United Press International

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United Press International

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 26-Oct-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

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Walter Cronkite Journalist 4-Nov-1916 17-Jul-2009 America's most trusted newscaster

Merriman Smith Journalist 10-Feb-1913 13-Apr-1970 UPI correspondent, reported Kennedy's death

Helen Thomas Journalist 4-Aug-1920 White House reporter since 1961

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

James Taranto Columnist 1966 Wall Street Journal

EXTRANEOUS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Ariel Cohen Scholar c. 1964 Expert on International Relations

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