Cowles Media Company
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Cowles Media Company (/koʊlz/ KOHLZ) (1935–1998) was a newspaper, magazine and information publishing company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States. The company operated Cowles Business Media, Cowles Creative Publishing, and Cowles Enthusiast Media units.
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This article is about the Minneapolis-based media company. For the Spokane-based media company, see Cowles Company.
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Company type | Holding company |
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Industry | Mass media |
Founded | 1935; 89 years ago (1935) |
Founder | John Cowles Sr. and Gardner "Mike" Cowles Jr. |
Defunct | 1998; 26 years ago (1998) |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Gardner Cowles Sr., Gardner "Mike" Cowles Jr., John Cowles Jr., Kingsley H. Murphy Jr. |
Products | Newspaper, magazines, television stations |
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Divisions | Cowles Business Media Cowles Creative Publishing Cowles Enthusiast Media |
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Owners of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune from 1935 to 1998[citation needed], other newspapers owned at one time by Cowles Media and its affiliates included the Des Moines Register, the Buffalo Courier-Express, the Scottsdale Progress and the Rapid City Journal. The company also owned the Register and Tribune Syndicate (established in 1922).