Amarillo Globe-News
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Amarillo Globe-News is a newspaper
in Amarillo
, Texas
, owned by the Morris Communications Company
.
The current-day Globe-News is a combination of several newspapers published in Amarillo. One began on November 4, 1909, as a prohibition
publication by the Baptist
deacon
Dr. Joseph Elbert Nunn (1851 – 1938). In 1916, Nunn turned the Amarillo Daily News into a general newspaper.
Nunn also owned an electric company, and heavily invested in the telephone
company. He served on the boards of the Wayland Baptist College (now Wayland Baptist University
) in Plainview, Texas
, then at Texas Tecnological College (now Texas Tech University
).
He went on to Lubbock, Texas
, with the Goodnight Baptist College in the now ghost town
of Goodnight in Armstrong County
. The college and town were named for the legendary Texas Panhandle
rancher Charles Goodnight
.
In 1926, Eugene A. Howe and Wilbur Clayton Hawk bought the Amarillo Daily News and merged it with their Globe newspaper to form the Amarillo Globe-News Publishing Company.
The Amarillo Times started on December 15, 1937, as an afternoon tabloid newspaper. On December 2, 1951, the Globe-News and Times were merged into one company with the majority of the stock owned by the Times Roy Whittenburg
family, being published by Samuel Benjamin Whittenburg (1914 – 1992).The Daily News continued as the morning newspaper, while the Globe-News and Times were merged into the afternoon Globe-Times.
The Amarillo Globe-Times won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize
for Public Service
. The Globe-News also purchased radio station
s, WDAG and KRGS to form KGNC
, and NBC
station KGNC-TV (now KAMR). On September 1, 1972, Morris Communications acquired the Amarillo Globe-News.
In 2001, the Globe-News decided to merge their two newspapers into one morning edition.
Nelson Clyde, III
, prominent publisher of the Tyler Morning Telegraph
from 1990 until his death in 2007, worked at the Globe-News from 1966-1968. Charles E. Maple
, a journalist and chamber of commerce
official, worked at the Globe-News as police and fire reporter at the start of his career in the middle 1950s.
and Dow Jones Newswires
columnist Al Lewis.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
in Amarillo
Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, owned by the Morris Communications Company
Morris Communications
Morris Communications of Augusta, Georgia is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include newspaper and magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, radio broadcasting, book publishing and distribution, visitor publications and online services. Newspapers are the foundation...
.
The current-day Globe-News is a combination of several newspapers published in Amarillo. One began on November 4, 1909, as a prohibition
Prohibition
Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is the practice of prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, import, export, sale, and consumption of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. The term can also apply to the periods in the histories of the countries during which the...
publication by the Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
deacon
Deacon
Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions...
Dr. Joseph Elbert Nunn (1851 – 1938). In 1916, Nunn turned the Amarillo Daily News into a general newspaper.
Nunn also owned an electric company, and heavily invested in the telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
company. He served on the boards of the Wayland Baptist College (now Wayland Baptist University
Wayland Baptist University
Wayland Baptist University is private, coeducational Baptist university based in Plainview, Texas, U.S.A. Wayland Baptist has a total of fourteen campuses in four additional Texas cities, five other states, and the country of Kenya. On August 31, 1908, the university was chartered by the state of...
) in Plainview, Texas
Plainview, Texas
Plainview is a city in and the county seat of Hale County, Texas, United States. The population was 22,336 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Plainview is located at ....
, then at Texas Tecnological College (now Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...
).
He went on to Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...
, with the Goodnight Baptist College in the now ghost town
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
of Goodnight in Armstrong County
Armstrong County, Texas
Armstrong County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, and was formed in 1876 from Bexar County. It is part of the Amarillo metropolitan area. As of 2000, the population is 2,148. Its county seat is Claude. Armstrong is named for one of several Texas pioneer families named Armstrong...
. The college and town were named for the legendary Texas Panhandle
Texas Panhandle
The Texas Panhandle is a region of the U.S. state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state. The panhandle is a rectangular area bordered by New Mexico to the west and Oklahoma to the north and east...
rancher Charles Goodnight
Charles Goodnight
Charles Goodnight, also known as Charlie Goodnight , was a cattle rancher in the American West, perhaps the best known rancher in Texas. He is sometimes known as the "father of the Texas Panhandle." Essayist and historian J...
.
In 1926, Eugene A. Howe and Wilbur Clayton Hawk bought the Amarillo Daily News and merged it with their Globe newspaper to form the Amarillo Globe-News Publishing Company.
The Amarillo Times started on December 15, 1937, as an afternoon tabloid newspaper. On December 2, 1951, the Globe-News and Times were merged into one company with the majority of the stock owned by the Times Roy Whittenburg
Roy Whittenburg
Roy Robert Whittenburg, Sr. , was a landowner, oilman, rancher, banker, and newspaper publisher from Amarillo, Texas, who was the Republican nominee in 1958 for the U.S. Senate against the Democratic incumbent, Ralph W...
family, being published by Samuel Benjamin Whittenburg (1914 – 1992).The Daily News continued as the morning newspaper, while the Globe-News and Times were merged into the afternoon Globe-Times.
The Amarillo Globe-Times won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize
1961 Pulitzer Prize
-Journalism awards:*Public Service:** The Amarillo Globe-Times*Local Reporting, Edition Time:**Sanche de Gramont of the New York Herald Tribune*Local Reporting, No Edition time:**Edgar May of The Buffalo Evening News*National Reporting:**Edward R...
for Public Service
Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service has been awarded since 1918 for a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper or news site through the use of its journalistic resources. Those resources, as well as reporting, may include editorials, cartoons, photographs, graphics,...
. The Globe-News also purchased radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
s, WDAG and KRGS to form KGNC
KGNC
KGNC is a radio broadcast service in Amarillo, Texas, USA. It operates KGNC and KGNC-FM . Both stations are owned by the Morris Communications Company since acquiring the Amarillo Globe-News Publishing Company in 1972. KGNC was formed when the Amarillo Globe-News Publishing Company purchased two...
, and NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
station KGNC-TV (now KAMR). On September 1, 1972, Morris Communications acquired the Amarillo Globe-News.
In 2001, the Globe-News decided to merge their two newspapers into one morning edition.
Nelson Clyde, III
Nelson Clyde, III
Calvin Nelson Clyde, III , was the fourth-generation publisher of the Tyler Morning Telegraph newspaper in Tyler, the largest city in East Texas. The business, which was established by Clyde's great-grandfather, has been family operated since 1910.-Early life:Clyde was born in Tyler to Calvin N....
, prominent publisher of the Tyler Morning Telegraph
Tyler Morning Telegraph
The Tyler Morning Telegraph is a daily newspaper based in Tyler, Texas, U.S. It is privately owned by the T.B. Butler Publishing Company, Inc....
from 1990 until his death in 2007, worked at the Globe-News from 1966-1968. Charles E. Maple
Charles E. Maple
Charles Edward Maple, known as Charlie Maple , was a journalist, chamber of commerce official, and state parks executive during the second half of the 20th century in the four-state region of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.-Early years, education, military:Maple was born in Oklahoma City...
, a journalist and chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerce
A chamber of commerce is a form of business network, e.g., a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community...
official, worked at the Globe-News as police and fire reporter at the start of his career in the middle 1950s.
Journalists
Journalists who got their start at the Amarillo Globe-News include Fox News Channel's Senior White House Correspondent Major GarrettMajor Garrett
Major Elliott Garrett is a Congressional correspondent with the National Journal. Prior to joining the National Journal he was the senior White House correspondent for the Fox News Channel...
and Dow Jones Newswires
Dow Jones Newswires
Dow Jones Newswires is the real-time financial news organization owned by Dow Jones . Founded in 1882, its primary competitors are Bloomberg L.P. and Thomson Reuters. The company reports more than 300,000 subscribers -- including brokers, traders, analysts and fund managers -- as of July 2011.-...
columnist Al Lewis.
External links
- Amarillo Globe-News website
- Official mobile website
- Morris subsidiary profile of the Amarillo Globe-News. Accessed January 20, 2006