John Schauss

Trading Day: Inside the SEC filings for 3.17.11

It’s our favorite time of year — Proxy season — when publicly traded companies reveal how much their executives make. It’s good to be the kings at Media General and Owens & Minor.

Salaries hold steady for Media General execs

Despite losing $632 million in 2008 and asking salaried employees to take two weeks off, it still pays to be a head honcho at Richmond-based Media General. Chief executive Marshall Morton received $2.76 million in total compensation in 2008, according to an SEC filing. That’s about the same as 2007 and about 15 percent less… Read more »