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United Press International
COMPANY
International wire service, created from the 1958 merger of United Press Association (founded 1907 by newspaper publisher E. W. Scripps) and International News Service (founded 1909 by William Randolph Hearst). Scripps dumped its stake in UPI for exactly $1 in 1982. Sun Myung Moon bought the company in May 2000.
Official Website:
http://www.upi.com/
Industry:
Media
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Richard W. Carlson |
Diplomat |
1941 |
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US Ambassador to the Seychelles, 1991-92 |
| Richard Cohen |
Columnist |
1941 |
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Washington Post columnist |
| Larry Collins |
Author |
14-Sep-1929 |
20-Jun-2005 |
Is Paris Burning? |
| Jonah Goldberg |
Columnist |
21-Mar-1969 |
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National Review Online |
| Ben McKelway |
Journalist |
2-Oct-1895 |
1976 |
Editor, The Washington Star |
| Bo Hi Pak |
Business |
18-Aug-1930 |
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Sun Myung Moon's right-hand man |
| Barbara Slavin |
Journalist |
1951 |
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Sr. Diplomatic Reporter, USA Today |
EXECUTIVES
PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Luis G. Nogales |
Business |
c. 1944 |
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CEO of UPI, 1984-86 |
NOTABLE EMPLOYEES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Walter Cronkite |
Journalist |
4-Nov-1916 |
17-Jul-2009 |
America's most trusted newscaster |
| Merriman Smith |
Journalist |
10-Feb-1913 |
13-Apr-1970 |
UPI correspondent, reported Kennedy's death |
| Helen Thomas |
Journalist |
4-Aug-1920 |
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White House reporter since 1961 |
EMPLOYMENT
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Donald R. Heath |
Diplomat |
12-Aug-1894 |
15-Oct-1981 |
US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1958-61 |
| Tony Hillerman |
Novelist |
27-May-1925 |
26-Oct-2008 |
Mystery novels set at Navajo reservation |
| Donald Lambro |
Journalist |
14-Jul-1940 |
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Washington Times |
| John Moody |
Journalist |
c. 1953 |
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Fox News senior VP |
| James Taranto |
Columnist |
1966 |
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Wall Street Journal |
EXTRANEOUS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Ariel Cohen |
Scholar |
c. 1964 |
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Expert on International Relations |
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