Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> December 4, 2000
P. ANTHONY (TONY) RIDDER was named CEO in March 1995 and Chairman a few
months later. He had served as President of Knight Ridder, Inc. since
1989. He joined the Knight Ridder corporate staff as President of the
Newspaper Division in 1986. Mr. Ridder moved to the corporate post from
his job as President and Publisher of the San Jose Mercury News. He
joined The Mercury News in 1964 and was serving as General Manager when
appointed publisher in 1977. His earlier newspaper career included both
editorial and business-side posts at the Aberdeen American News, Duluth
News-Tribune, Pasadena Star-News and Saint Paul Pioneer Press ' all
Knight Ridder papers ' and also at The Detroit News. Mr. Ridder serves
on the Board of the Seattle Times Company and the executive committees
and boards of the Associated Press and the Newspaper Association of
America. He serves on the Board of Classified Ventures, a national
company offering Internet sites on automobiles, real estate and
apartments. He also served on the Advisory Board of the Center for
Economic Policy Research at Stanford University and is Chairman of the
Board of the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose. He is a Trustee of
the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group and of Santa Clara University. A
1962 University of Michigan graduate, Mr. Ridder holds a BA degree in
Economics. Profile
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Mr. Ridder: We are the second largest newspaper publisher in the United
States and possibly the world. We
