Freedom Communications

Freedom Communications

Freedom Communications, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California, owns more than 75 publications newspapers in the US, with a combined daily circulation of more than 1.2 million subscribers, and also operates over seventy local news websites. The broadcast division includes eight television stations, including five CBS network affiliates, one CW Television Network affiliate and two ABC network affiliates.

Freedom's flagship newspaper is the "Orange County Register", based in Santa Ana, California with a circulation of 360,000. The Register has won three Pulitzer Prizes. The Orange County Register website is the largest, most in-depth of Freedom's websites, drawing the most daily traffic and unique visitors of all of the local news sites. It received both high interest and criticism for the website's open forums, allowing visitors to openly comment on stories and features.

* [http://www.ocregister.com/ The Orange County Register ]

Leadership

Founder and chief executive officer R.C. Hoiles gained a one-third interest in his first newspaper ("The Alliance Review" in Ohio) sometime in the 1910s. He and his brother Frank bought many more local newspapers over the next several decades. In 1935 he moved his base of operations to Santa Ana, California, and in 1950 he incorporated his syndicate as Freedom Newspapers, Inc. After Hoiles' death in 1970, he was succeeded as CEO by his son C.H. Hoiles (until 1981), and then by:

* D.R. Segal 1981-1992
* James N. Rosse 1992-1999
* Samuel C. Wolgemuth 1999-2002
* Alan Bell (businessman) 2002-2006
* Scott Flanders, 2006-

Interactive

Freedom Interactive was formed in June 2006. This division, also headquarted in Irvine, California, is solely responsible for the online presence of Freedom's media properties. All interactive advertising, marketing, content, business development, finance, and technology management is centralized within this arm of the organization. Early partnerships with search giant Google, user submitted calendar program Zvents, and employment site Monster.com gained recognition for the newly formed interactive division in early 2007. Financially, Freedom Communications is an investor of USIS, the nation's largest investigative company for government level security clearances.

* Michael Mathieu, 2006-2008

* [http://www.freedominteractive.com/ Freedom Interactive Official site]

Properties

Newspapers

* "East Valley Tribune" of Mesa, Arizona
* "Ahwatukee Foothill News" of Phoenix, Arizona
* "Daily News-Sun" of Sun City, Arizona
* "The Sun" of Yuma, Arizona
* "Desert Dispatch" of Barstow, California
* "Colusa County Sun-Herald" of Colusa, California
* "Corning Observer" of Corning, California
* "Hesperia Star" of Hesperia, California
* "Appeal-Democrat" of Marysville, California
* "Orland Press-Register" of Orland, California
* "Porterville Recorder" of Porterville, California
* "The Orange County Register" of Santa Ana, California
* "OC Post" of Santa Ana, California
* "Daily Press" of Victorville, California
* "Willows Journal" of Willows, California
* "The Gazette" of Colorado Springs, Colorado
* "The Destin Log" of Destin, Florida
* "Northwest Florida Daily News" of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
* "The News Herald" of Panama City, Florida
* "The Star" of Port St. Joe, Florida
* "The Walton Sun" of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
* "The Telegraph" of Alton, Illinois
* "Jacksonville Journal-Courier" of Jacksonville, Illinois
* "The Tribune" of Seymour, Indiana
* "Sedalia Democrat" of Sedalia, Missouri
* "Clovis News Journal" of Clovis, New Mexico
* "Portales News-Tribune" of Portales, New Mexico
* "The Quay County Sun" of Tucumcari, New Mexico
* "Times-News" of Burlington, North Carolina
* "The Havelock News" of Havelock, North Carolina
* "The Gaston Gazette" of Gastonia, North Carolina
* "The Daily News" of Jacksonville, North Carolina
* "The Free Press" of Kinston, North Carolina
* "New Bern" of New Bern, North Carolina
* "The Shelby Star" of Shelby, North Carolina
* "The Topsail Advertiser" of Surf City, North Carolina
* "Jones Post" of Trenton, North Carolina
* "The Lima News" of Lima, Ohio
* "The Brownsville Herald" of Brownsville, Texas
* "Valley Morning Star" of Harlingen, Texas
* "The Monitor" of McAllen, Texas
* "Odessa American" of Odessa, Texas
* "Mid Valley Town Crier" of Weslaco, Texas

Television stations

External links

* [http://www.freedom.com/ Official site]


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