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.York, Tom (2 December 2019). [https://www.sdbj.com/finance/special-report-wealthiest-san-diegans/ 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 [https://howardpublication.com/ Howard Publication] in 1961 and built it into a chain of 19 dailies including the North County Times...") As of early 1972, group owned nine daily newspapers.(31 May 1972). [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/278002741/ Corning Leader Sold to Howard Publications], Elmira Star-Gazette, p. 9 (paywall) Lee Enterprises announced that it would acquire the company on February 12, 2002, for $694 million, with a closing later that year.(13 February 2002). [https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2002-02-13-0202130018-story.html Lee Newspapers to buy Howard Publications], The Baltimore Sun At the time of the sale, Howard employed 2,400 people, and its papers had a total daily circulation of 479,000.

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)(21 June 1981). [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/310129021/ The Times: 75 Years of Progress], The Times, p. BB-3 (paywall)
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)(30 December 1970). [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/346987102/ Glen Falls Newspapers Have Been Purchased By Howard Publications, Oceanside, Calif; Carl M. Davidson Has Been Named Publisher], The Post-Star, p.1 (paywall)
Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming)
Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho) (acquired April 1968)(2 April 1968). [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/724558386/ Indiana Firm Buys Paper In Twin Falls], The Idaho Daily Statesman, p. 1 (paywall)
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,(30 March 1967) [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/571986423/ Blade-Tribune sale confirmed by Braden], Daily Times-Advocate, p. 1 (paywall) 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)(2 December 1995). [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/573752083/ 103-year paper sees new era], North County Blade Citizen, p. 1 (paywall)
Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, Indiana) (Acquired 1966, sold to Thomson Corporation around 1995 in exchange for Vidette Times)
San Clemente Sun-Post (San Clemente, California)Weber, Jonathan (3 November 1989). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-03-fi-374-story.html 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")(then acquired by The Orange County Register in 1993)(13 June 1993). [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/746912916/ Register, San Clemente paper link up], p. 10 (paywall)

References

Category:Newspaper companies of the United States

Category:Lee Enterprises publications

Category:Mass media companies established in 1961

Category:Mass media companies disestablished in 2002

Category:2002 mergers and acquisitions

Category:1961 establishments in California

Category:2002 disestablishments in California