Billie S. McConkey

VP, Legal, People & Corporate Secretary at McClatchy

Billie McConkey became Vice President, Human Resources in 2015. Her role was expanded to include Corporate Secretary duties in January 2016 and legal duties in July 2017.

Previously, McConkey was a practicing labor and employment attorney. McConkey has provided legal counsel to three different news companies over her career, beginning in 1998 when she joined Phoenix-based Central Newspapers, Inc., then publisher of The Arizona Republic, The Indianapolis Star and other daily newspapers, in an executive role as vice president, labor and employment counsel. She moved to Knight Ridder in 2000 as special labor counsel and continued in that capacity for McClatchy when McClatchy acquired Knight Ridder in 2006.

McConkey began her legal career in 1995, working in private practice and specializing in employment issues.


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The McClatchy Company is a news and information publisher of various publications, such as the Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee, The Charlotte Observer, The (Raleigh) News and Observer, and the (Fort Worth) Star-Telegram. The Company's segments include Western Segment and Eastern Segment. Its Western Segment consists of its newspaper operations in California, the Northwest and the Midwest. The Company's Eastern Segment consists primarily of newspaper operations in the Southeast and Florida. The Company operates 30 media companies in 29 United States markets in 14 states, providing each of these communities with news and advertising services in a range of digital and print formats. The Company's operations include approximately 30 local media businesses in in over 30 growth markets across the United States that consist of daily newspapers, Websites and mobile applications, mobile news and advertising, video products, publications, direct marketing and direct mail services.


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