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 The January 22, 2012 front page of The Greenville News | |
| Type | Dailynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | USA Today Co. |
| Editor | Leisa Richardson[1] |
| Founded | 1874 |
| Headquarters | 32 East Broad Street GreenvilleSouth Carolina 29601 United States |
| Circulation | 43,288 daily 63,745 Sunday (as of 2014)[2] |
| Website | greenvilleonline |
The Greenville News is a daily morning newspaper published inGreenville, South Carolina. AfterThe State in Columbia and Charleston'sThe Post and Courier, it is the third largest paper in South Carolina.
The Greenville News started off as a four-page publication in 1874 by A.M. Speights. For a one-year subscription, the cost was eight dollars. After five different owners and many editors, the Peace family under the leadership of Bony Hampton Peace bought the paper in 1919 fromEllison Adger Smyth, around the same time that Greenville was becoming known as "The Textile Center of the South." The Peace family acquired the evening paperThe Piedmont in 1927. In 1965 both papers helped to formMultimedia Inc. Then in 1995, the smaller afternoon paper and the larger morning paper merged to becomeThe News-Piedmont. In December 1995 Gannett purchased Multimedia, changing the newspaper name back toThe Greenville News. Today[when?]The News prints over 50,000 newspapers a day.
In addition toThe Greenville News, the company publisheseGreenville, which features local entertainment, news, photos, and reviews. A free publication, it is available at more than 1,100 locations inAnderson,Greenville,Pickens andSpartanburg counties.[citation needed]
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