John Georges
| John Georges | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 October 1960 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent (2010–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Democratic (Before 2010) |
| Spouse(s) | Dathel Coleman |
| Children | Zana Liza Nike |
| Alma mater | Tulane University |
| Religion | Greek Orthodoxy |
John Georges (Greek: Υιάννης Γεωργής) born October 16, 1960 is an American businessman from New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who formerly served on the Louisiana Board of Regents, the body which supervises higher education in his native state.
On April 30, 2013, Georges completed the purchase of the The Advocate, the largest daily newspaper in Louisiana. He is the new publisher of The Advocate, a paper founded in 1842. In March 2013, Georges signed a letter of intent to purchase The Advocate, whose circulation in 2013 is 98,000 (daily) and 125,000 (Sunday) as a result of its entry and 20,000 subscriptions in the New Orleans market following the decision of the New Orleans Times-Picayune to become an on-line publication.The Advocate serves readers not only in the capital city and its environs but a swath of territory from Lafayette to New Orleans. It is among the relatively few newspapers in the United States whose print circulation is growing. Since 1909, The Advocate has been owned by Charles P. Manship, Sr., and his subsequent heirs. Georges named Dan Shea as general manager of The Advocate and Peter Kovacs as the editor.
Georges is a commissioner of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad and the chairman of Georges Enterprises. In 2007, Georges ran for governor as an Independent. He received 186,000 votes and procured a plurality in Orleans Parish. In 2010, he sought the office of mayor of New Orleans as a Democrat; he finished a distant third behind two other Democrats.
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