Colin Benedict

About

As Chief Innovation Officer at Morgan Murphy Media, I help shape the future of a 130+ year-old, family-owned company by blending tradition with transformation. For more than 27 years, I’ve worked across news, management, and strategy — most recently serving as VP of News — building teams, fostering creative solutions, and ensuring our stations remain trusted voices in the communities we serve. In my current role, I collaborate across departments to identify, develop and scale forward-thinking ideas that drive audience connection, revenue growth and operational excellence. I’m passionate about leveraging innovation to keep local media relevant and impactful in a rapidly evolving landscape, while staying true to our mission of serving and informing our audiences with objective, fact-based information. Specialties: Strategic planning, innovation leadership, newsroom management, marketing strategy, cross-functional collaboration, community engagement and adapting legacy media for the digital era. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, I’m inspired daily by the creativity and dedication of our teams — and energized by the opportunities ahead for local journalism and content delivery.