John Blais, who previously served as general manager for Capital Newspapers, has been named the CEO and publisher of the Colorado-based multimedia company Ballantine Communications.
In addition to his work in Madison, he previously served as executive director for the St. Jude League/Claretian Publications. During that time, one of its publications U.S. Catholic Magazine, was named Magazine of the Year by the Catholic Media Association in 2022 and 2023.
He also worked for more than a decade at the Chicago Sun-Times, serving as vice president, director of business development and director of audience development, as well as vice president general manager of Sun-Times Media Local.
