Russell Tuff
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Consultant |
| Location | Naples, Florida, United States |
| Introduction | Leading his teams to several first place finishes in the Florida Press Association 2008 Better Newspaper Contest, including First Place in the most coveted General Excellence category in the largest newspaper division. (Awarded July 2009) Russell began his newspaper career in 1965, sweeping floors and cleaning toilets in the offices of his parents’ weekly paper in Blackduck, Minnesota. He was later promoted to hot lead melter on the Linotype machine and eventually ran several presses including a Heidelberg, AB Dick Offset and a Goss press. After college, he joined Tuff Publications, where he served as sales manager in Blue Earth, Minnesota. In 1989, Tuff Publications moved to Collier County, where Russell served as publisher of the Everglades Echo, the Golden Gate Gazette, Golf Naples Times, and several other Florida publications. Russell sold his business in 2004. Tuff was hired as publisher to launch the Collier Citizen, a few months later launched a Spanish language weekly, took over operations of several other publications. |