Era of Jeff Webb

Over the last several quarters, Media General has been restructuring their Tampa Bay investments. Media General is the parent company of the Tampa Tribune/Hernando Today. These changes at Media General are a trend for the majority of print media across the nation. In fact, about a month ago the St. Petersburg Times indicated that they would be streamlining their operations by offering incentive packages to their senior staff. Most major newspapers are now online for the convenience of their readers and are under going dramatic changes in the way they do business to the public.

A streamlining, incentive package has been offered to, and accepted, by Hernando Times, Editor of Editorials, Jeff Webb. Mr. Webb said they (the Times) dangled a very irresistible carrot to persuade him into early retirement. After 30 years in the newspaper business, Mr. Webb intends to kick back and relax while he explore his options. Jeff is calling his upcoming departure from the Hernando Times his "first retirement" before he embarks on a new career.

It will be sad to see the era of Jeff Webb editorial columns come to an end in the Hernando Times. While Jeff's wit over the years has been a delight to some, others have bristled at the very mention of his name which only proves that he did his job extremely well as the editor of editorials for the Times.

Good luck, Jeff, in the next chapter of your life!