Pulitzer, Inc.
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television,Newspapers |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Defunct | 2005 |
| Fate | Acquired byLee Enterprises (television stations sold toHearst-Argyle Television) |
| Successor | Hearst-Argyle Television Lee Enterprises |
| Headquarters | St. Louis,Missouri,United States |
Area served | United States(nationwide) |
Key people | David J. Barrett, (President/COO) |
| Products | Television,Newspapers |
| Revenue |  $785.4 millionUSD(2006) |
| $228.8 millionUSD(2006) | |
| $98.7 millionUSD(2006) | |
Number of employees | approx. 3000 (full time) |
Pulitzer, Inc.was an American media company who owned newspapers, television stations and radio stations across theUnited States.Founded byJoseph Pulitzer(who also funded thePulitzer Prizes,which are not affiliated with the company), its papers included theSt. Louis Post-Dispatch,theArizona Daily Star(Tucson), and Chicago'sDaily SouthtownandLerner Newspaperschain.
Ownership
[edit]Pulitzer Inc., which published 14 daily newspapers at the time, was sold toLee Enterprisesfor $1.5 billion in 2005 (with bothGannettand theE. W. Scripps Companyexpressing interest[1]in buying the company prior to Lee's acquisition).[2]Pulitzer had previously acquiredScripps League's 16 daily and 30 non-daily publications in 1996.[3]
In 1998, Pulitzer sold its broadcast group, including nine television stations and five radio stations, toHearst-Argyle.[4]
Television stations owned (until 1998)
[edit]- (**) – indicates station built and signed on by Pulitzer
| City of License/Market | Station | Channel TV(RF) |
Years owned | Subsequent status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson, AZ | KVOA | 4 (23) | 1968–1972 | NBCaffiliate owned byAllen Media Group |
| Orlando–Daytona Beach–Melbourne, FL | WESH | 2 (11) | 1993–1998 | NBC affiliate owned byHearst Television |
| Fort Wayne, IN | WPTA | 21 (24) | 1983–1989 | ABCaffiliate owned byGray Television |
| Des Moines–Ames, IA | KCCI | 8 (8) | 1993–1998 | CBSaffiliate owned by Hearst Television |
| Louisville, KY | WLKY | 32 (26) | 1983–1998 | CBS affiliate owned by Hearst Television |
| New Orleans, LA | WDSU | 6 (43) | 1989–1998 | NBC affiliate owned by Hearst Television |
| St. Louis, MO | KSD-TV/KSDK** | 5 (35) | 1947–1983 | NBC affiliate owned byTegna Inc. |
| Omaha, NE–Council Bluffs, IA | KETV | 7 (20) | 1976–1998 | ABC affiliate owned by Hearst Television |
| Albuquerque–Santa Fe, NM | KOAT-TV | 7 (7) | 1969–1998 | ABC affiliate owned by Hearst Television |
| Winston-Salem–Greensboro– High Point, NC |
WXII-TV | 12 (31) | 1983–1998 | NBC affiliate owned by Hearst Television |
| Harrisburg–Lancaster–York, PA | WGAL | 8 (8) | 1979–1998 | NBC affiliate owned by Hearst Television |
| Providence, RI–New Bedford, MA | WTEV-TV/ WLNE-TV |
6 (49) | 1979–1983 | ABC affiliate owned byStandard Media |
| Greenville–Spartanburg, SC–Asheville, NC | WFBC-TV/WYFF | 4 (36) | 1983–1998 | NBC affiliate owned by Hearst Television |
References
[edit]- ^"Gannett, Scripps consider Pulitzer purchase".
- ^Steinberg, Jacques (February 1, 2005)."Pulitzer to Be Acquired by Lee Enterprises".New York Times.Retrieved7 July2012.
- ^Jones, Dow (July 5, 1996)."Pulitzer Acquires Scripps League".New York Times.Retrieved1 May2012.
- ^"Hearst Corporation".Archived fromthe originalon 2010-09-22.Retrieved2012-07-08.Hearst-Argyle Television complete acquisition of Pulitzer broadcast
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- Defunct newspaper companies of the United States
- Defunct broadcasting companies of the United States
- Mass media companies established in 1947
- Mass media companies disestablished in 2005
- 1947 establishments in Missouri
- Hearst Television
- 2005 disestablishments in Missouri
- 2005 mergers and acquisitions
- Lee Enterprises publications
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