CHRISTIAN HENDRICKS

Christian Hendricks has been Vice President of Interactive Media at the McClatchy Company since 1999. He joined the company in 1992 as Advertising Manager, Marketing for The Fresno Bee, and the following year became its Marketing Director. In 1994 he was named Manager of Technology for McClatchy, and held this position until 1996 when he was promoted to President and Publisher of Nando Media, McClatchy's internet publishing company. He remained there until taking his current position in 1999.

In 2004, Hendricks assumed the role of President of Nando Media, renamed McClatchy Interactive in 2005. In 2006, he assumed the additional duties of overseeing operations of the Centre Daily Times newspaper in State College, PA. Hendricks was named New Media Pioneer in 2003 by the Newspaper Association of America's New Media Federation. He has served on the federation's board and various NAA committees.