Judi Terzotis is the Chief Executive Officer of Georges Media Group, Louisiana’s largest media organization, with newsrooms in four markets across the state. For six years prior, she served as President and Publisher for the organization. Terzotis joined the organization in 2018 after a distinguished career with Gannett, where she spent over 30 years advancing from sales consultant to regional publisher overseeing operations in eight markets across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
Her achievements have been widely recognized, including being named Publisher of the Year by Editor & Publisher, Business Person of the Year by the Baton Rouge Business Report, and receiving the Frank Mayborn Leadership Award from America’s Newspapers.
An army brat who attended eleven schools growing up, Judi is a proud graduate of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where she earned a degree in communications. She actively contributes to the media industry, serving on the boards of America’s Newspapers, the Local Media Association, the Louisiana Press Association, and the Public Affairs Research Council.