Chris Hendricks has been Vice President, Interactive Media at McClatchy since 1999. He joined McClatchy in 1992 as Advertising Manager, Marketing for The Fresno Bee, and the following year became its Marketing Director. In 1994 he was named Manager of Technology for McClatchy and held this position until 1996 when he was promoted to President and Publisher of Nando Media, McClatchy's digital publishing hub based in Raleigh, N.C. He remained there until taking his current position in 1999.

In 2004, Hendricks assumed the additional role of President of Nando Media, which was renamed McClatchy Interactive in 2005. He has served on various industry-related boards and committees and currently serves on the boards of the Newspaper Association of America, Classified Ventures and HomeFinder.