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Tina Savas
Her newspaper legacies include "The Fifty Richest" series, naming the area's fifty richest people and their net worth; "The Birmingham 100," the top private companies and their revenues; the "Top 40 Under 40" series (now copies in all U.S. major markets); and the BAMA's, the Birmingham Area Music Awards presented by Birmingham Weekly, the area's only alternative weekly newspaper and continual winner of national awards. Savas also created the "Top Birmingham Women" award, naming ten women each year who personify the highest echelons. As a tribute to her, the Birmingham Business Journal presented Savas this award after she sold that publication. She has served on local boards for community development, advised numerous foundations, colleges, and hospitals, and has won many awards during her career. She hosted a weekly radio show, appeared on local television shows, and is featured in the book Italians in the Deep South as one of the "newer generation" of Italians making waves. Savas continues her entrepeneurial spirit through real estate investment and other business ventures. Her passion for business has recently extended to volunteer and community work for those ages fifty and older. She lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with her husband, Paul, and son, Alex.
Books by Tina Savas Women of True Grit (with Edie Hand, 2010)
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Tina V. Savas is among the first wave of women enterpeneurs iin Birmingham, Alabama. In 1983, she founded the Birmingham Business Journal newspaper, followed by Alabama Health News, Alabama Construction News, and Birmingham Weekly, among others. The award-winning Birmingham Business Journal was instrumental in changing the business landscape in Birmingham with in-depth business news never seen before. It was an uphill battle for a single woman in her twenties with little money in a tough industry, but Savas's determination won the day.