Park Communications Spartan Communications Young Broadcasting LIN Media
Founded
1940; 84 years ago (1940)
Defunct
January 17, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-17)
Fate
Merged with Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Successor
Nexstar Media Group
Headquarters
Richmond, Virginia New York, New York Austin, Texas
Key people
Warren Buffett (Financier) Mario Gabelli (Financier) J. Stewart Bryan III (Chairman) Vincent L. Sadusky (President and CEO) Deborah A. McDermott (Chief Operating Officer) James F. Woodward (Chief Financial Officer)
Products
Television Internet Newspaper
Revenue
$1.305 B USD (2015)
Media General was an American media company based in Richmond, Virginia. The company's origins can be traced back to 1887 when Richmond attorney Joseph Bryan acquired The Richmond Daily Times, which later became The Richmond Times-Dispatch.[1] Joseph Bryan's son, John Stewart Bryan succeeded his father as owner and publisher of the Times-Dispatch, which merged with The Richmond News Leader in 1940 to form Richmond Newspapers, Inc.
After John Stewart Bryan's death in 1944, his son, D. Tennant Bryan led the company into a period of expansion into television, changing the company's name to Media General in 1969.[2] Media General, Inc. began trading on the American Stock Exchange in 1970.[2]
In 1990, J. Stewart Bryan III, great-grandson of Joseph Bryan, became chairman, president and chief executive officer of Media General. The fourth-generation Bryan oversaw the company's expansion into digital media and the sale of Media General's newspaper division to Berkshire Hathaway in 2012. J. Stewart Bryan III remained chairman of Media General until his death on January 23, 2016.[3]
In 2013 and 2014, Media General expanded significantly through mergers with Young Broadcasting and LIN Media. After the latter merger, LIN Media CEO Vincent L. Sadusky became chief executive officer of Media General while former Young Broadcasting CEO Deborah A. McDermott led station operations as Chief Operating Officer.[4] Long-time Media General CFO James F. Woodward remained as Chief Financial Officer[5] until the company's dissolution in 2017.
On January 11, 2017, the FCC approved the sale of Media General to Nexstar Broadcasting Group for $4.6 billion.[6]
^"History of the Richmond Times-Dispatch". Richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. February 6, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
^ ab"Media General Over the Years". Richmond Times-Dispatch. May 18, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
^GILLIGAN, GREGORY (January 23, 2016). "J. Stewart Bryan III, Media General chairman, has died". Richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
^Malone, Michael (December 22, 2014). "Media General, LIN Marriage Is Official". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
^Tupponce, Joan (July 28, 2015). "CFO kept his focus in deals that transformed company". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
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