Janis Ware

Janis Ware, Publisher, began working at The Atlanta Voice, a newspaper founded by her late father, J. Lowell Ware in 1977 and took the helm at the age of 35 after his death in 1991. Ware led the organization through the economic crisis, internet and social media/ digital transformation. She serves as First Vice-Chair of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and Treasurer of the board of Local Media Association (LMA).