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‘Post-Newsweek’ Name Retired, Company Now ‘Graham Media Group’

By Mark Joyella on Jul. 28, 2014 - 4:40 PM

Post-Newsweek Stations announced today the company would now be known as Graham Media Group, effective immediately. The name change comes after the sale of The Washington Post to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. The company owns five televi ...

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Emily Barr: Post-Newsweek Stations Not For Sale

By Merrill Knox on Mar. 12, 2014 - 1:50 PM

Emily Barr, the president and CEO of the Post-Newsweek stations, is seeking to allay fears within the station group after the sale of WPLG, the ABC affiliate in Miami, was announced this morning. In a memo to staffers obtained by ...

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Q2 Earnings: Post-Newsweek Revenue Up 4%

By Merrill Knox on Aug. 2, 2013 - 10:44 AM

The Washington Post Co. reported a $99.3 million in revenue for the Post-Newsweek stations during the second quarter of 2013. This was a 4% increase compared to the second quarter of 2012. Operating income for the quarter was up 9 ...

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Post-Newsweek Revenue Up 32% in Q4

By Merrill Knox on Feb. 22, 2013 - 11:41 AM

In the fourth quarter of 2012, revenue for the Washington Post Company’s Post-Newsweek television group rose to $116.2 million, an increase of 32% on the year-ago quarter. Post-Newsweek also reported a 54% increase in operat ...

Q3 Earnings: Post-Newsweek Revenue Up 44%

By Merrill Knox on Nov. 5, 2012 - 10:28 AM

The Washington Post Co., the parent company of the Post-Newsweek stations, reported a +44% increase in revenue for the television broadcasting division during the third quarter of 2012. Television broadcasting revenue for Q3 was $ ...

Washington Post Co.’s TV Stations Show Strength as Company’s Other Divisions Struggle

By Andrew Gauthier on Aug. 3, 2012 - 11:15 AM

While its newspaper and education divisions continue to struggle, The Washington Post Co. is celebrating the success of its broadcast television unit. The company’s Post-Newsweek station group was the only Post division to r ...

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New WLS GM: “The First Thing I’m Going to Do Is Reconnect with Everybody”

By Andrew Gauthier on Jun. 8, 2012 - 11:35 AM

John Idler, who was named president and general manager of Chicago ABC O&O WLS earlier this week, hopes to do a lot of listening in his first days on the job. “The first thing I’m going to do is to reconnect with every ...

Washington Post Co. Announces Revenue Decline

By Andrew Gauthier on Feb. 24, 2012 - 5:44 PM

The Washington Post Company, owner of the Post-Newsweek station group, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter as well as the full year of 2011. Revenue for the company’s station group declined 7% in 201 ...

‘Steve Harvey’ Set for 70% of the Country

By Andrew Gauthier on Nov. 16, 2011 - 1:26 PM

“Steve Harvey,” the one-hour talk show hosted by, well, Steve Harvey, has now been sold in 70% of the country. NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution announced today that the show, which is set to debut next fal ...

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In Miami, WPLG Returning Local News to 5 p.m.

By Andrew Gauthier on Aug. 17, 2011 - 3:26 PM

Miami ABC-affiliate WPLG is returning local news to its 5 p.m. time slot. After scrapping its 5 o’clock newscast in favor of “Dr. Phil” a few years ago, the Post-Newsweek station is set to debut a new 5 p.m. show ...

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