Company type | Privately held company |
---|---|
Industry | Media |
Founded | 1948 |
Founder | Elmo Smith |
Headquarters | 4901 Indian School Rd NE, Salem OR 97309-0008 |
Owner | Denny Smith |
Website | eaglenewspapers |
Eagle Newspapers was an American newspaper publisher serving the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The company was established in 1948 and owned no publications as of 2020.
History
[edit]The origins of the company date back to 1933 when Elmo Smith and his wife, Dorothy, borrowed $25 to establish a mimeographed weekly newspaper in Ontario, Oregon.[1] In 1948, Smith sold the paper and used the proceeds to purchase the Blue Mountain Eagle in John Day, Oregon.[1]
That same year Smith and his friend, Bill Robinson, purchased The Madras Pioneer and the family business was incorporated.[1] In 1961, the company purchased the Hood River News[1] and acquired the White Salmon Enterprise from the Meresse family in 1976.[2] The company changed its name to Eagle Newspapers, Inc. in 1979.[1] Eagle acquired the Sunnyside Sun in 1984[3] and The Dalles Chronicle from Pulitzer in 1996.[4]
In Janurary 2013, Eagle Newspapers sold six Oregon newspapers in Central Oregon and the Willamette Valley to the Pamplin Media Group.The sale included The newspapers included the Canby Herald, Madras Pioneer, Molalla Pioneer, Newberg Graphic, Wilsonville Spokesman and Woodburn Independent.[5][6] In June 2013, Eagle also sold Pamplin the Central Oregonian.[7]
In 2018, the company sold the Sunnyside Sun to Andy McNab[8] and a year later sold the Idaho County Free Press in Grangeville to the paper's publisher Sarah Klement.[9]
Due to the COVID-19 recession in the United States, Eagle Newspapers announced plans to shutter the Hood River News, The Dalles Chronicle and the White Salmon Enterprise.[10] Instead the paper's publisher Chelsea Marr purchased them in March 2020.[11] The three combined to form the Columbia Gorge News on April 8.[12][13]
In April 2020, the company sold the Polk County Itemizer-Observer to SJ Olson Publishing, Inc.[14][15]
Newspapers formerly published by Eagle
[edit]- The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle (Omak)
- Camas-Washougal Post Record
- Canby Herald
- Central Oregonian
- Daily Sun News (Sunnyside)
- The Dalles Chronicle
- The Enterprise (White Salmon)
- Hood River News
- Idaho County Free Press (Grangeville)
- The Madras Pioneer
- Molalla Pioneer
- The Newberg Graphic
- Polk County Itemizer-Observer (Dallas)
- Wilsonville Spokesman
- Woodburn Independent
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "About Us". Eagle Newspapers. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ "Yesteryears: The Hood River 'runs out of water' in 1976". Columbia Gorge News. 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ Bagwell, Steve; Stapilus, Randy (2013). New Editions: The Northwest's newspapers as they were, are, and will be. Carlton, Oregon: Ridenbaugh Press. pp. 281–282. ISBN 978-0-945648-10-9. OCLC 861618089.
- ^ "Pulitzer in Paper Deals". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 2, 1996. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "Pamplin Media Group acquires 6 weekly papers from Eagle Newspapers". The Oregonian. January 8, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "Pamplin Media Group Acquires Additional News Outlets". Editor & Publisher. January 8, 2013. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ Giegerich, Andy (June 27, 2013). "Pamplin group buys Prineville's Central Oregonian paper". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ Perez, Kennia (2024-04-18). "Sunnyside Sun staff bring ownership home". Sunnyside Sun. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Rauzi, David Rauzi (2019-12-04). "Free Press returns to local ownership under publisher, Klement". Idaho County Free Press. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Nichols, Rodger (January 2021). "Don't Stop the Presses". Northern Wasco County PUD. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Chronicle under new ownership". Columbia Gorge News. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Commentary: Introducing the once-and-future Columbia Gorge News". Columbia Gorge News. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "Columbia Gorge News wins state recognition". Columbia Gorge News. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ Mentzer, Emily (2020-03-31). "Eagle sells IO to Scott Olson". Polk County Itemizer-Observer. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Barreda, Virginia. "Salem-based Eagle Newspapers Inc. sells Polk County Itemizer-Observer". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
External links
[edit]- Eagle Newspapers, Inc. (official website)