Saturday, March 3, 2012

New 'Firehouse' publisher knows how to fight fires.(Business Media)(Bill Hershman)(Brief Article)(Interview)

Byline: SEAN CALLAHAN

It's unlikely that many publishing executives are as well suited for their jobs as Bill Hershman, who took over as publisher of Firehouse magazine three months ago.

For starters, Hershman is a firefighter himself. He is a 17-year veteran of the Burke Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department in Fairfax County, Virginia. When he moved to Long Island two years ago to become director of advertising for Firehouse, a publication of CommerceConnect's Cygnus Business Media, Hershman volunteered with the Smithtown Fire Department. With the Smithtown crew, he recently helped battle a blaze after a house exploded.

"I have the advantage of …

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