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United Press International

COMPANY

International wire service, created from the merger of United Press Association (founded 1907 by newspaper publisher E. W. Scripps) and International News Service (founded 1909 by William Randolph Hearst). Sun Myung Moon bought the company in May 2000.

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

Industry:
Media

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Luis G. Nogales
Business
c. 1944   CEO of UPI, 1984-86

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Donald R. Heath
Diplomat
12-Aug-1894 15-Oct-1981 US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1958-61
Donald Lambro
Journalist
14-Jul-1940   Washington Times
John Moody
Journalist
c. 1953   Fox News senior VP

EXTRANEOUS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Ariel Cohen
Scholar
c. 1964   Expert on International Relations


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