Eugene Collins Pulliam (May 3, 1889 - June 23, 1975) was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who was the founder and longtime president of Central Newspapers Inc., a multi-billion dollar media corporation. May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

Pulliam was born in a sod dugout house in Ulysses, Kansas, the son of The Rev. Irvin and Martha Ellen Collins Pulliam, Methodist missionaries sent to plant churches in the frontier towns of western Kansas. The Pulliam's moved frequently and young Eugene grew up in a variety of dusty prairie towns. Pulliam got his first taste of the newspaper business as a six year old paperboy selling papers to Missouri Pacific Railroad passengers at the railroad station in Chanute, Kansas. Ulysses is a city located in Grant County, Kansas. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... In the United States and Canada the frontier was the term applied until the end of the 19th century to the zone of unsettled land outside the region of existing settlements of European immigrants and their descendants. ... Prairie refers to an area of land in North America of low topographic relief that principally supports grasses and herbs, with few trees, and is generally of a mesic (moderate or temperate) climate. ... Missouri Pacific (MoPac; AAR reporting mark MP) was the first American railroad west of the Mississippi River. ... Chanute is a city located in Neosho County, Kansas. ...

In 1907, Pulliam entered DePauw University in Indiana. At DePauw, Pulliam founded the DePauw Daily, a student newspaper. He also helped found Sigma Delta Chi (now the Society of Professional Journalists). 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Founded in 1837, DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, is a selective private liberal arts college with a 2002 enrollment of 2,339. ...

Pulliam dropped out of college after his junior year and moved to Atchison, Kansas where he got a job at the Atchison Champion newspaper. A few months later, he received a job offer from the Kansas City Star, then the largest newspaper in the lower Midwest. He moved the Kansas City and became a reporter. Atchison is the largest city and county seat of Atchison County, Kansas. ... The Kansas City Star is a newspaper in Kansas City, Missouri. ...

In 1911 at the age of 23, he became one of the youngest newspaper editors in the nation when he took over operation of the Atchison Champion. A year later, he married Myrta Smith, a former college classmate. With financial backing from her family, he purchased the Atchison Champion, the first of 46 newspapers he would come to own. 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

After giving birth to a son, Eugene Smith Pulliam, Myrta died in 1917. In 1919, Eugene married Martha Ott and fathered two more children, Corrine and Suzanne. Eugene and Martha divorced in 1941. later that year, he married third wife, Nina G. Mason. 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Pulliam's publishing empire would come to include the Franklin (IN) Evening Star, the Lebanon (IN) Reporter, Indianapolis Star, the Muncie Star, the Arizona Republic, the Phoenix Gazette, and the Indianapolis News and the Huntington Herald-Press. He would also own several radio stations including WIRE radio in Indiana and KTAR in Arizona. The Indianapolis Star began publishing on June 6, 1903 and celebrated its 100th anniversary on June 6, 2003. ... The Arizona Republic is a newspaper published in Phoenix, Arizona. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels (R) Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th)  - Land 92,897 km²  - Water 1,424 km² (1. ...

In 1934, Pulliam consolidated his holdings into Central Newspapers, Inc., a holding company designed to streamline the operations of his far flung assets. Central Newspapers continued to grow until it became a billion dollar media conglomerate owning outlets in Indiana, Arizona, Georgia, Oklahoma, Kentucky, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... Oklahoma is a South Central state of the United States (with strong midwestern and western influences) and its U.S. postal abbreviation is OK; others abbreviate the states name Okla. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ... State nickname: Tar Heel State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ... State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ...

Son Eugene S. Pulliam joined the family business 1935 as director of WIRE. Son-in-law James C. Quayle joined the business and would lead several newspapers including the Arizona Republic. Grandson Dan Quayle, the future Vice-President of the United States, began his career at the Huntington Herald-Press. James Cline Quayle (May 25, 1921 - July 7, 2000) was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who owned several newspapers in the United States including the Huntingdon Herald-Press in Indiana and the Wickenburg Sun in Arizona. ... James Danforth Quayle (born February 4, 1947) was the 44th Vice President of the United States under George H. W. Bush (1989-1993). ... Dick Cheney 46th and current Vice President (2001- ) The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who is a heartbeat from the presidency. ...

Pulliam was a noted conservative and was an active supporter of the Republican Party. He was an outspoken advocate of freedom of the press. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Freedom of the press (or press freedom) is the guarantee by a government of free public speech for its citizens and their associations, extended to members of news gathering organizations, and their published reporting. ...

Eugene C. Pulliam died at his home in Arizona in 1975. His widow Nina took over the presidency of Central Newspapers holding the office until 1979. She also became the publisher of the Arizona Republic and the Phoenix Gazette. His son Eugene S. Pulliam took over as publisher of the Indianapolis Star and the Indianapolis News. The Arizona Republic is a newspaper published in Phoenix, Arizona. ...

On August 1, 2000, Central Newspapers, Inc., was acquired by the Gannett Company, Inc., for US$2.6 billion. His estate, the Eugene C. Pulliam Trust, owned 78% of the company's stock and was the principle beneficiary of the transaction. August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As a condition of his will, Pulliam ordered that the trust could not sell the corporation unless it was "seriously threatened" by a "substantially complete loss" of value. In a somewhat controversial move, the trustees interpreted this clause loosely and declared that the merger would be the only way to prevent the corporation from suffering a long term loss of value.