Stauffer Communications
Stauffer Communications was a privately held media corporation based in
History
The company was founded by
In 1994, the company arranged to sell its properties to Morris Communications of Augusta, Georgia.[4] The transaction was completed in 1995 for $275 million. At the time of its sale, Stauffer's multi-state operations included 20 daily newspapers, 11 radio stations, 3 magazines, and the broadcast rights to Kansas City Royals baseball.[5] As a condition of the sale, Morris had to sell Stauffer's television holdings. Most of the former Stauffer television holdings, including WIBW-TV, were sold to Benedek Broadcasting in 1996. Morris also sold off all of Stauffer's magazines and its insurance and alarm operations.
Mary Stauffer Brownback, daughter of John Stauffer and granddaughter of Oscar Stauffer, is married to former
Properties
Newspapers
Florida
- News Chief (Florida)
Kansas
- Grit (newspaper) (national)
- The Newton Kansan (Kansas)
- The Topeka Capital-Journal (Kansas)
- Dodge City Daily Globe (Kansas)
- The Morning Sun (Pittsburg)(Kansas)
- The Arkansas City Traveler(Kansas)
- Peabody Gazette-Bulletin (Kansas)
Michigan
- The Holland Sentinel (Michigan)
- Hillsdale Daily News (Michigan)
Minnesota
- Brainerd Dispatch (Minnesota)
Missouri
- The Examiner (Missouri) (Missouri)
- Maryville Daily Forum(Missouri)
- Hannibal Courier-Post (Missouri)
Nebraska
- Grand Island Independent(Nebraska)
- York News-Times (Nebraska)
- Beatrice Daily Sun (Nebraska)
Oklahoma
- The Shawnee News-Star (Oklahoma)
- The Ardmoreite (Oklahoma)
South Dakota
- The Brookings Register (South Dakota)
- Yankton Press & Dakotan (South Dakota)
Tennessee
- The Oak Ridger (Tennessee)
Radio
- KRNT (Iowa)
- KRNQ-FM(Iowa)
Television
- KGWN-TV, Cheyenne, Wyoming
- KMIZ, Columbia, Missouri
- WIBW-TV, Topeka
- KCOY-TV, Santa Maria, California
- KGNC-TV, Amarillo, Texas
- KGWC-TV, Casper, Wyoming
References
- ^ a b "Oscar Stauffer". Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame. Kansas Press Association. Archived from the original on January 18, 2004.
- ^ Ferguson, Lew. Journalism era ends with sale of Stauffer holdings, Fort Scott Tribune, June 17, 1995
- ^ "Stauffer, John H." Kansas Press Association. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ "The Media Business; Morris-Stauffer Media Deal". New York Times. July 28, 1994.
- ^ "Media Concern Adds 12 Stauffer Papers". New York Times. June 16, 1995.