American Newspaper Solutions and CarrierTrack Technologies were very honored to sponsor the 2025 Operations All-Star Awards that were presented by Editor and Publisher on Sept. 25 at the International Newspaper Group Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mike Blinder, publisher of E&P Magazine, did his usual amazing job of making the winners and runner-up members of this year’s class feel as if they had just won an Oscar, which — in the Operations part of our business — they had.
Mike started the awards presentation by recognizing the founder and CEO of American Newspaper Solutions and CarrierTrack Technologies Jerry Ballenger, who recently passed away, as a titan and visionary of our industry. He recognized that one of the final decisions that Jerry made was to commit to sponsoring these awards. Jerry said that the people on the Operations staff of newspapers are one of the foundations of our companies and a key reason that print continues to be a vital component of our industry.
Following are the winners and runners up in this year’s competition, please join us in recognizing their stellar achievement!
DISTRIBUTION WINNER
Kolby Jensen
Circulation Logistics Manager, The Spokesman Review
DISTRIBUTION RUNNER-UP
Claude Edwards
Manager Distribution, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/ Gannett
SMALL MARKET WINNER
Devin Cavasso
Maintenance Supervisor, Las Vegas Review Journal
SMALL MARKET RUNNER-UP
Johan Velez
Department Head, The Republican, Advance Local, Springfield, Massachusetts
LARGE MARKLET WINNER
Alan Brewer
Electrician, Chicago Tribune
LARGE MARKLET FIRST RUNNER-UP
Stephen Bayer
Press Crew Supervisor, Chicago Tribune
LARGE MARKLET SECOND RUNNER-UP
Lindsey Green
Senior Manufacturing Manager, Regional Operations Manager at Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK, Lakeland, Florida
