Howard Publications

Howard Publications was a family-owned company of newspapers in the United States. It owned 16 daily newspapers when it sold to Lee Enterprises for $694 million in 2002.

Robert S. Howard founded the company in 1961.^[1] As of early 1972, group owned nine daily newspapers.^[2] Lee Enterprises announced that it would acquire the company on February 12, 2002, for $694 million, with a closing later that year.^[3] At the time of the sale, Howard employed 2,400 people, and its papers had a total daily circulation of 479,000.^[3]

List of previously owned newspapers

North County Times (Escondido, California; later sold and merged into The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster, Indiana)(acquired May 1962)^[4]
Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, Iowa) (one half-ownership acquired in 1972)
Waterloo Courier (Waterloo, Iowa)
The Post-Star (Glen Falls, New York) (acquired January 1971)^[5]
Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming)
Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho) (acquired April 1968)^[6]
The Daily News (Longview, Washington)
The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, South Carolina)
The Sentinel (Carlisle, Pennsylvania)
The Journal Standard (Freeport, Illinois; now owned by Gannett Company)
The Leader (Corning, New York; now owned by GateHouse Media)
The Citizen (Auburn, New York)
Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois)
The Ledger Independent (Maysville, Kentucky)
Times-Courier (Charleston, Illinois)
The Vidette Times (Valparaiso, Indiana; merged into The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Escondido Times-Advocate (merged into the North County Times)
North County Blade-Citizen (acquired Oceanside Blade-Tribune (circulation approx. 10,500) in 1967,^[7] then acquired San Dieguito Citizen in 1979; merged the two into Blade-Citizen in 1989, which in turn merged into North County Times in 1995)^[8]
Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, Indiana) (Acquired 1966, sold to Thomson Corporation around 1995 in exchange for Vidette Times)
San Clemente Sun-Post (San Clemente, California)^[9](then acquired by The Orange County Register in 1993)^[10]

References

^ York, Tom (2 December 2019). Special Report: Wealthiest San Diegans, San Diego Business Journal (paywall) ("Robert S. Howard was for many years a North County newspaper publishing magnate. He founded Howard Publications in 1961 and built it into a chain of 19 dailies including the North County Times...")
^ (31 May 1972). Corning Leader Sold to Howard Publications, Elmira Star-Gazette, p. 9 (paywall)
^ ^a ^b (13 February 2002). Lee Newspapers to buy Howard Publications, The Baltimore Sun
^ (21 June 1981). The Times: 75 Years of Progress, The Times, p. BB-3 (paywall)
^ (30 December 1970). Glen Falls Newspapers Have Been Purchased By Howard Publications, Oceanside, Calif; Carl M. Davidson Has Been Named Publisher, The Post-Star, p.1 (paywall)
^ (2 April 1968). Indiana Firm Buys Paper In Twin Falls, The Idaho Daily Statesman, p. 1 (paywall)
^ (30 March 1967) Blade-Tribune sale confirmed by Braden, Daily Times-Advocate, p. 1 (paywall)
^ (2 December 1995). 103-year paper sees new era, North County Blade Citizen, p. 1 (paywall)
^ Weber, Jonathan (3 November 1989). Shoppers, Weekly Papers Battle for Ad Dollars, Los Angeles Times ("Howard Publishing Group, which owns the daily San Clemente Sun-Post and several small dailies outside the county")
^ (13 June 1993). Register, San Clemente paper link up, p. 10 (paywall)

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[Wealth-1] York, Tom (2 December 2019). Special Report: Wealthiest San Diegans, San Diego Business Journal (paywall) ("Robert S. Howard was for many years a North County newspaper publishing magnate. He founded Howard Publications in 1961 and built it into a chain of 19 dailies including the North County Times...")

[star72-2] (31 May 1972). Corning Leader Sold to Howard Publications, Elmira Star-Gazette, p. 9 (paywall)

[2002sale1-3] (13 February 2002). Lee Newspapers to buy Howard Publications, The Baltimore Sun

[munster1-4] (21 June 1981). The Times: 75 Years of Progress, The Times, p. BB-3 (paywall)

[sale1970-5] (30 December 1970). Glen Falls Newspapers Have Been Purchased By Howard Publications, Oceanside, Calif; Carl M. Davidson Has Been Named Publisher, The Post-Star, p.1 (paywall)

[idaho1-6] (2 April 1968). Indiana Firm Buys Paper In Twin Falls, The Idaho Daily Statesman, p. 1 (paywall)

[ocean1-7] (30 March 1967) Blade-Tribune sale confirmed by Braden, Daily Times-Advocate, p. 1 (paywall)

[1995bc-8] (2 December 1995). 103-year paper sees new era, North County Blade Citizen, p. 1 (paywall)

[latimes89-9] Weber, Jonathan (3 November 1989). Shoppers, Weekly Papers Battle for Ad Dollars, Los Angeles Times ("Howard Publishing Group, which owns the daily San Clemente Sun-Post and several small dailies outside the county")

[oc93-10] (13 June 1993). Register, San Clemente paper link up, p. 10 (paywall)

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