Adams MultiMedia announced Monday, Jan. 26 that Richard Green, a longtime media executive and Pulitzer Prize-winning editor, has been named regional president and publisher of The Cedar Rapids Gazette and 11 community newspapers in Iowa.
Mr. Green, who has worked in the media industry since age 15, has led newsrooms and media organizations in five states. From 2011-2015, he served as editor/vice president of news and then president and publisher of the Des Moines Register.
As editor of The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky, his newsroom won a 2020 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news related to controversial pardons and commutations made by Kentucky’s outgoing governor. That staff also was a two-category Pulitzer finalist the following year for its coverage of the death of Breonna Taylor, who was killed by Louisville police.
Mr. Green has also served as president and publisher of Enquirer Media in Cincinnati and supervised several smaller newsrooms across Ohio. He comes to Adams from Lexington, Kentucky, where he was executive editor of The Herald-Leader and kentucky.com, a McClatchy property, until late 2025.
“I’m incredibly honored to lead such a treasured local news organization as The Gazette and the other community publications that form our Iowa Group,” Mr. Green said in a release.
Mr. Green said he spent four years in Iowa a decade ago and plans to settle in Cedar Rapids.
“I will be settling in the city and am eager to start new relationships here in Eastern Iowa and rekindle others across the state,” he said.
Mr. Green started Monday and succeeds Kelly Homewood, who announced her retirement in January after a 26-year career with The Gazette.
“Rick Green has a tremendous track record in the media landscape and experience in the state of Iowa. We are pleased he has joined us to lead our Iowa operations,” said Mark Adams, CEO of Adams MultiMedia.
Mr. Green said he looks forward to working with The Gazette staff and the 11 community titles.
“The one constant in our business for the past 20 years has been change and challenge,” he said. “I’m a firm believer that our role as journalists and marketing strategies is needed now more than ever before. There’s a wonderful team here, and I’m honored to work with each of them to fulfill our First Amendment responsibilities and to best serve our readers and advertisers, even as we protect taxpayers and our communities’ most vulnerable citizens.”
Adams MultiMedia, a Minnesota-based media company, purchased The Gazette and 11 community titles in December 2025 from Folience Inc.
Founded in 1883, The Gazette publishes a daily digital edition and three print editions weekly.
