The Palm Beach Post
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The Palm Beach Post is a major daily newspaper
in Florida
, serving Palm Beach County in South Florida, and the Treasure Coast
area. It is the 72nd largest daily newspaper in the United States and the sixth largest in Florida.
In 1934, Palm Beach businessman Edward R. Bradley bought The Palm Beach Post and The Palm Beach Times, the afternoon daily (except on Sunday). In 1947, both were purchased by longtime resident John Holliday Perry Sr., who owned a Florida newspaper chain of six dailies and 15 weeklies. In 1948, Perry purchased both the The Palm Beach Daily News and the society magazine Palm Beach Life.
In June 1969, Cox Enterprises
, Inc., based in Atlanta, purchased Perry's Palm Beach and West Palm Beach publications and formed Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc. Cox was founded by Gov. James M. Cox, a former Ohio governor and the 1920 Democratic presidential candidate who built a media company that today includes daily newspapers; weekly newspapers, radio and television stations; U.S. cable TV systems, local Internet media sites and Mannheim auto auction locations.
In 1979, The Palm Beach Times was renamed The Evening Times. Then, in 1987, The Evening Times merged with The Post to form a single newspaper: The Palm Beach Post. In 1989 all of neighboring sister publication Miami News assets and archives were merged with the Palm Beach Post upon the closure of that paper.
In 1996, The Palm Beach Post sponsored Scripps National Spelling Bee winner Wendy Guey.
Palm Beach Post photographer Dallas Kinney
won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize
for Feature Photography for his portfolio of pictures of Florida migrant workers, "Migration to Misery." Post photographers have subsequently been Pulitzer finalists three times.
Palm Beach Newspapers Inc. continues to publish The Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach Daily News, the Florida Pennysaver and La Palma, a Spanish-language weekly newspaper. Each publication has a corresponding Web site.
The Post launched PBGametime.com, home for its coverage of Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast high school sports, in 2009.
Like many newspapers throughout the country, the Post downsized its newsroom by more than 30 percent in 2008 and 2009. At the same time it closed its printing press. The Post's print edition is now printed in Broward County by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and shipped north to Palm Beach County for daily distribution.
, the Post's average daily circulation was slightly above 134,000, well below daily circulation figures around 165,000 at the turn of the century, according to BurrellesLuce.com. It is the 72nd largest daily newspaper in the United States and the 6th largest in Florida.
Executive Personnel
Tim Burke, Publisher and Editor
Charles Gerardi, VP of Revenue Development
Christopher Caneles, VP of Operations
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 Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, serving Palm Beach County in South Florida, and the Treasure Coast
Treasure Coast
The Treasure Coast is a region in the U.S. state of Florida, generally considered to include Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin counties. The area stretches from Hobe Sound in the south to north of Sebastian in the north and includes the cities of Stuart, Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, and Vero Beach...
area. It is the 72nd largest daily newspaper in the United States and the sixth largest in Florida.
History
The Palm Beach Post of today has evolved since its beginnings as The Palm Beach County, a weekly newspaper that was established in 1908. In January 1916, the weekly became a daily, morning publication known as The Palm Beach Post.In 1934, Palm Beach businessman Edward R. Bradley bought The Palm Beach Post and The Palm Beach Times, the afternoon daily (except on Sunday). In 1947, both were purchased by longtime resident John Holliday Perry Sr., who owned a Florida newspaper chain of six dailies and 15 weeklies. In 1948, Perry purchased both the The Palm Beach Daily News and the society magazine Palm Beach Life.
In June 1969, Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, United States, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. He was the Democratic candidate for the President of the United States in the election of 1920...
, Inc., based in Atlanta, purchased Perry's Palm Beach and West Palm Beach publications and formed Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc. Cox was founded by Gov. James M. Cox, a former Ohio governor and the 1920 Democratic presidential candidate who built a media company that today includes daily newspapers; weekly newspapers, radio and television stations; U.S. cable TV systems, local Internet media sites and Mannheim auto auction locations.
In 1979, The Palm Beach Times was renamed The Evening Times. Then, in 1987, The Evening Times merged with The Post to form a single newspaper: The Palm Beach Post. In 1989 all of neighboring sister publication Miami News assets and archives were merged with the Palm Beach Post upon the closure of that paper.
In 1996, The Palm Beach Post sponsored Scripps National Spelling Bee winner Wendy Guey.
Palm Beach Post photographer Dallas Kinney
Dallas Kinney
Dallas Kinney, born in 1937 in Buckeye, Iowa is a world renowned photo journalist who won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize in photography for his photographs of Florida migrant workers...
won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
for Feature Photography for his portfolio of pictures of Florida migrant workers, "Migration to Misery." Post photographers have subsequently been Pulitzer finalists three times.
The Post today
Today, The Palm Beach Post has over three-quarters-of-a-million daily readers in print and online each week. The newspaper serves readers in seven counties - Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Okeechobee, Indian River, Hendry and Glades-and has reporters in six community newsrooms plus news bureaus in Tallahassee and Washington D.C.Palm Beach Newspapers Inc. continues to publish The Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach Daily News, the Florida Pennysaver and La Palma, a Spanish-language weekly newspaper. Each publication has a corresponding Web site.
The Post launched PBGametime.com, home for its coverage of Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast high school sports, in 2009.
Like many newspapers throughout the country, the Post downsized its newsroom by more than 30 percent in 2008 and 2009. At the same time it closed its printing press. The Post's print edition is now printed in Broward County by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and shipped north to Palm Beach County for daily distribution.
, the Post's average daily circulation was slightly above 134,000, well below daily circulation figures around 165,000 at the turn of the century, according to BurrellesLuce.com. It is the 72nd largest daily newspaper in the United States and the 6th largest in Florida.
Executive Personnel
Tim Burke, Publisher and Editor
Charles Gerardi, VP of Revenue Development
Christopher Caneles, VP of Operations