Randy Cope

Director

Randy Cope is a director with Cribb, Greene & Associates, and manages the sale and appraisal process for daily newspapers and weekly publication groups.  His emphasis is in newspaper and publication consulting, providing operational restructuring and strategic planning to newspaper boards and owners.

Randy started his career working most every position at his family’s newspaper, the Neosho (MO) Daily News, eventually following his grandfather and father as publisher.

The newspaper was sold in the late 1980’s to American Publishing Company (APC), the company he credits with teaching him how to operate newspapers.  With APC Randy served as publisher of the Northwest Arkansas Times in Fayetteville, Arkansas and also as a regional manager.

In 1999 Randy went to work for Liberty Group Publishing, first as regional manager and later, as it transitioned into Gatehouse Publishing, as Co-President and Co-COO. He was involved in all aspects of the company’s operation, including Internet strategy, capital expenditure strategy, and revenue enhancement programs.

From 2008 to 2013 Randy served as President and CEO of Dallas-based American Consolidated Media (ACM), which had over 60 publications in eight states.  In that role he worked with the owners, lenders, and board of directors to develop and then execute a strategic plan that was balanced between maximizing the print products while aggressively increasing the digital side of the business.

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Randy and his wife, Pam, reside in Neosho, Missouri, where they are active in a number of organizations, including a foundation they started in 2002, called Touch A Life.  Touch A Life supports victimized children around the world, but focuses mainly in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Ghana.

Randy and Pam have three children, Crista, Tatum, and Van.