The Team

Clarksburg Publishing Company

Brian Jarvis and his mother, Rebecca Jarvis, have purchased the outstanding stock of Clarksburg Publishing Company, d/b/a The Exponent Telegram daily newspaper in Clarksburg, West Virginia, according to John Cribb and Gary Greene of Cribb, Greene & Associates who represented the seller in the transaction. The transaction was effective as of December 31, 2011.

The Exponent Telegram is a 146-year-old daily newspaper publishing approximately 14,500 paid circulation copies seven days a week. The newspaper serves the county seat community of Clarksburg, Harrison County, and the surrounding communities and counties in north central West Virginia. Civil War Confederate hero, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, was born in Clarksburg. The newspaper also includes several weekly newspapers and a web printing operation.

Brian Jarvis, acting president of The Exponent Telegram, said, "Keeping The Exponent Telegram locally owned and operated insures its viability as a pillar of local communities. The Exponent Telegram will continue to be a reliable unbiased source for north central West Virginia."

Cribb, Greene & Associates is an eighty-eight year old newspaper brokerage, consulting, and appraisal firm with offices in Bozeman, Montana and Charlottesville, Virginia."

	John T. Cribb Managing Director John’s father and uncle owned and operated daily and weekly newspapers, and over a period of years published newspapers in Indiana, Kansas, California, Oregon, and Montana. John was the editor and had operating responsibility for a motorcycle racing magazine startup while in college and then worked through all departments at his uncle’s... More...
	Gary M. Greene Managing Director Gary Greene joined Cribb, Greene & Associates in 2000 after a 30-year career in the newspaper industry. Gary became a partner in the firm in 2006. Before joining Cribb, Greene & Associates, Gary served as president of Dickson Media, a Virginia-based company he founded in 1988, and grew to 38 different... More...
	Bill Wilke Market Analyst Bill Wilke is a veteran of over 20 years in newspaper journalism as a reporter and editor in small-market newspapers. He was a reporter and managing editor for the Havre Daily News in Havre, Montana, before joining Lee Enterprises as a reporter for the Helena Independent Record, and then reporter for the... More...
	Randy Ralston Legal Analyst Randy Ralston is a licensed attorney, a certified public accountant, and has been in practice for over twenty-five years. He received a BS degree in accounting in 1978 from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, and a law degree in 1983 from T.C. Williams School of... More...
	Rhonda Anderson Administrative Assistant Rhonda Anderson, a native Montanan, grew up ranching in southeastern Montana. Rhonda earned an associate degree from Miles Community College in 1986. Working in the law field since 1985, she has performed many duties including receptionist, bookkeeping, drafting and finalizing legal documents, maintaining Federal law library, and proofreading. Her experience... More...