TheExaminer Newspaper Group, Inc. consisted of a set of four community newspapers owned by theHearst Corporation, doing business as Houston Community Newspapers (HCN). The publications include theBellaire Examiner,Memorial Examiner,River Oaks Examiner, andWest University Examiner.[1] All four newspapers were headquartered in the HCN Southwest Office-Central facility inHouston.[2]
The company was previously a separate entity headquartered inRice Village, Houston.[3][4][5] It was later acquired byASP Westward and later 1013 Star Communications, before becoming a part of theHearst Corporation in 2016.
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 theWest University Examiner. The second one was theRiver Oaks Examiner, and the third publication, theMemorial Examiner, followed.[6]
In 2004 the group won the "Best Community Newspaper Houston 2004" award from theHouston Press.[6]
In 2006 George Boehme sold the Examiner Newspaper Group toASP 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 theHouston 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 theHearst Corporation acquired Houston Community Newspapers. It is the parent company of theHouston Chronicle.[13] As part of the deal theExaminer papers became a part of the Hearst Corporation.[14]
.svg){kind=logo}