overview

holdings

landmarks

     landmarks

This chronology is indicative only.

Context is provided by the broader communications and media timeline.

     precursors

1929 William S. Morris Jr joins Augusta Chronicle as bookkeeper

1930 founds Stauffer Publications

1940 buys Topeka State Journal for US$600,000

1945 Morris and partner buy controlling interest in Chronicle

1951 death of Capper

1955 Morris and partner buy remaining stock of the Chronicle

1955 buy the Augusta Herald

1956 Stauffer buys Capper Publications for US$7.3m

1967 death of William S. Morris Jr

1969 Stauffer buys Hannibal Courier-Post from Lee

     MMI

1970 William S. (Billy) Morris III buys out brother Charles, mother and sister Alden Morris Maier, establishes Morris Communications

1970 Charles Morris starts Morris Newspaper Corp. in Savannah (Savannah Morning News), later establishes Morris Multimedia Inc

1971 buys Statesboro Herald (est 1937)

1972 buys Manteca Bulletin (est 1908)

1978 buys Ceres Courier

1978 buys Santa Clarita Valley Signal

1978 buys Southern Standard

1978 buys Southern Standard (est 1879)

1981 buys Chronicle-Independent (est 1889)

2000 buys Lee County Observer (est 1902)

2002 buys Boscobel Dial (est 1872)

2002 buys Tri-County Press

2002 buys Crawford County Independent and the Kickapoo Scout

2002 buys Fennimore Times (est 1889)

2002 buys Grant County Herald Independent

2003 buys Platteville Journal (est 1889)

2003 buys Republican Journal

2004 buys Hillsboro Sentry-Enterprise (est 1885)

2004 buys Santa Clarita Valley Guide and Santa Clarita Valley Living Magazine

2005 buys Country Chronicle (est 1998)

2005 buys Encore Magazine

2006 MMI buys television station WDEF (est 1954) in Chattanooga from Media General for US$23m

2006 buys  The Tucson Shopper

2006 buys ABC affiliate WWAY-TV in Wilmington

2008 buys ABC affiliate WTVQ Lexington from Media General








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