What Happened?
Mishawaka, IN-based Schurz Communications has Promoted Melissa Lock as Human Resources Director
About the Company
Based in Mishawaka, Indiana, Schurz Communications, Inc. is a diversified privately-owned, nationwide communications company. The company publishes eleven daily and eight weekly newspapers in medium and small markets with a combined circulation of nearly 225,000. It also has ten television stations, owns thirteen radio stations and operates three others, owns four cable companies, and a phone directory. Geographically, Schurz Communications has a presence in Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia and Wyoming. It all began in 1872 when Alfred B. Miller and Elmer Crockett founded the South Bend, Ind. Tribune. The Tribune is still the flag-ship property and family members have held editor and publisher positions at the newspaper for five generations. Schurz Communications newspapers have a long tradition of editorial excellence, technical innovation and a commitment to the highest standards for quality and excellence in journalism. The company emerged as a broadcast pioneer in 1922 with the launching of WGAZ radio (now WSBT) in South Bend. WSBT television began broadcasting in 1952. Schurz Communications broadcast companies are leaders in their markets. The first property acquisition was the Herald-Mail in Hagerstown, Md. in 1960. Antietam Cable TV in Hagerstown was acquired in 1968. The first television acquisition was WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, Va. in 1969. It moved into the commercial printing business in 2000 with the acquisition of Miller Rainbow Printing in Bedford, Indiana. Schurz Communications, Inc. is a Mishawaka based news and information company, which consists of seven business segments: Broadcasting Radio, Broadcasting TV, Cable TV, Newspaper Publishing and Digital Media. Our corporate executives and management personnel are: Franklin D. Schurz, Jr., Chairman & Director, Scott C. Schurz, Sr., Vice Chairman & Director, Todd F. Schurz, President and CEO & Director, David Ray, Vice President & Director, Scott C. Schurz, Director, Gary N. Hoipkemier, Senior Vice President & CFO, Marci Burdick, Senior Vice President – Electronic, Kerry Oslund, Senior Vice President – Publishing and Emerging Media, Cory Bollinger, Vice President of Publishing, Michelle Wright, Vice President of Information Technology, JB Ozuna, Vice President of Digital, Scott Schurz Jr., Vice President of Corporate Development, Charles D. Lynds, Director of Strategic Marketing, Gesumino A. Agostino, Vice President & Corporate Controller, Melissa Lock, Director of Human Resources, Sean Miller, HR Operations Manager, and Carol Shultz, Financial Shared Services Manager. Our companies put great emphasis on seeking the truth and sharing it with others. Our purpose is to provide a better understanding of the world, so that our readers, viewers and users are more informed and can positively impact our communities and society.
About the Person
Melissa Lock is the Human Resources Director at Schurz Communications. She started her career at KWCH in Wichita, KS, in 1995 as a part-time temporary file clerk. Just as the filing duties were near completion, the accounts payable clerk position became available and Lock was hired. She was eager for knowledge and worked hard to learn the job functions for several positions, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and the sales assistant and traffic functions. This earned her a promotion to staff accountant with local HR responsibilities. In 2006, Schurz Communications, Inc. purchased KWCH. At that time, there was a need for a full-time Human Resources Manager position. Lock says she is forever grateful for KWCH`s General Manager, Joan Barrett, who pushed her outside her black and white comfort zone of accounting to take on the opportunity. Schurz Communications, Inc. has provided Lock with a number of opportunities that have been a blessing to her and to her family. In January of 2012, she was promoted to Human Resources Business Partner for KWCH and the cable properties, Orbitel, Antietam, and Advanced Cable. Now, she has received another opportunity as the Human Resources Director. She is responsible for managing and directing the implementation of Schurz`s HR strategy, policies and programs. That temp job Lock took in 1995 worked out for her. She worked hard and stayed eager to learn. She completed her associate`s degree from Butler County COMMUNITY College, earned her Professional in Human Resources Certificate, and has nearly completed her Compensation Professional Certification requirements all within the last six years.
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