Tim Repsher

Tim’s current projects include integration of new and emerging technologies into the newspaper business. Mobile is the focus based on content and location based services around SMS, MMS, Bluetooth, Mobile Internet.

Tim worked in commercial printing and marketing prior to his newspaper career. He spent timme in Tennessee and New York where he joined Gannett's Democrat and Chronicle newspaper in Rochester, NY. Positions included prepress production, advertising design, market development and new media. Tim joined the Bakersfield Californian in 1996 as prepress manager to move analog advertising production to digital format and has since worked in marketing, new media, operations and new products.

Achievements include Awards for advertising and newspaper marketing, Published illustrator and development of XTRA, an integrated SMS system exclusively for newspapers. Two patents pending for wireless monitoring and access of newspaper content.

Tim has Degrees in Art and Commercial Communication.