The Beaumont Enterprise
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The Beaumont Enterprise is a newspaper of Hearst Communications, headquartered in Beaumont, Texas.[1] It has been in operation since 1880.
History
John W. Leonard founded the initial Enterprise as a weekly newspaper in 1880.[2] It became a daily under editor W.W. McLeod in 1896 or 1897, to compete with crosstown rival Beaumont Journal[3] (founded 1889).[4]
In 1907, William P. Hobby became manager and part owner of the Enterprise [5] and bought the paper outright in 1920,[6] while Governor of Texas. One of his co-owners was general manager/associate publisher James Mapes.[7] According to the Texas State Historical Association, the Enterprise "attained national stature" under Mapes' leadership — He came to the newspaper in 1908 and rose to ownership by 1931.[4]
In 1918, Waco-based newspapermen Charles E. Marsh and E.S. Fentress purchased the crosstown competitor Beaumont Journal. Buying two other nearby papers (the weekly Port Arthur News[8] and the daily Orange Leader), the pair boosted the Journal circulation and eventually Hobby bought the Journal.[9]
Jefferson-Pilot bought the Enterprise and Journal in 1970.[10] Operating separately under the same company for many years, the Enterprise and Journal merged in 1983.[4] The Hearst Corporation acquired the Enterprise from the Jefferson-Pilot insurance company's publications arm in 1984.[11][12]
References
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- ↑ "Contact Us." The Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved on August 20, 2010.
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- ↑ a b c Beaumont Enterprise
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- ↑ Texas Paper Is In New Hands (Jan. 17, 1920)
- ↑ Beaumont "Enterprise" Ownership Changed
- ↑ PAnews.com: Port Arthur News history, accessed January 20, 2007.
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- ↑ Jefferson-Pilot Corp. to sell three newspapers
- ↑ "The Reign of S.F.'s 'Monarch of the Dailies' / Hearst media empire started with Examiner"
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