SEMINOLE â In simple terms, Tampa Bay Newspapers publisher Dan Autrey explained the reason for his success while at the helm of community papers for many years. Hire good people. And let them do the job you hire them for, said Autrey, who is retiring at the end of July. That s all it takes.
Recruited in 2002 to restructure and rebuild Tampa Bay Newspapers, Autrey began to look at opportunities to create more publications.
After some newspaper redesign efforts, personnel moves and other improvements, Autrey oversaw expansion efforts, leading to the start of more newspapers, such as the Dunedin and Palm Harbor Beacons, along with new special sections.