COMPANY

Founded 1947 (though the Post itself dates to 1877), public in 1971. Corporate owner of newspapers, magazines, television stations, and various properties, including:

• Kaplan (standardized test preparation, acquired 1984, now the Post's most profitable division), which operates Kaplan University
• Handful of online publications, including Slate (acquired from Microsoft 2004)
• Television stations in Detroit (WDIV, channel 4), Houston (KPRC, ch. 2), Jacksonville, FL (WJXT, ch. 4), Miami (WPLG, ch. 10), Orlando (WKMG, ch. 6), and San Antonio (WSAT, ch. 12)
• Owned The Washington Post from 1947 until 2013, when the newspaper was sold to Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.
• Owned The International Herald Tribune from 1966 until 2003, jointly with The New York Times Company
• Owned Newsweek from 1961 until 2010, when the magazine was sold to Sidney Harman

Official Website:
http://www.washpostco.com/

Industry:
Media

Ticker:
NYSE:WPO

Corporate headquarters:
Washington, DC

Sales:
$3.6B (2006)

Employees:
16,500

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Veronica Dillon	Attorney	c. 1949		Washington Post General Counsel
Donald E. Graham	Journalist	22-Apr-1945		CEO of Washington Post
Katharine Graham	Publisher	16-Jun-1917	17-Jul-2001	Washington Post publisher, 1966-79
Jonathan N. Grayer	Business	c. 1965		CEO of Kaplan
Boisfeuillet Jones, Jr.	Publisher	1946		Washington Post publisher, 2000-08
John B. Morse, Jr.	Business	c. 1946		CFO of Washington Post Co., 1989-2008
Richard D. Simmons	Business	30-Dec-1934		President of Washington Post Co., 1981-91
Alan Spoon	Business	c. 1951		President of Washington Post Co., 1991-2000
Katharine Weymouth	Publisher	c. 1966		Washington Post publisher
Mark Whitaker	Journalist	7-Sep-1957		CNN managing editor

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lee C. Bollinger	Educator	c. 1946		President of Columbia University
Christopher C. Davis	Business	c. 1965		Davis Selected Advisers
Barry Diller	Business	2-Feb-1942		CEO of USA Interactive Corp.
John L. Dotson, Jr.	Publisher	?		Akron Beacon Journal publisher, 1992-2001
Melinda Gates	Philanthropist	15-Aug-1964		Married to Bill Gates
Thomas S. Gayner	Business	c. 1961		Chief investment officer at Markel
Donald E. Graham	Journalist	22-Apr-1945		CEO of Washington Post
Ronald L. Olson	Attorney	1941		Munger Tolles & Olson
Richard D. Simmons	Business	30-Dec-1934		President of Washington Post Co., 1981-91

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Warren Buffett	Business	30-Aug-1930		Billionaire in Omaha
Peter A. Derow	Business	c. 1940		Institutional Investor, Inc.
Ralph E. Gomory	Business	c. 1938		Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Katharine Graham	Publisher	16-Jun-1917	17-Jul-2001	Washington Post publisher, 1966-79
Donald R. Keough	Business	4-Sep-1926		Chairman of Allen & Company
Alan Spoon	Business	c. 1951		President of Washington Post Co., 1991-2000

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Edward Bennett Williams	Attorney	31-May-1920	13-Aug-1988	Washington Superlawyer

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