Indianapolis News

Former headquarters building for the News

The Indianapolis News was an evening newspaper published for 130 years, beginning December 7, 1869, and ending on October 1, 1999.

The "Great Hoosier Daily," as it was known, at one time held the largest circulation in the state of Indiana. It was also the oldest Indianapolis newspaper until it closed and was housed in the Indianapolis News Building from 1910 to 1949.[1]: 3–5  After Eugene C. Pulliam, the founder and president of Central Newspapers acquired the News in 1948, he became its publisher, while his son, Eugene S. Pulliam, served as the newspaper's managing editor. Eugene S. Pulliam succeeded his father as publisher of the News in 1975.[2]

The Indianapolis News was an evening paper, and its decline matched a growing circulation of the morning newspaper, the Indianapolis Star. Prior to the closing, there had been a partial merging of the newspaper staff with the Star.

  1. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Samuel A. Roberson & Associates (November 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Indianapolis News Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  2. ^ Eric Pace (January 22, 1999). "Eugene Pulliam Is Dead at 84; Publisher Opposed McCarthy". The New York Times (National). New York City: B11. Retrieved May 25, 2019. See also: Gugin and James E. St. Clair, eds., pp. 275–77.

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