Guardian Media Group plc is a company of the United Kingdom owning various mass media operations including The Guardian, The Observer and the Manchester Evening News. The Group is owned by the Scott Trust. It was founded as the Manchester Guardian Ltd in 1907 when C. P. Scott bought the Manchester Guardian from the estate of his cousin Edward Taylor. It became the Manchester Guardian and Evening News Ltd when it bought out the Manchester Evening News in 1924, later becoming the Guardian and Manchester Evening News Ltd to reflect the change in the morning paper's title. It adopted its current name in 1993. Its current chief executive is Sir Robert Phillis, (who will retire in July 2006, to be succeeded by Carolyn McCall), formerly Deputy Director General of the BBC and managing director of Independent Television News (ITN). A company is, in general, any group of persons, which are known as its members, united to pursue a common interest. ... Mass media is a term used to denote, as a class, that section of the media specifically conceived and designed to reach a very large audience (typically at least as large as the whole population of a nation state). ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Manchester Evening News is a British daily newspaper published each week day evening and on Saturdays. ... The Scott Trust is a British organisation which owns Guardian Media Group and thus The Guardian and The Observer as well as various local newspapers, Jazz FM and other radio stations, and various other media businesses in the UK. The Trust was established in 1936 by John Scott, owner of... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Charles Prestwich Scott (October 26, 1846 - January 1, 1932) was a British journalist, publisher and politician. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest publicly-funded radio and television broadcasting corporation of the United Kingdom (see British television) and the world. ... ITN may refer to: Independent Television News In the news, a section on the Main Page of English Wikipedia This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...

The radio stations are controlled by the group's subdivision, GMG Radio. GMG Radio is the radio division of the Guardian Media Group. ...

Assets

• National newspapers
  • The Guardian
  • The Observer
• International newspapers
  • The Guardian Weekly
• Local newspapers
  • Accrington Observer
  • Asian News
  • Bracknell & Ascot Times
  • Glossop Advertiser
  • Heywood Advertiser
  • Macclesfield Express
  • Macclesfield Times
  • Middleton Guardian
  • Manchester Evening News
  • Manchester Metro News
  • North East Manchester Advertiser
  • Oldham Advertiser
  • Prestwich Advertiser
  • Reading Evening Post
  • Rochdale Observer
  • Rossendale Freepress
  • Salford Advertiser
  • South Manchester Reporter
  • Stockport Express
  • Stockport Times East
  • Stockport Times West
  • Surrey Advertiser
  • Tameside Advertiser
  • Wilmslow Express
  • Wokingham Times
• Radio stations
  • 102.2 Jazz FM
  • 100.4 Smooth FM
  • Real Radio - commercial stations broadcast on FM and Internet
    • Real Radio (Yorkshire)
    • Real Radio (Scotland)
    • Real Radio (South Wales)
• Television stations
  • channel m
• Other
  • Trader Media Group - Publishers of AutoTrader

The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Guardian Weekly is a weekly newspaper published by the Guardian Media Group, and is one of the worlds oldest international newspapers. ... The Manchester Evening News is a British daily newspaper published each week day evening and on Saturdays. ... The Manchester Metro News is a British weekly newspaper published each Friday by the Guardian Media Group. ... The Reading Evening Post is an English local evening newspaper covering Reading and surrounding areas. ... The Surrey Advertiser is a local newspaper for Surrey, which was establiched in 1864. ... The Jazz FM logo in use until 2002. ... Smooth FM is a independent local radio station based in Manchester. ... Real Radio is a brand of regional radio stations in the United Kingdom owned by GMG Radio. ... Real Radio (Yorkshire) Real Radio (Yorkshire) is the second regional radio station within the Real Radio brand (the first being in South Wales). ... Real Radio Scotland is a regional radio station within the Real Radio brand. ... Real Radio South Wales was the first radio station within the GMG Radios Real Radio brand. ... Channel m is a Manchester based television station. ... In May 2000, the Auto Trader Division of the Guardian Media Group and the Venture capital firm BC Partners closed a deal to unite Auto Trader (previously co-owned) under one over-arching company, Trader Media Group (TMG). ...

Board of directors

The Board of Directors are:

• Paul Myners (chairman)
• Sir Robert Phillis (CEO)
• Nick Castro (CFO)
• Mark Dodson
• Jerry Fowden
• Carolyn McCall
• John Myers
• Alan Rusbridger
• Giles Coode Adams
• Andrew Karney
• John Bartle
• Richard Eyre

Paul Myners is a London businessman, currently Chairman of Marks and Spencer and the Guardian Media Group. ... Cassette compilation of the wind ups Myers performed at Century Radio (See also John J. Myers) John Myers (aka John Morgan) is a British radio executive and presenter. ... Alan Rusbridger Alan Rusbridger (born 1953) has been editor of The Guardian since 1995. ... Sir Richard Eyre, (born 28 March 1943), is a British film and theatre director. ...

External links

• Company website
• Key Facts (from company website)
• Ketupa.net - Guardian Media Group media profile
• GMG Radio company website