Evening Post Industries is a privately held American media company, based in Charleston, South Carolina,

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. It has been led by four generations of the Manigault family. On August 6, 2013, the company changed its name from the Evening Post Publishing Company to Evening Post Industries. In a press release, CEO John Barnwell stated, “The name change better reflects our existing diversified holdings and ongoing acquisition strategy in beyond media, while keeping the legacy value of Evening Post." In addition to ''

The Post and Courier ''The Post and Courier'' is the main daily newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina. It traces its ancestry to three newspapers, the ''Charleston Courier'', founded in 1803, the ''Charleston Daily News'', founded 1865, and ''The Evening Post'', ...

'' of Charleston, the South's oldest daily newspaper, the company owns six other newspapers in South Carolina, including the ''

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''. Other holdings include White Oak Forestry Company, and a marketing agency, Clear Night Group.

History

The Evening Post Publishing Company was formed by rice planter Arthur Manigault in 1896 to acquire ''The Evening Post'', Charleston's then-ailing afternoon newspaper."Evening Post Industries History,"
Evening Post Industries official website. Accessed Jan. 3, 2018. Manigault's son Robert became publisher in 1924. Two years later, he bought Charleston's morning paper, ''The News & Courier''–the oldest daily newspaper in the South. The company launched an international syndication arm, Editors Press Service, in 1933. Robert's brother Edward took over in 1945 after Robert's death; he was in turn succeeded by his son Peter. Peter's son, Pierre, inherited the company upon Peter's death in 2004. In 2004, the Evening Post Publishing Company sold Editors Press Service to the

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, which renamed it Atlantic Syndication. The company also owned the ''

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'' in Argentina, Latin America's oldest English language newspaper, until 2007. On October 29, 2018, Cordillera Communications announced it had entered into a deal with the

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for Scripps to purchase all but one TV station, the Tucson, Arizona station, from Cordillera. The deal was expected to close in the first quarter of 2019.

Evening Post Industries Properties

Newspapers

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The Georgetown Times ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...

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Georgetown, South Carolina Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, in the Lowcountry. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 9,163. Located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Black, ...

* '' The Kingstree News'' -

Kingstree, South Carolina Kingstree is a city and the county seat of Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,328 at the 2010 census. History The original town was laid out as Williamsburg by the Lords Proprietors in colonial times, but ...

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Aiken, South Carolina Aiken is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Aiken County, in western South Carolina. It is one of the two largest cities of the Central Savannah River Area. Founded in 1835, Aiken was named after William Aiken, the president of the S ...

* ''

Moultrie News Moultrie may refer to: * Moultrie (name) * Moultrie, Georgia, a town * Moultrie, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Moultrie County, Illinois Moultrie County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States Censu ...

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Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Mount Pleasant is a large suburban town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. In the Low Country, it is the fourth largest municipality and largest town in South Carolina, and for several years was one of the state's fastest-growin ...

* '' Summerville Journal-Scene'' -

Summerville, South Carolina Summerville is a town in the U.S. state of South Carolina situated mostly in Dorchester County, with small portions in Berkeley and Charleston counties. It is part of the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area. ...

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Moncks Corner, South Carolina Moncks Corner is a town in and the county seat of Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 7,885 at the 2010 census. As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Moncks Corner is included within the Charleston-North Charleston-Su ...

* '' Goose Creek Gazette'' -

Goose Creek, South Carolina Goose Creek is a city in Berkeley County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 45,946 at the 2020 census. Most of the Naval Weapons Station Charleston is in Goose Creek. As defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, ...

* '' Waccamaw Times'' -

Pawleys Island, South Carolina Pawleys Island is a town in Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States, and the Atlantic coast barrier island on which the town is located. Pawleys Island's population was 103 at the 2010 census, down from 138 in 2000. The post office a ...

* '' The Star'' -

North Augusta, South Carolina North Augusta is a city in Aiken and Edgefield counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina, on the north bank of the Savannah River. The population was 21,348 at the 2010 census. The city is included in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA ...

* '' Free Times'' -

Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the ci ...

Formerly owned television stations

Evening Post's broadcasting division was called Cordillera Communications. The licensees had different names (most of which bear the station call letters, current, former (as in the case of KBZK's owners being KCTZ Communications (former call letters), or parent (repeaters only): KOAA (Sangre de Cristo (''Blood of Christ'') Communications) does not, however). Cordillera Communications was a holding company headquartered in

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. On October 29, 2018, it was announced that the

would acquire 15 of the 16 Cordillera stations, with

Quincy Media Quincy Media, Inc., formerly known as Quincy Newspapers, Inc., was a family-owned media company that originated in the newspapers of Quincy, Illinois. The company's history can be traced back to 1835, when the ''Bounty Land Register'' was one of ...

acquiring KVOA due to Scripps already owning

KGUN-TV KGUN-TV (channel 9) is a television station in Tucson, Arizona, United States, affiliated with ABC. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside Sierra Vista-licensed CW affiliate KWBA-TV (channel 58). Both stations share studios on Eas ...

. The sale was approved by the FCC on April 5, 2019. The transaction was completed on May 1. Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and by

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. Notes: *¹ Owned by

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, Cordillera operated KZTV under a SSA with KRIS.

References

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{{Authority control Newspaper companies of the United States Companies based in South Carolina Mass media in Charleston, South Carolina