Examiner Newspaper Group

Examiner Newspaper Group, Inc.

Houston Community Newspapers Examiner Newspaper Group offices

Parent company| Houston Chronicle
Status| Active
Founded| 2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Founders| George Boehme and Edwin Henry
Country of origin| United States
Publication types| Bellaire Examiner, Memorial Examiner, River Oaks Examiner, and West University Examiner
Nonfiction topics| Local news
Owner(s)| Hearst Corporation
Official website| www.yourexaminernews.com

The Examiner Newspaper Group, Inc. consisted of a set of four community newspapers owned by the Hearst Corporation, doing business as Houston Community Newspapers (HCN). The publications include the Bellaire Examiner, Memorial Examiner, River Oaks Examiner, and West University Examiner.[1] All four newspapers were headquartered in the HCN Southwest Office-Central facility in Houston.[2]

The company was previously a separate entity headquartered in Rice Village, Houston.[3][4][5] It was later acquired by ASP Westward and later 1013 Star Communications, before becoming a part of the Hearst Corporation in 2016.

## History

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In 2001 George Boehme and Edwin Henry started the group, with Boehme as the publisher and Henry as the editor. The first publication from the group was the West University Examiner. The second one was the River Oaks Examiner, and the third publication, the Memorial Examiner, followed.[6]

In 2004 the group won the "Best Community Newspaper Houston 2004" award from the Houston Press.[6]

In 2006 George Boehme sold the Examiner Newspaper Group to ASP Westward, doing business as "Houston Community Newspapers",[7] for $2.1 million.[8] At the time, the purchase price was not disclosed.[9]

In 2010 the Houston Press ranked the Examiner Newspaper Group division of the HCN the "Best Community Newspaper Houston 2010".[10]

In 2012 1013 Star Communications acquired Houston Community Newspapers from ASP Westward.[11]

[12] In 2016 the Hearst Corporation acquired Houston Community Newspapers. It is the parent company of the Houston Chronicle.[13] As part of the deal the Examiner papers became a part of the Hearst Corporation.[14]

## See also

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* Village News and Southwest News

## References

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1. ^ Downing, Margaret (23 February 2011). "HISD Trustee Harvin Moore Wants the State to Man Up". Houston Press Blogs. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
2. ^ "Houston Community Newspapers 2013 Contact Page" (PDF). Houston Community Newspaper. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
3. ^ Davis, Mitchell P. (1 January 2005). Power Media Bluebook W/ Talk Show Guest Directory (15th ed.). Broadcast Interview Source. ISBN 978-0-934333-50-4. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
4. ^ Williams, Sarah (26 November 2003). "Examiner joins West U, merchants in food drive". Examiner News. Archived from the original on 28 November 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
5. ^ "Rice Village Businesses". RiceVillageOnline.com. 2004. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
6. ^ a b "Best Community Newspaper Houston 2004". Houston Press. 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
7. ^ Zheng, Zen T.C. (16 January 2008). "Local news service operator sued". Inside Fort Bend. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
8. ^ Zheng, Zen T.C. "Legal battle against local media outlets rages on". Inside Fort Bend. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
9. ^ "Around the Region: Business". Chron. 29 April 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
10. ^ "Best Community Newspaper Houston 2010 - Examiner Newspaper Group, Houston Community Newspapers" (Archive). Houston Press. Retrieved on April 14, 2014.
11. ^ "Houston Community Newspapers acquired by 1013 Star Communications". Chron. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
12. ^ Pulsinelli, Olivia (2012-08-28). "Houston Community Newspapers sold to Nevada company". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
13. ^ Lewis, Al (2016-07-29). "Hearst purchases community newspapers across Houston's suburbs". Katy Rancher at the Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
14. ^ "Hearst Purchases Locally-Focused Houston Community Newspapers & Media Group". Hearst Corporation at MarketWired. 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2017-01-22.

## External links

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* Official website \- Bellaire-River Oaks-West University Examiner
* Official website \- Memorial Examiner
* Your Examiner News at the Wayback Machine (archive index) (Examiner under 10/13)
* Examiner Newspaper Group at the Wayback Machine (archive index) (as an independent publication and while under ASP Westward)

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Bellaire, Texas

Education|

| Primary and secondary
schools|

* Houston ISD
* Bellaire HS
* Episcopal HS
* The Post Oak School preK-elementary campus

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Other education|

* Houston Community College System

Media|

* Bellaire Examiner
* Village News and Southwest News

Landmarks|

* Blood Bros. BBQ

This list is incomplete.
Until 2016 Mandarin Immersion Magnet School was located in Bellaire

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Memorial Villages

Geography

Cities|

* Bunker Hill Village
* Hedwig Village
* Hilshire Village
* Hunters Creek Village
* Piney Point Village
* Spring Valley Village

Education

Primary and
secondary schools|

* Spring Branch ISD
* Memorial HS
* Houston ISD (portions of Hunters Creek Village and Piney Point Village)
* St. Francis Episcopal (Piney Point Village)
* Kinkaid (Piney Point Village)
* School of the Woods (Hilshire Village)
* Trinity Classical School (Middle school, in Hunters Creek Village)

Other education|

* Harris County Public Library (Hedwig Village)
* Houston Community College

Other

Media|

* Memorial Examiner

This list is incomplete.
Previously a campus of The Monarch School was in Hilshire Village.

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Greater Houston newspapers

Harris County|

* Houston Chronicle
* La Voz de Houston
* Bellaire/Memorial/River Oaks/West U Examiner
* The Katy Sun
* The Potpourri
* African-American News and Issues
* Baytown Sun
* The Collegian (Houston Baptist University)
* The Cougar
* Houston Business Journal
* Houston Defender
* Houston Forward Times
* Houston Press (online only)
* Jewish Herald-Voice
* The Leader
* The Rice Thresher
* Village News and Southwest News (Bellaire)

| Closed|

* El Día
* El Rumbo
* Free Press Houston
* Houston Post
* Houston Press (Scripps Howard)
* Houston Voice
* Public News
* Telegraph and Texas Register

|

Brazoria County|

* Brazosport Facts (Clute)

| Closed|

* Angleton Times

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Fort Bend County|

* Fort Bend Star (Stafford)

Galveston County|

* The Daily News (Galveston)

Montgomery County|

* The Courier (Conroe)

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Hearst Communications

Daily newspapers|

* The Advocate
* Times Union
* Beaumont Enterprise
* Connecticut Post
* The Courier (Conroe, Texas)
* Edwardsville Intelligencer
* Greenwich Time
* The Hour
* Houston Chronicle
* Huron Daily Tribune
* Journal-Courier
* Laredo Morning Times
* Manistee News Advocate
* The Middletown Press
* Midland Daily News
* Midland Reporter-Telegram
* New Haven Register
* The News-Times
* The Pioneer
* Plainview Daily Herald
* The Register Citizen
* San Antonio Express-News
* San Francisco Chronicle
* seattlepi.com
* SFGATE
* The Telegraph
* Connecticut Magazine

Weekly newspapers|

* Cleveland Advocate
* Eastex Advocate
* Examiner Newspapers (Bellaire, Memorial, River Oaks, West University)
* The Lake Houston Observer
* The Potpourri (Magnolia and Tomball)
* Sugar Land Sun
* The Villager (The Woodlands, Texas)
* La Voz de Houston

Magazines|

| United States|

* Autoweek
* Best Products
* Bicycling
* Car and Driver
* Cosmopolitan
* Country Living
* Delish
* Elle
* Elle Decor
* Esquire
* Food Network Magazine
* Good Housekeeping
* Harper's Bazaar
* House Beautiful
* HGTV
* Men's Health
* Oprah Daily
* Popular Mechanics
* Prevention
* Redbook
* Road & Track
* Runner's World
* Seventeen
* Shondaland
* The Pioneer Woman
* Town & Country
* Woman's Day
* Women's Health

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International|

* Bicycling
* Car and Driver
* Cosmopolitan
* Country Living
* Delish
* Elle
* Elle Decor
* Esquire
* Good Housekeeping
* Harper's Bazaar
* House Beautiful
* Men's Health
* Prevention
* Runner's World
* Women's Health
* Best (UK)
* Digital Spy (UK)
* Inside Soap (UK)
* Prima (UK)
* RED (UK)
* Gente (Italy)
* Marie Claire (Italy)
* Marie Claire Maison (Italy)
* JAN (Netherlands)
* Quest (Netherlands)
* Quest Junior (Netherlands)
* Quote (Netherlands)
* Fotogramas (Spanin)
* 25Ans (Japan)
* 25Ans Wedding (Japan)
* ELLE Girl (Japan)
* Fujingaho (Japan)
* Hodinkee (Japan)
* Men's Club (Japan)
* Modern Living (Japan)
* Richesse (Japan)

Hearst Television
(Hearst Media
Production Group)
Stations affiliated|

| ABC|

* KETV
* KHBS / KHOG
* KMBC
* KOAT
* KOCO
* KSBW-DT2
* WAPT
* WCVB / WMUR
* WISN
* WJCL
* WMTW
* WPBF
* WTAE
* WZVN 1

|

The CW|

* KCWE
* KHBS-DT2 / KHOG-DT2
* KQCA
* WCWG
* WKCF
* WNNE
* WPXT

NBC|

* KCRA
* KSBW
* WBAL
* WBBH
* WDSU
* WESH
* WGAL
* WLWT
* WPTZ
* WVTM
* WXII
* WYFF

CBS|

* KCCI
* WLKY

Other|

* Independent
* WMOR
* MyNetworkTV
* KQCA2

Radio stations|

* WBAL
* WIYY

Entertainment
& syndication|

* A&E Networks (50%)
* ESPN Inc. (20%)
* King Features Syndicate
* NorthSouth Productions (50%)
* Reed Brennan Media Associates

Business media|

* Black Book
* First Databank
* Fitch Group
* BMI Research
* Motor

Marketplaces|

* Bring a Trailer
* First Finds
* Men's Health Shop
* Oprah Daily Shop

Real estate|

* Hearst Tower
* Hearst Service Center
* Hearst Ranch

1 Owned by Montclair Communications and operated by Hearst under an LMA. 2 Carries the network in a secondary status.
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