Franklin News Foundation

John’s role: Chairman

Franklin News Foundation has quickly established itself as the nation's foremost reporting source for taxpayer-centric, straight-news coverage of local, state and national government policies. The news-media organization has grown exponentially since its 2019 rebranding and the launch of The Center Square newswire service, which today distributes news to more than 600 commercial media outlets nationwide, has its own newsletter readership in excess of 700,000, and in 2022 served more than 16 million readers at TheCenterSquare.com. FNF also operates the Illinois Radio Network, and America's Talking podcast network. In early 2023, the foundation will launch Chalkboard News, a news site dedicated to K-12 public education.