Landmark’s Coffey to retire in August

Larry Coffey, president of Landmark Community Newspapers, Inc., has announced his retirement effective in August.

In making the announcement, Bruce Bradley, president of the Landmark Publishing Group, said, “It would be difficult to overstate Larry’s impact on LCNI and on Landmark Communications. He has served as president of LCNI for 24 years. He joined what was then Newspapers, Inc. in 1968 as its controller. Landmark acquired the company in 1973 and Larry was named vice president and treasurer, later being named president.”

Under Coffey’s leadership, LCNI has been the growth engine for Landmark’s Publishing Group. During his tenure, the company has grown to 48 paid newspapers in 12 states.

The company also includes commercial printing, numerous real estate publications, shoppers and other speciality publications. LCNI’s annual revenue is now second only to The Virginian-Pilot in the Publishing Group.

Coffey was last year’s recipient of the Kentucky Press Association’s Russ Metz Memorial Most Valuable Member Award. In honoring Coffey, the KPA president described him as someone who “never sought recognition for himself,” someone who has “consistently promoted community service” and as someone who has “maintained a high code of ethics among all journalists.”

“Larry has had an enormous impact on many of us, and we wish him well as he moves into retirement, planning to devote more of his time to work at his church,” noted Bradley.

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