Evening Post Industries
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Evening Post Industries is a privately held American media company, based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It has been led by four generations of the Manigault family.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Newspapers |
Founded | 1896; 128 years ago (1896) |
Fate | Television stations acquired by the E. W. Scripps Company |
Headquarters | Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
Area served | United States (Nationwide) |
Key people | Pierre Manigault, Chairman John Barnwell, President and CEO |
Subsidiaries | Cordillera Communications (defunct) |
Website | www |
On August 6, 2013, the company changed its name from the Evening Post Publishing Company to Evening Post Industries. In a press release, CEO John Barnwell stated, “The name change better reflects our existing diversified holdings and ongoing acquisition strategy in beyond media, while keeping the legacy value of Evening Post."[1]
In addition to The Post and Courier of Charleston, the South's oldest daily newspaper, the company owns six other newspapers in South Carolina, including the Aiken Standard. Other holdings include White Oak Forestry Company, and a marketing agency, Clear Night Group.