The Orange County Register
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner	Freedom Communications
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Editor	Ken Brusic
Founded	1905
Political position	libertarian
Ceased publication	{{{ceased publication}}}
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Headquarters	625 N. Grand Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92701
Website: www.ocregister.com

The Orange County Register is a daily newspaper published in Santa Ana, California. It boasts a circulation of 295,000 daily and 340,000 on Sunday, mostly in Southern California. The Register is the flagship publication of Freedom Communications, Inc., which publishes 28 daily newspapers, 23 weekly newspapers, Coast and Orange County Home magazines, and several related Internet sites. It is remarkable for its generally libertarian editorial page. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (429x800, 143 KB) Summary Proof of Orange County Register front page (www. ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... Categories: Stub ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ... Santa Ana is the largest city and the county seat of Orange County, California. ... Santa Ana is the largest city and the county seat of Orange County, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... Southern California Downtown Los Angeles Skyline Southern California, sometimes abbreviated SoCal or colloquially, the Southland, is an informal name for the megalopolis and nearby desert that occupies the southern-most quarter of the state of California. ... Categories: Stub ... See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ...

Founded by a consortium as the Santa Ana Daily Register in 1905, it was sold to J.P. Baumgartner in 1906 and to J. Frank Burke in 1927. Finally, in 1935 it was bought by R.C. Hoiles, who renamed it the Santa Ana Register and reorganized his holdings as Freedom Newspapers, Inc. in 1950, later Freedom Communications. The paper was renamed The Register in 1952. 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Circulation rose with the burgeoning population of Orange County and after The Register added a morning edition in 1959. In 1970 Hoiles' son Clarence became co-publisher with his brother Harry until 1979, when R. David Threshie, Clarence's son-in-law, was named to the position. Official website: http://www. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

In 1981, the paper began publishing in full color. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1985, the paper was renamed yet again to The Orange County Register. In the same year it won its first Pulitzer Prize, for its photographic coverage of the 1984 Summer Olympics in nearby Los Angeles. It won additional Pulitzers in 1989 for military reporting and 1996 for an investigation into fertility clinics. This article is about the year. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ... The Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, California, United States. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

In 1999, Threshie became Chairman of the Board for Freedom Communications and N. Christian Anderson III assumed the position of publisher and CEO. Ken Brusic is the executive editor. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

In 2004, a family schism led to a sale of a majority interest in Freedom Communications to investors led by the Blackstone Group and Providence Equity Partners. Through a stock arrangement, the Hoiles family descendents retained control of the board. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Blackstone Group L.P. (not to be confused with investment management firm BlackRock, Inc. ... Providence Equity Partners is a private equity firm headquarted in Providence, Rhode Island that focuses on investments in media and telecommunications. ...

External links

• OCRegister.com (The Orange County Register official site)
• OCExcelsior.com (Spanish-language sister publication)
• Freedom Communications, Inc.