NEWSPAPER

Tabloid newspaper, founded 31 March 1925.

Sold 1954 to Matthew McCloskey, and in 1957 to Walter Annenberg.

Acquired by Knight Newspapers, a predecessor of Knight-Ridder, in 1969.

Sold to Philadelphia Media Holdings LLC in 2006, prior to McClatchy Company's acquisition of Knight-Ridder.

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

Location:
Philadelphia, PA

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Allen Paulos	Mathematician	4-Jul-1945		Innumeracy
Michael Smerconish	Radio Personality	15-Mar-1962		Philadelphia talk radio host
Martin Cruz Smith	Novelist	3-Nov-1942		Gorky Park

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