The INDsider -> Leslie Turk FRI, JAN 8 11:33AM by Leslie Turk

Daily’s Richter headed to Acadian Ambulance

The INDsider has confirmed — thanks to an anonymous reader’s comment ­— that Daily Advertiser Executive Editor Denise Richter will be joining Acadian Ambulance in Austin. The INDsider first reported Richter’s departure from the local newspaper Wednesday, though it was unclear at the time what she would be doing in the Austin area. The Ambulance service company and local daily have long shared a cozy relationship.

Richter did not respond to an e-mail inquiry from The INDsider Wednesday and could not be reached by phone at the paper today, her last day with the Lafayette publication. A tip from a reader, “Who Cares,” prompted the followup: “Not sure why you just didn’t go ahead and print what everyone at The Advertiser knows. She’s going to work for Acadian Ambulance in Austin.”

Acadian confirmed the new hire today: “Acadian Ambulance Vice President Christopher Cirillo has confirmed and says that the company is pleased that Denise Richter has accepted a full-time leadership position, effective February 1, to coordinate corporate and media communications for the firm in Texas,” Acadian spokesman Keith Simon wrote in an e-mail to The INDsider this morning.

Lafayette-based Acadian, an aggressive company known to use its political sway to expand into new territories, is the nation’s largest privately held medical transportation company. It began operating in Texas in 2006 as a 911 ambulance service in Jefferson and Orange counties and expanded to Austin in 2007. On Dec. 30, 2008, it began operations in the San Antonio area following the acquisition of Southwest EMS.

Richter, who came to Lafayette in August 2005, has been with the Gannett Company, which owns The Daily Advertiser and Daily World, for almost two decades.



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written by queenbee , January 08, 2010 - 12:39 pm
Who cares?
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written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , January 08, 2010 - 01:25 pm
AYE, WHO CARES THAT ZUSCHLAG,(HE'S, GLOATING RAT NOW) GOT ALLUS DA POLITICIANS IN HIS POCKET....***WHO GIVAHS AH BIG RAT'S ASS ! THAT IS GANNETS **MODUS OPERANDI, ALSO!!!!!!AND ***THEY DO IT WITH LIP SERVICE...........
GANNETT, NEEDS TA GET THE MESSAGE, THEIR AD SALES IS AT THE CURB, NO-ONE ADVERTISES IN AH DAILY RAG, """IFFEN, THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE INK TO PRINT THEIR CLIENTS AD'S! THEIR LAYOUT COUILLIONS, DAS AH LAFF!!!!!!! HUH! WITH THE BLURRED LETTERING, LIKE A HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER, AND YOU CAN SPEND HOURS SEARCHING FOR ""THE REST OH THE STORY : TO LEARN THEIR SPACE RUNNETH OVAH,"""LOOK ON PAGE *8, HEE-HEE, ""THERES ONLY *6 PAGES NOWDAYS. AY, I DON'T BUY AH COPY,NON. THE DRUGSTOAH, GIVE ME THE DAY OLD RAGS FOR MAH CRAWFISH BOILS......."THE CRAWFISH HACIENDA"...
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written by Whoknew , January 08, 2010 - 01:58 pm
This is for the jackass named "NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN". Where the hell were you raised that you can't write or speak English? You write like your drunk and stupid which might be your personality. You don't make any sense in what your saying or what your trying to say.
Give us all a break and SHUT THE HELL UP!!! You must have been raised watching Heehaw, the TV show. I bet you don't even have a job. Too much time on your hands? Do something productive!! Read a book!
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written by Plumpy , January 08, 2010 - 02:05 pm
Who cares?
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written by Walter Pierce, Managing Editor , January 08, 2010 - 02:24 pm
"WhoKnew," have you ever heard the old expression about feeding a stray dog?
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written by Pork and Beans , January 08, 2010 - 02:24 pm
Good move by Richter; end times for paper news; but there are always accidents.
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written by Walter Pierce, Managing Editor , January 08, 2010 - 06:54 pm
Northsidian (not to be confused with NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN),
Your most recent comment hedged a little too far for my taste into the realm of personal attack so I blocked it.
I am now drunk with power.
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written by northsidian , January 08, 2010 - 06:57 pm
WhoKnew: You said in a previous post you work for the Daily Advertiser/ You should know about free speech my-man. Quit trying to suck up to the power elite. (is that better wally?)
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written by Walter Pierce, Managing Editor , January 08, 2010 - 07:00 pm
Much.
Thanks.
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written by Who Cares , January 08, 2010 - 10:04 pm
Glad you followed up on my tip. My understanding is DR was not forced out in relation to recent layoffs, but left voluntarily, as she is a native Texan and saw an opportunity to return home, and of course, get away from a corporate giant that's not supporting a profitable hometown newspaper. Don't believe the newsroom was forced to published anything positive about Acadian Ambulance so DR would have better chance of getting the new job. However, who knows how the job came about. Did she approach Acadian, or did Acadian approach her? Was she recommended by the publisher? Something else? Do know past publishers gave free Ad space to Acadian in exchange for Acadian's purchase of special tabs and possibly other business deals, and past publishers required front page placement of stories and photos important to Acadian.
Bottom line, who knows if DR compromised the newspaper's ethics to get the new job. In time, do believe Acadian's staff will be surprised by DRs demeanor. Good luck DR. Who Cares
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written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , January 09, 2010 - 02:19 am
QUEEN BEE, REALLY!!!!!!!!!!!! "WHO CARES..................

AY, *WHO KNEW, SURELY NOT YOU *COUILLION.........AY,QUOTE YA, """YOU WRITE LIKE YOUR DRUNK"""......................
I DO KNOW THIS MUCH!!!!!! ITS PHRASED,QUOTE MOI, "YOU WRITE LIKE YOU ARE DRUNK", HEE HEE ..................................
ALSO, QUOTE YA """ YOU DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE IN WHAT YOUR SAYING OR WHAT YOUR TRYING TO SAY"""!!!!!! ITS PHRASED,QUOTE MOI "YOU DO NOT MAKE ANY SENSE IN WHAT YOU ARE SAYING OR WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO SAY
AY, STUPIDO QUOTE DIS $ LAM IT------ DIPSHEEEET, YA DO NOT EVAH MESS WID LEROY BROWN, *****YOU JUST DO NOT EVER GO THERE!!!!!!!!!!!
"THE NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN SPELLINGBEE CHAMP", AND "1 EYE BALD HEAD CHAMPEEN" """"GIT DOWN, COME AROUND,YOU ARE A STUPIDO CLOWN"""I AM ALSO, "AH POET!!!
I WRITE AND SPEAK FOAH LANGUAGE, ARE YOU AN "EMT $ DO YOU DRIVE AN ACADIAN AMBULANCE FOR """""GREEN DOLLAHS ZOOSCHLAG"""" JODU'NTs RUNNING MATE.... AY, "I KNOW YOU ARE NOT USED TO READING THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH $ NOTHING, BUT THE TRUTH..AND DAS MAH STORY AND AHM STICKIN IT TA YA...HUH ?

AY, QUOTE MOI "YOU ARE EITHER AH ZOOSCHLAG EMT OR AH DRIVER.....OR YOU FILL UP THOSE ORANGE METAL NEWS STANDS WHAT ALWAYS STEAL THE QUARTERS. QUARTERS......
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written by Holeinthedonut3 , January 09, 2010 - 06:09 pm
This will have absolutely zero effect on the demise of the Daily Advertiser. They've obviously given up the idea of "news" and now only have to finish extracting whatever they can from the advertising community, then kaput, they close. Ritcher was a non-factor in any of it.
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written by to who cares , January 10, 2010 - 03:23 am
Giving up free space for ads later or whatever is just good business. Who cares how she got the job, fact is, she got it. Doesn't matter how or how much ad space was given up. Good luck to her, GOD bless!
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written by northsidian , January 10, 2010 - 11:31 am
Northsidian Shotgun: the one who goes by the name "who knew" didn't have a clue that you were not a dumb=ass!! You go my bro!! With his writing skills you now know why the daily advertiser is 8 pages thick. (i say this because who-knew said in another post he works there)
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written by Pork and Beans , January 10, 2010 - 02:14 pm
"jackass named "NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN",

Correct, but I would rather have Walter policing this site than Bolshevik Bill at the Daily Waste Paper.
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written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , January 11, 2010 - 09:13 pm
ALL THE FATHERLESS PEEPS WITH NARY A CLUE AS TO WHO THEY ARE, WHY THEY ARE AND WHERE THEY ARE GOING $ WHO SLING SUCH HIGHLY INDIGNANT SLURS AT THE NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN, THOSE PEEPS NEED TO CHECK WITH THE LOCAL SPERM BANK, IF YOU FIND YOURSELF STYMIED, CHECK ALL THE USED CARLOTS FOR CARS FROM 1960 MODELS UP TO 1990 MODELS,"""DNA" THE BACK SEAT AND THE BACK FLOORBOARDS. TO FIND YOUR ORIGIN........
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written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN : , January 12, 2010 - 11:41 am
HEY ALL YA IMBECILES, WHAT LIVING AH MAKE-BELIEVE, ILLUSIONAL WORLD.
AH PROMISED DA INDY NO MO HARD SHELL BAPTIST STANCE, AHN NO MO BEING INGRATIOUSNESS TA AHNY COULONS, I HAVE SWORN TO REMAIN IN AH IMPERTURBABLE MODE, SO FROM HEREON I WILL DEVOTE MAH POST TA SAVING ALLUS PEEPS FROM THE TIMEOUT DETENTION HALL, WID MASTAH WALTER.......
"V", DAS AH PEACE SIGN ....
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written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN : , January 12, 2010 - 11:45 am
AY ZOOSCHLAGG GOT MOO KEYS TA DA CITIES, THAN """""""""""THE DONALD,HE SEZS "WHY RENT OR "LEASE EM """"WHEN DEY SELL OUT FO SO CHEAP"""">
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written by Pen of the Southside , January 12, 2010 - 02:15 pm
Well, [Richard] Zuschlag possesses more proverbial "Keys to the City" than Donald Trump. [In my opinion], an axiom he should live by: Why rent or lease when [they] sell for so cheap?


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written by northsidian , January 13, 2010 - 08:33 pm
Pen, he is talking about all the politicians who can be bought on the cheap. You compron'?
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written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , January 14, 2010 - 10:19 pm
MAH FRIEN MARRIED TO MY SISTAH FROM ANOTHER MUTHA, THE WALTER IS ON THE SQUARE, "HE KNOWS HOW TO DECIPHAH MY POSTS, HE DID AH STINT AT THE DAILY RAG BEFORE THE DAILY, RUN OUTTA INK FOR THE PRINTING. AY,AH SEEN EM THE OTHER NIGHT, WHAR HE WAS SPORTING AH *DOUBLE BEAM,FROGGING HAID LIGHT, HE IS RELENTLESSLY VYING FOR THE RTF'S AWARDS OF ""DOWN UNDA THE COVAH REEPORTER
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