Michael Distelhorst

Michael Distelhorst is an experienced media executive currently serving as the General Manager and Chief Revenue Officer at Fort Worth Report since April 2024. Prior to this role, Distelhorst was the Regional President for Washington and Oregon at Adams Publishing Group LLC from September 2022 to March 2024. Distelhorst has held several leadership positions including President/Director of Sales at Lee Enterprises from May 2020 to September 2022, and Coastal North Carolina Group Publisher at Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK from July 2015 to April 2020. Additionally, Distelhorst served as Group Publisher for Midland Reporter-Telegram & Plainview Herald and as V.P. Sales for Amarillo Globe-News. Early career roles include General Manager at Southwest Marketing Partners and Associate Publisher/Advertising Director at Greeley Tribune/Northern Colorado Communications. Michael Distelhorst earned a degree in Communication and Media Studies from Central College between 1979 and 1983.