Pulitzer, Inc.

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.

Pulitzer, Inc.

Company type	Public
Industry	Television, Newspapers
Founded	1947
Founder	Joseph Pulitzer
Defunct	2005
Fate	Acquired by Lee Enterprises (television stations sold to Hearst-Argyle Television)
Successor	Hearst-Argyle Television Lee Enterprises
Headquarters	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Area served	United States (nationwide)
Key people	David J. Barrett, (President/COO)
Products	Television, Newspapers
Revenue	$785.4 million USD (2006)
Operating income	$228.8 million USD (2006)
Net income	$98.7 million USD (2006)
Number of employees	approx. 3000 (full time)

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^[1] in buying the company prior to Lee's acquisition).^[2] Pulitzer had previously acquired Scripps League's 16 daily and 30 non-daily publications in 1996.^[3]

In May 1998, Pulitzer sold its broadcast group, including nine television stations and five radio stations, to Hearst-Argyle. The acquisition was completed in March 1999.^[4]

Television stations owned (until 1999)

• (**) – 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)	1993–1999	NBC affiliate owned by Hearst Television
Fort Wayne, IN	WPTA	21 (24)	1983–1989	ABC affiliate owned by Gray Media
Des Moines–Ames, IA	KCCI	8 (8)	1993–1999	CBS affiliate owned by Hearst Television
Louisville, KY	WLKY	32 (26)	1983–1999	CBS affiliate owned by Hearst Television
New Orleans, LA	WDSU	6 (43)	1989–1999	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)	1976–1999	ABC affiliate owned by Hearst Television
Albuquerque–Santa Fe, NM	KOAT-TV	7 (7)	1969–1999	ABC affiliate owned by Hearst Television
Winston-Salem–Greensboro– High Point, NC	WXII-TV	12 (31)	1983–1999	NBC affiliate owned by Hearst Television
Harrisburg–Lancaster–York, PA	WGAL	8 (8)	1979–1999	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)	1983–1999	NBC affiliate owned by Hearst Television