The Dispatch Printing Company Names Joseph Y. Gallo President

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Joseph Y. Gallo, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of The Dispatch Printing Company, was named President and COO of the company.  The promotion was made by the company's board of directors on Tuesday, September 15, 2015.  In addition to the promotion of Gallo, Michael J. Fiorile was named Vice Chairman and CEO of the company.  He previously served as President and CEO.

"Joe is an incredible asset, whose talent and vision will aid in guiding the future growth of our businesses," said Fiorile.

Gallo has been Chief Operating Officer since 2013 and a member of the Board of Directors of The Dispatch Printing Company since 2010.  He joined the company as Vice President and Chief Information Officer in 2006.  Joe came to Columbus from The New York Times organization, where he was the Executive Director of Information Technology for their Shared Services Center.  Previous to that, Gallo was VP of Technology-Chief Technology Officer for Cox Interactive Media, Inc., Industry Director for Proxicom, Inc. and held IT management positions for both Mobil Oil and EDS.

"I'm reminded how fortunate I am to be with an outstanding organization and leadership team. I look forward to working with our outstanding team and customers," said Gallo.

Gallo is a graduate of James Madison University in Virginia and earned his executive MBA from Colorado Technical University.  Gallo serves on the board of the Holding Company of The Buckeye Ranch.  He formerly served on the boards of Ohio Newspaper Association, Buckeye Ranch Operations (Chair) and Columbus Ground Work Group (Chair).  Gallo won the 2011 TechColumbus Innovation Award as "Executive of the Year" (company with more than 250 employees).

Gallo and his wife Mary live in Dublin.  They have two daughters and a son.

About The Dispatch Printing Company
The Dispatch Printing Company is a highly respected, awarding-winning organization that includes WTHR, WBNS-10TV, 97.1 The Fan, 1460 ESPN Radio, and Ohio News Network Radio.

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