The publishers’ devotion to progress and the community’s needs became evident on June 27, 2005, when, after more than 250 years of combined service recording the region’s life and times, Scranton’s two newspapers became one—The Times-Tribune. The transition to a single morning newspaper came after investing more than $6 million in newsroom and printing plant technology and equipment.
In addition to The Times-Tribune and the Standard-Speaker, which Times-Shamrock purchased on May 1, 2007, the company owns The Citizens’ Voice of Wilkes-Barre and the Republican Herald of Pottsville.
The Voice was founded in October 1978 by newspaper employees in Wilkes-Barre who sought working conditions better than those offered at the Wilkes-Barre Publishing Co. On May 1, 2000, its employee shareholder-owners sold the newspaper to The Scranton Times.
The Pottsville newspaper, founded in 1884, serves Schuylkill County and surrounding areas.  It was purchased by Times-Shamrock in 2003 and made the move from an afternoon newspaper to a morning edition a year later.
In 2023, the newspaper division was sold so Times-Shamrock could focus on the rapidly growing radio and billboard industries.

Today, the broad-based media company has over ten radio stations in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Baltimore, and Milwaukee markets, a dozen websites,  and a billboard company.
Times-Shamrock’s radio stations and websites have a combined total weekly audience of over 1 million listeners, and its  radio stations reach more than 500,000 Northeastern Pennsylvania readers/listeners each month.

Jim Loftus – Chief Executive Officer

Times-Shamrock CEO Jim Loftus says his first radio job interview was at Rock 107 in 1977, during his senior year in high school. He didn’t get the job, but he returned in 1997 as the GM and soon became the company’s COO.

Jim left the company in 2005 to join CBS Radio-owned oldies WOGL Philadelphia, eventually serving as CBS Radio VP and running WBEB. In 2018, he joined Seven Mountains Media as COO.

In January 2024, Jim returned to Times-Shamrock. “I’m honored to be returning as their CEO, and I thank the Lynett—Haggerty families for inviting me back. The opportunity to return as their CEO was almost too good to be true. Joining forces with their team and helping these great radio stations serve their communities as they do every day is a great honor.”

Jim and his wife live in Lackawanna County.

Scott Brickel – Chief Financial Officer

Scott Brickel has been Chief Financial Officer at Times-Shamrock Communications since May 2019. As Chief Financial Officer, Scott is responsible for planning, implementing, managing, and controlling all finance-related activities for the Company. Scott has over 25 years of experience with various manufacturing companies in the Scranton area.

Before joining the Company, Scott was Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer at DeLuxe Building Solutions, Inc., a modular construction company start-up offering integrated systems for designing, fabricating & assembling steel-framed, volumetric modular units. Preceding his time at DeLuxe, Scott was Chief Executive Officer at Olympia Chimney Supply Inc., providing executive leadership and direction to financial stewardship initiatives within a $25M Private Equity-backed manufacturer of stainless steel chimney liners, chimney systems, and accessories. Scott began his career in public accounting with Parente Randolph (now Baker Tilly). He held executive management positions with Warren Diamond Powder Co., FiNet Technologies, Panel Prints, Inc., and Tammac Holdings Corporation.

Scott holds a BS in accounting from Lycoming College and an MBA from the University of Scranton.