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In Memory: VP of HR and Administration Martin “Marty” Switalski
Martin "Marty" Switalski, 53, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015 in his residence after a courageous battle with cancer. Marty was employed with Schurz Communications for the last 25 years, most recently as Vice President of Human Resources and Administration. He...
Long Lines Cable to be acquired by Schurz Communications
January 20, 2015 Long Lines, the communications carrier serving Siouxland for more than 70 years, announced today that it has agreed to be acquired by Schurz Communications, Inc., a diversified, privately-owned communications firm based near South Bend, IN. The sale...
In Memory: SCI consultant Tim Garry dies
Tim Garry, 57, long-time consultant for Schurz Communications print properties, died Monday, Oct. 13 at Riverside Community Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Most recently Garry had been an employee of the Hagerstown, MD Herald-Mail, working on a corporate project, Garry...
Schurz is making changes to their health plan that Affects covered spouses
Schurz is making changes to their health plan that Affects covered spouses. if your spouse has other coverage available to him/her, but you cover them on a Schurz Choice plan, you will pay a surcharge FOR MEDICAL AND/OR DENTAL COVERAGE IN 2015: MEDICAL: $161.83/PAY...
Marci Burdick named National Broadcasters PAC trustee
Marci Burdick, Senior Vice President Broadcasting for Schurz Communications, has been named a trustee of NABPAC, the political action committee of the National Association of Broadcasters. "NABPAC plays a leading role in supporting federal candidates who appreciate...
Melissa Lock promoted to Human Resources Director
Melissa Lock has been promoted to Human Resources director at Schurz Communications. She started her career at KWCH in Wichita, KS, in 1995 as a part-time temporary file clerk. Just as the filing duties were near completion, the accounts payable clerk position became...
J.B. Ozuna promoted to VP of Digital Media
Kerry Oslund, Senior Vice President of Publishing and Emerging Media, is pleased to announce that J.B. Ozuna has been promoted to VP of Digital Media. The appointment will take effect September 1, 2014. J.B. has succeeded as the Director of Sales and Revenue...
Purdue University Innovation Prize winners announced
Shopping and tracking technology were all the rage at the spring 2014 edition of the Purdue University Innovation Prize on May 29th. The competition sponsored by Schurz Communications and Purdue University’s entrepreneurial hub The Foundry was held in the Lawson Computer Science building at the school’s main campus in West Lafayette, Indiana and was host to 10 teams made up of more than 40 competitors.
Bus-tracking app wins Schurz prize
SOUTH BEND — An app that allows city buses and public school buses to be tracked and tagged by riders in real time won the top prize Monday in the Notre Dame-Schurz Prize competition for innovation. App developer Sean Fitzgerald, a Notre Dame junior from Concord,...
Antietam donates $500,000 in Broadband services
Antietam Broadband Television, Inc. announced a partnership with Washington County Public Schools that will bring discounted Internet service to WCPS students and their families who currently do not have Internet service. Antietam Broadband approached WCPS with an...
Chris Dautel joining SCI corporate staff
Chris Dautel has joined the Schurz Communications corporate staff as Electronic Division Controller and Strategic Analyst. Chris has been the Vice President of Finance and Business Affairs for WSBT-TV for the last seven years. In addition, a portion of his time has...
Cable TV Hall of Fame adds Orbitel’s Scullaw
Jerry "Chief'” Scullawl of Orbitel Communications in Sun Lakes, AZ was inducted into the Southwest Cable Television's Hall of Fame at a dinner in Scottsdale. Inductees are cited for their long tenure in the industry and for significant contributions to the development...
Schurz Communications and Purdue University Innovation prize awarded
While Merriam and Webster define an “impulse” as a “sudden strong desire to do something”, but at the 2013 Schurz Communications and Purdue University Innovation prize on Tuesday night, Impulse wasn’t simply a strong desire, it was a creative technology team who took...
Wright new SCI VP of Information Technology
Michelle Wright has been named the new Vice President of Information Technology at Schurz Communications. Michelle joined SCI in 2012 as Director of Project Management and quickly began management of the publishing systems replacement projects as well as the...
Climbwire – HoosierTimes launches digital agency venture
By CHAD GIDDENS Hoosier Times, Bloomington, IN In late March, The HoosierTimes in Bloomington, IN launched its newest venture, Climbwire Digital Solutions, in an effort to diversify its revenue stream and continue to be the local media company with the most solutions...