Jerry Bellune has been where
you are...
Newspaper owner and editor, nationally
recognized authority on publishing, widely read
author, educator, consultant, businessman,
business leader, volunteer, professional speaker |
With
over 40 years in the newspaper business and broadcasting,
Jerry Bellune has been involved in every aspect
of public communications. He is an award-winning
newspaper editor and broadcast personality in several
major markets including New York and Philadelphia.
Jerry has played numerous leadership roles in the
newspaper industry in four states. He has organized
and served as president of leadership and networking
groups nationally and locally in his community.
Jerry and his wife, MacLeod, believe in local involvement
and giving back to their community. They have played
key roles in founding and organizing their community’s
annual fall festival and other charitable fund-raisers.
They continue to handle communications, solicitation
and marketing for these activities.
Jerry and MacLeod Bellune have started or acquired
eight successful businesses over the last 25 years.
MacLeod has been named Woman of the Year by a major
community organization. Jerry is a past recipient
of the Sam Walton Business Leader of the Year award.
Both MacLeod and Jerry hold numerous awards for
publishing excellence.
Jerry worked as a decision maker for the two largest
newspaper groups in the United States, as well as
award-winning privately-owned newspapers.
As a journalist, he was honored for his coverage
of the White House, State Department, Pentagon,
United Nations and the Middle East.
He has been the guest of Presidents Carter and Reagan
at the White House.
Jerry's team uncovered the FBI plan to capture fugitive
Robert Vesco and bring him back to the United States.
Jerry edited and published the Pulitzer Prize-winning
series that exposed a Vatican cover-up of a multi-million-dollar
scandal.
As a motivational speaker, trainer and teacher,
Jerry has coached professionals for more than two
dozen news organizations coast to coast and taught
at three universities. Today he teaches marketing
and entrepreneurship to business owners and those
who are involved in business start-ups.
Jerry is well-respected for his monthly columns
on leadership, sales and planning, which are read
by several thousand industry leaders nationally
in Publisher’s Auxiliary, Publisher’s Idea Exchange
and Publisher’s Circulation Reference.
Jerry, MacLeod and their small newspaper staff have
fought off predatory attacks by three large newspaper
chains. Their competitor asked them to buy him out
three years ago.
They have since merged theirs and their competitor's
newspaper into one stronger newspaper to better
serve their community.
Jerry firmly believes that you are either green
and growing or ripe and rotting. He says he plans
to keep on growing as long as his health and the
good Lord will allow.
Jerry and MacLeod can put their business experience
to work for you to help you and your organization
take success to the next level.
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Rotary International
Jerry Bellune,
Board Member 2006-07
West Metro, West Columbia, SC |
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National Speakers Association
Jerry Bellune,
Association Member
National Speakers |
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South Carolina Press Association
Jerry Bellune,
President 2006-07
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National Newspaper Association
Jerry Bellune,
Publishers Auxiliary and Committee
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Toastmasters International
Jerry Bellune, Founding
President, Lexington County TM Club,
Pro Speakers TM Club |
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South Carolina Business Development
Club
Jerry Bellune,
President Lexington Chapter 2003-04,
President West Metro Chapter 2004-05 |
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Jerry and MacLeod
with Congressman Joe Wilson at a
South Carolina State House gala
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Jerry was recently
honored for his contributions to the
Lexington Medical Center. An editor
and writer for more than 40 years, Bellune
and his newspapers have been honored
with more than 150 awards for excellence
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Jerry, whose son spent two months in Iraq
as an embedded journalist and now plans
to go back, talks with Columbia Aviation
owner Netti Dickerson about her own plans
to go 'help our boys' on the front lines.
Jerry, ever helpful, advised her to take
her flack vest and keep 'the boys' between
her and the enemy. |
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