Pulitzer, Inc. facts for kids
| Public | |
| Industry | Television, Newspapers |
| Fate | Acquired by Lee Enterprises (television stations sold to Hearst-Argyle Television) |
| Successor | Hearst-Argyle Television Lee Enterprises |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Defunct | 2005 |
| Headquarters | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Area served
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United States (nationwide) |
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Key people
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David J. Barrett, (President/COO) |
| Products | Television, Newspapers |
| Revenue |  $785.4 million USD (2006) |
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Operating income
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$228.8 million USD (2006) |
| $98.7 million USD (2006) |
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Number of employees
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approx. 3000 (full time) |
Pulitzer, Inc. was an American media company who owned newspapers, television stations and radio stations across the United States. Founded by Joseph Pulitzer (who also funded the Pulitzer Prizes, which are not affiliated with the company), its papers included the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Arizona Daily Star (Tucson), and Chicago's Daily Southtown and Lerner Newspapers chain.
Ownership
Pulitzer Inc., which published 14 daily newspapers at the time, was sold to Lee Enterprises for $1.5 billion in 2005 (with both Gannett and the E. W. Scripps Company expressing interest in buying the company prior to Lee's acquisition). Pulitzer had previously acquired Scripps League's 16 daily and 30 non-daily publications in 1996.
In 1998, Pulitzer sold its broadcast group, including nine television stations and five radio stations, to Hearst-Argyle.
Television stations owned (until 1998)
- (**) – 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 | NBC affiliate owned by Allen Media Group |
| Orlando–Daytona Beach–Melbourne, FL | WESH | 2 (11) | 1993–1998 | NBC affiliate owned by Hearst Television |
| Fort Wayne, IN | WPTA | 21 (24) | 1983–1989 | ABC affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| Des Moines–Ames, IA | KCCI | 8 (8) | 1993–1998 | CBS affiliate 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 by Tegna 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 by Standard Media |
| Greenville–Spartanburg, SC–Asheville, NC | WFBC-TV/WYFF | 4 (36) | 1983–1998 | NBC affiliate owned by Hearst Television |
