Adams Publishing Group has named Randy Rickman regional president for APG Media of Southern Minnesota, the company announced last week.
Rickman previously served as APG’s regional president for northern Wisconsin and publisher of the (Eau Claire) Leader-Telegram. He also was a member of the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, a role from which he will step down as a result of the move to Minnesota.
Prior to joining APG and the Leader-Telegram, he served as publisher of the Kenosha News from June 2016 to November 2018.
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As head of the southern Minnesota group, Rickman will oversee eight newspapers: Faribault Daily News, The Kenyon Leader, Le Sueur County News, Lonsdale Area News-Review, Northfield News, Owatonna People Press, St. Peter Herald and Waseca County News.
Jeff Patterson, APG Central Division president and WNA Board member, will take over as regional president for APG’s northern Wisconsin group.
