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Knight-Ridder
COMPANY
Newspaper owner, founded 1974 from the merger of Knight Newspapers and Ridder Publications. Acquired by McClatchy Company in 2006 for $4.5B plus $2B in debt.
Official Website:
http://www.knightridder.com/
Industry:
Media
Corporate headquarters:
San Jose, CA
EXECUTIVES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Richard G. Capen |
Publisher |
c. 1935 |
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US Ambassador to Spain, 1992-93 |
| Alberto Ibargüen |
Publisher |
c. 1944 |
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President of the Knight Foundation |
| Larry Jinks |
Editor |
c. 1928 |
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San Jose Mercury News publisher, 1989-94 |
| Tony Ridder |
Business |
c. 1940 |
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CEO of Knight Ridder, 1995-2006 |
PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Richard G. Capen |
Publisher |
c. 1935 |
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US Ambassador to Spain, 1992-93 |
| James I. Cash, Jr. |
Educator |
c. 1948 |
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Harvard Business School, 1976-2003 |
| Kathleen Foley Feldstein |
Economist |
c. 1941 |
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Economics Studies, Inc. |
| Thomas P. Gerrity |
Business |
13-Jul-1941 |
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Former Dean, Wharton School |
| Patricia E. Mitchell |
Business |
c. 1943 |
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CEO of PBS, 2000-06 |
| M. Kenneth Oshman |
Business |
9-Jul-1940 |
6-Aug-2011 |
CEO of Echelon, 1988-2009 |
| Vasant M. Prabhu |
Business |
c. 1960 |
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CFO of Starwood Hotels |
| Tony Ridder |
Business |
c. 1940 |
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CEO of Knight Ridder, 1995-2006 |
| Randall L. Tobias |
Government |
20-Mar-1942 |
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AIDS Czar, USAID Administrator |
| John L. Weinberg |
Business |
25-Jan-1925 |
7-Aug-2006 |
Chairman of Goldman Sachs, 1976-90 |
EMPLOYMENT
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| John L. Dotson, Jr. |
Publisher |
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Akron Beacon Journal publisher, 1992-2001 |
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