FW Publishing LLC is acquiring online news publishing company Home Page Media Group, which operates hyper-local online news sites including the Brentwood Home Page, Franklin Home Page, Spring Hill Home Page, Nolensville Home Page and Business Williamson.
“Jimmy Webb and I are thrilled to purchase Home Page Media, which has been a pioneer in the expansion of intensely local news, business and sports coverage,” says Bill Freeman, who with longtime partner Jimmy Webb created FW Publishing LLC. “It is important to us and, we think, to Middle Tennessee that locally owned and operated news media are given the opportunity to grow and thrive. We look forward to ensuring a steady future of excellent media coverage under our ownership.”
In May, Freeman and Webb acquired the news, entertainment and cultural weekly Nashville Scene; the Nashville Post, which publishes a quarterly business magazine, twice-daily email newsletters and a continually updated online news site; and Nfocus, Nashville's premier society and lifestyle publication.
“We are excited about adding the Home Page websites, newsletters and their active readership to FW Publishing,” says Frank Daniels III, president of FWP. “Kelly Gilfillan has been an innovator and advocate for local online news and sports coverage, and we welcome her energy and entrepreneurism. We are also excited to have Home Page editor Mark Cook join our team. Both Kelly and Mark bring deep knowledge of Williamson County to our growing company.”
“We have significantly grown our coverage of Williamson County communities and businesses during the past eight years, and now is the right time to partner with a locally owned and engaged media company to take that growth to the next step,” says Gilfillan. “We are especially excited about the possibilities that this partnership brings to covering business news in Williamson County.”
The staff of Home Page Media is joining FWP and will continue in their positions. Terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed.
