimmerman, Director/Communications, +1-703-854-5304, , or Ed. Cassidy, VP/Communications & Event Marketing, +1-703-854-4597, , both of USA TODAY Web Site: http://www.usatoday.com/

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