COLUMBIA, MO—Eric NeSmith honored during the National Newspape
r Association’s We Believe in Newspapers Leadership Summit with the 2013 Daniel M. Phillips Leadership Award. NeSminth could not attend the conference.
NNA established this award in 2007 to honor Daniel Morris “Dan” Phillips, an award-winning writer, photographer and assistant publisher of the Oxford (MS) Eagle, who passed away in 2005 at the age of 47. This award is presented to an individual between 23-40 years old who is well respected in his or her community, of good reputation and integrity, provides active leadership in the newspaper industry and is active in his or her state press association and community and whose newspaper is a member of NNA.
Eric NeSmith is vice president of business development of Community Newspapers, Inc., in Athens, GA.
NeSmith is the fifth recipient of the Daniel M. Phillips Leadership Award.
Past Daniel M. Phillips Leadership Award winners are listed at nnaweb.org.
Established in 1885, the National Newspaper Association is the voice of America’s community newspapers and the largest newspaper association in the country. The nation’s community papers inform, educate and entertain nearly 150 million readers every week.