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Former Archant boss named as new chief of CN Group

Miller HoggA former senior executive of regional publisher Archant is to take over as the new chief executive of the Carlisle-based CN Group.

Miller Hogg, left, will take over the top job at the family-owned publisher when Robin Burgess retires in January next year.

Until last year, 2014 Miller was with Archant for seven years, his most recent role being managing director of its Archant East division which includes four daily newspaper titles.

Miller, who is also a former managing director of Newsquest’s York operation, will be joining the CN Group in August as chief executive designate and will be involved in drawing up the group’s 2016 Business Plan.

Lord Inglewood, chairman of the CN Group said: “We are delighted Miller has agreed to come and join us at CN. His experience in both traditional media and in the digital arena will be extremely useful as we move forward.

“Miller also understands the sense of communities that exist around our titles and the importance of maintaining the links with the people we serve.”

Added Miller: “I am both honoured and delighted to be joining the CN Group to succeed Robin Burgess as CEO when he retires. This is a proud company I am joining with both a fantastic history and future.

“This is one of the most challenging times in history for news and information led content media and I will be proud to lead the CN Group as it continues to develop its audience and customer offering across an ever expanding print, broadcast and digital platform”.

When Miller’s departure from Archant was announced in November 2014, chief executive Jeff Henry said he was leaving to “pursue his dream” of running his own business.

He said: “Miller has had aspirations to work alongside his wife Carole in their own venture for some time. He recently approached me about his future indicating he felt the time was right to pursue his dream.”

Robin is due to step down on his 65th birthday on 31 January 2016 after heading the independent publishing business for more than 30 years.

The CN Group includes two daily titles – the Carlisle News and Star and the North West Evening Mail in Barrow – and a number of weeklies including the Cumberland News.

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  • June 26, 2015 at 9:43 am
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    It’s all dead wood in an increasingly feudal part of the country. You want journalism internet start-ups or nothing.
    Lord Inglewood…honestly! They will be inviting some Saudi prince to help run the place next.

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  • June 26, 2015 at 10:42 am
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    Nut indent: There are no words to describe your ignorance. If it wasn’t for Robin Burgess, Lord Inglewood & his feudal mates on the board, CN Group would have fallen into the maw of Johnston Press or NQ donkey’s years ago. I tremble to think what press coverage in Cumbria would have been like had that happened. As it is, it is one of the best – possibly the best – newspaper groups in the country, still with enough staff to do a proper job & awards coming out of its ears. Still, I’m not sanguine; prior to Robin taking over, the board didn’t have the best record at picking its CEOs!

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  • June 26, 2015 at 10:54 am
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    “information led content media” – er, does he mean websites?

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  • June 26, 2015 at 3:11 pm
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    A few years back, we in journalism used to chuckle or despair when councils, police and other public bodies filled press releases with banal jargon. Now our own industry is among the worst culprits!

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  • June 26, 2015 at 4:44 pm
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    I seem to recall Jeff Henry quoting Millers reason for leaving was to “to pursue his dream,” Archant speak for having had enough of being aboard an out of control rapidly sinking ship maybe?
    Anyway,good luck to Miller,i always found him to be one of the better top floor johnnies so i am sure he will do well at CN

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  • June 26, 2015 at 5:10 pm
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    Where did my post go?
    Oh, I see you hid the error to save embarrassment

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  • June 26, 2015 at 6:20 pm
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    What a good appointment – Miller is one of the good guys who still cares about the media industry. Well done Miller

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  • June 26, 2015 at 7:19 pm
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    .Reply to Glad I’m Out Of It:

    My comment was made in the hope that journalists will be able to take charge of their own destinies.
    Hyperlocals and the Internet for the first time hold out the possibility .of that and journalists should not be frightened to explore the potential.
    Regional journalists too often still think it is the 1970s with them all working in a car factory and management treat them like that. I can’t think of any other profession where .the employees concerned are treated in such a shabby way as by UK media companies.
    The sooner these monopoly newspaper.operators disappear the better it will be for everybody…and journalists most of all.
    .Cumbria .lacks many services and the media there does next to nothing to .highlight this.

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  • June 27, 2015 at 11:37 pm
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    GladImOutOfIt I think you’ll find CN does not have enough staff to do a proper job, even there. And awards are dished out in relation to the competition. Which is weak. Miller will have his work cut out, CN is going down the pan with the rest of the industry, its weeklies will retain a core of loyal readers but not enough to keep the business going. It’s the fringe projects like events which they will hope will bring money in.

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