Primary Job Title CEO Primary Organization 
SouthComm Communications
Location Nashville, Tennessee, United States Regions Southern US Gender Male
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Chris Ferrell founded SouthComm, Inc., in the fall of 2007 to acquire and develop niche media properties. Today SouthComm publishes 32 publications and their associated websites. The company also offers a number of events ranging from trade shows, to craft fairs, to music festivals. SouthComm operates six alt-weekly publications in the Southeast
and Midwest making it the second largest publisher of alt-weeklies in the country. The company is also a leading player in the B to B publishing world after the acquisition of assets from Cygnus Business Media in 2014.
In addition to the family of local publications, SouthComm, Inc., also operates SouthComm Publishing and Target Marketing, a custom publishing and map company that serves the largest customer base of chambers of commerce in the country.
Prior to founding SouthComm, Inc., Ferrell, who holds a B.A. from Furman University and a M.Div. from Vanderbilt Divinity School, served as publisher of the Nashville Scene, Middle Tennessee's only alternative newsweekly.
In addition to his professional career, Ferrell has always been active in the community. In 1995 he was elected to the first of two terms served on Nashville’s Metropolitan Council. While a Councilman At-Large, he was best known for his work launching the city’s affordable housing initiative and for advocating for the expansion of Nashville’s anti-discrimination ordinance.
Ferrell maintains his involvement in community and volunteer efforts by serving as a board member of the YWCA and Nashville’s NPSL soccer team, NashvilleFC (www.nashvillefc.net). He also is a board member of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia (www.aan.org)
