The Bryan-College Station Eagle
The Eagle headquarters in Bryan, Texas | |
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Lee Enterprises |
Founder(s) | Richard M. Smith |
Publisher | Crystal Dupre |
Founded | October 26, 1889 |
Headquarters |
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Country | United States |
Circulation | 19,132 daily 22,692 Sunday[1] |
ISSN | 0739-8727 |
OCLC number | 9824088 |
Website | theeagle |
The Eagle, officially known as The Bryan-College Station Eagle, is a daily newspaper based in Bryan, Texas, United States. Centered in Brazos County, the paper covers an eight-county area around Bryan-College Station that includes Texas A&M University.[2][3] First published by attorney Richard M. Smith as the Weekly Eagle on October 26, 1889,[4] it transitioned to a daily in 1913.[5]
The Eagle has won multiple awards, including Texas Associated Press Managing Editors awards,[6][7] as well as Newspaper Association of America circulation awards.[8] The paper's average weekday circulation is 19,132.[9]
The Eagle was owned by the Evening Post Publishing Company from 2001 to 2012, when it was sold to Berkshire Hathaway to become part of its BH Media Group subsidiary.[10][11] Previously, the newspaper was owned by Belo Corp. from 1995–2001,[10] Worrell Newspapers from 1988–1995, Harte-Hanks Communications from 1962–1988 and local ownership prior to that.[12] As of 2020, Lee Enterprises owns the paper.
References
- ^ "Total Circ for US Newspapers". Alliance for Audited Media. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ The Bryan-College Station Eagle, Retrieved February 13, 2009
- ^ Aggie Journalists, "Bryan-College Station Eagle seeks two reporters ", Retrieved February 13, 2009
- ^ "About The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880–1913". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ The Handbook of Texas, article on Bryan, Texas, Retrieved February 13, 2009
- ^ [1] Chronicle, "2005 Texas APME Awards list", Retrieved February 13, 2009
- ^ [2] The Dallas Morning News (March 30, 2008), "Texas Associated Press Managing Editors presents 2008 awards", Retrieved February 13, 2009
- ^ [3] Newspaper Association of America, 2004 Circulation Sales Executive of the Year winners, Retrieved February 13, 2009
- ^ "Total Circ for US Newspapers". Alliance for Audited Media. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ a b "Belo Sells The Eagle to Evening Post Group". Editor & Publisher. November 3, 2000. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ Warren Buffett buys Texas newspaper
- ^ History of The Eagle
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- Daily newspapers published in Texas
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