Scripps League Newspapers

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Not to be confused with E. W. Scripps Company.

Scripps League Newspapers, Inc. was a newspaper publishing company in the United States founded by Josephine Scripps in 1921 and managed beginning in 1931 by her son Ed Scripps (1909–1997).[1] Based in Herndon, Virginia, the chain was separate from the larger E. W. Scripps Company begun by Ed's grandfather, Edward Willis Scripps.[2]

The chain eventually grew to 51 small newspapers[1] including The Daily Herald of Provo, Utah; Napa Valley Register of Napa, Calif.; Newport Daily Express of Newport, Vt., The Hanford Sentinel of Hanford, Calif., Arizona Daily Sun of Flagstaff, Ariz.,[1] and Haverhill Gazette in Massachusetts.[3]

History

In December 1975, Scripps League Newspapers spun off a number of numbers to form a new company called Pioneer Newspapers, Inc. (which later became Pioneer News Group). This enterprise would be owned and operated by James George Scripps,[4][5] who was the brother of Scripps League chairman Edward W. Scripps.[6]

In May 1976, the partnership between Scripps League Newspapers and Hagadone Newspapers Co. ended after 47 years. Hagadone purchased six newspapers and eleven became fully owned by Scripps.[7]

Pulitzer Publishing Company bought Scripps League for about $230 million in 1996.[3] In 2005, Lee Enterprises bought the Pulitzer newspaper division.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Edward Scripps, 88, Who Built A Chain of Mostly Small Papers". New York Times. September 13, 1997. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Pulitzer Acquires Scripps League". New York Times. July 5, 1996. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Pulitzer to Purchase Scripps Newspapers". Los Angeles Times. May 7, 1996. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Scripps League splits papers". The Capitol Journal. December 1, 1975. p. 25.
  5. ^ "Mount Vernon paper involved in realignment". The Bellingham Herald. December 1, 1975. p. 19.
  6. ^ "James. G. Scripps, owner of newspaper chain, dies". Albany Democrat-Herald. December 29, 1986. p. 8.
  7. ^ "Hagadone, Scripps League End Newspaper Partnership". The Idaho Statesman. May 11, 1976. p. 11.
  8. ^ Lee Enterprises. "History of Lee". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.