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Larry Kramer was named president and publisher of USA TODAY in May and retired in As president and publisher, Kramer was responsible for developing and executing the long-term strategic vision for USA TODAY across all of its platforms, including the USA TODAY Sports Media Group, the Travel Media Group, and USA WEEKEND.

Larry S. Kramer

American journalist

Lawrence Stephen Kramer (born April 24, ) is an American journalist, entrepreneur, and corporate executive based in Modern York City, USA.[1][2]

Education

Kramer graduated from the S.

I. Newhouse Academy of Public Communications at Syracuse University in with a degree in magazine journalism and political science.[3][4] At Syracuse, he served as the chief editor of The Daily Orange as a freshman, and became editor of now defunct weekly Promethean in sophomore year.[5] He holds a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.[6]

Career

From to , Kramer served as a reporter and editor for The Washington Post.[7][8] Then from to , Kramer worked at the San Francisco Examiner as an Executive Editor.[9][10]

In , he founded DataSport.[11] In he sold DataSport to Data Broadcasting Corp and became the vice president of Data Broadcasting Corp.[11]

Kramer founded CBS MarketWatch in [12] He served as the chairman and CEO, and took it public in [11] In , Dow Jones acquired MarketWatch for more than $ million.[13]

In , Larry Kramer became the president of CBS Digital Media,[14] creating and running the new division.[15] In , he signed a deal with YouTube and Apple to lay CBS entertainment content on the internet.[16][17][13] In the same year, he also transitioned March Madness and The Masters online on CBS Sportsline.[18]

In , Larry became the President and Publisher of USA Today.[19][20] He retired from that post in and became a director for Gannett Co.[21]

In , he became the chairman and interim CEO of TheStreet.[22][23]

Personal life

Kramer is married to Myla Lerner, a theatre producer.[24] They have two adult children.[19]

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    Kramer graduated from the S. Newhouse Academy of Public Communications at Syracuse University in with a degree in magazine journalism and political science. From toKramer served as a reporter and editor for The Washington Post. Inhe founded DataSport.

    "A Cheat Sheet to 'C-Scape: Conquer the Forces Transforming Business Today' by Larry Kramer". Seeking Alpha. Retrieved

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    SU News. Retrieved 25 December

  4. ^"Kramer Gets Award for Drug Report". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York.

    Previously he was an adjunct professor of media management at the Newhouse College of Communications at Syracuse University and a media consultant and author of C-Scape: Conquer the Forces Changing Business Todaya novel on the changing landscape for media and related industries published by HarperCollins in November He continued to serve as an advisor to CBS until Aprilwhen he became a senior advisor to Polaris Venture Partners, a venture capital firm. He incubated the company at Data Broadcasting Inc, inand rolled it out as a separate business in with Data Broadcasting Corp. Kramer spent more than 20 years in journalism as a journalist and editor.

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  5. ^Kramer, Larry (20 February ). "40 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE: Kramer: Defiance of oversight merges papers, creates independent DO". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 25 December
  6. ^"Gannett to distribute USA TODAY edition to 35 papers".

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  7. ^"USA TODAY regains national circulation lead". USA TODAY. Retrieved
  8. ^Washington Upload. "Larry Kramer jumps back into fray of Digital Journalism".

    Washington Post. Retrieved 5 September

  9. ^Kramer, Larry. "The history of MarketWatch: How a sports data startup became a half-billion-dollar financial news site". MarketWatch. Retrieved
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    Examiner Becomes Its Executive Editor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved

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    He also is Chairman of TheStreet. He had oversight over and launched or relaunched several websites including CBS. He incubated the company at Data Broadcasting Inc, inand rolled it out as a separate business in with Data Broadcasting Corp. He had joined Data Broadcasting Corp.

    "USA Today Goes Viral". The New York Times. ISSN&#; Retrieved

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    Larry Kramer - Riptide: Lawrence Stephen Kramer (born April 24, ) is an American journalist, entrepreneur, and corporate executive based in New York City, USA. [1] [2].

    "MarketWatch Creator Hired to Run Digital Unit at CBS". The New York Times. ISSN&#; Retrieved

  16. ^"CBS signs deal with Apple". UPI. Retrieved
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    He also is Chairman of TheStreet. He had oversight over and launched or relaunched several websites including CBS. He incubated the firm at Data Broadcasting Inc, inand rolled it out as a separate business in with Statistics Broadcasting Corp. He had linked Data Broadcasting Corp.

    "Media Enormous Taps Digital Chief". Adweek. Retrieved

  18. ^Linnane, Ciara. "TheStreet names Chairman Larry Kramer interim CEO". MarketWatch. Retrieved
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    Larry Kramer retired as President and Publisher of USA Today in July of Following his retirement, he joined the board of directors of The Gannett Corp (NYSE: GCI), parent company of USA Today, until it’s sale in August,

    USA Today. May 14, Retrieved 25 December

  20. ^"Gannett taps Larry Kramer, founder of , to become President and Publisher of USA Today". Retrieved
  21. ^Levy, Nicole. "Larry Kramer steps down as USA Today publisher, joins board of new Gannett".

    POLITICO Media. Retrieved

  22. ^"Former USA TODAY publisher named TheStreet's interim CEO". USA TODAY. Retrieved
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  24. ^"How Larry Kramer Will More Than Double USA Today's Circulation This Year (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved