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
Richard W. Carlson	Diplomat	1941		US Ambassador to the Seychelles, 1991-92
Richard Cohen	Columnist	1941		Washington Post columnist
Larry Collins	Author	14-Sep-1929	20-Jun-2005	Is Paris Burning?
Jonah Goldberg	Columnist	21-Mar-1969		National Review Online
Ben McKelway	Journalist	2-Oct-1895	1976	Editor, The Washington Star
Bo Hi Pak	Business	18-Aug-1930		Sun Myung Moon's right-hand man
Barbara Slavin	Journalist	1951		Sr. Diplomatic Reporter, USA Today

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Arnaud De Borchgrave	Journalist	1926		Washington Times, Insight magazine
Luis G. Nogales	Business	c. 1944		CEO of UPI, 1984-86
E. W. Scripps	Publisher	18-Jun-1854	12-Mar-1926	Founder of UPI

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Luis G. Nogales	Business	c. 1944		CEO of UPI, 1984-86

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
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		Washington Times
John Moody	Journalist	c. 1953		Fox News senior VP

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ariel Cohen	Scholar	c. 1964		Expert on International Relations

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