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In 1964, Robert Lorton became director of the News Publishing Corporation, which oversaw the non-editorial operations of both the Tulsa Tribune and Tulsa World. In 1968, he became president of the Tulsa World and publisher upon Boone's death in 1988. The Tulsa Tribune ceased operations in 1992 and Tulsa World acquired its assets. [5]
The List of newspapers in Oklahoma lists every daily and non-daily news publication currently operating in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.The list includes information on where the publication is produced, whether it is distributed daily or non-daily, what its circulation is, and who publishes it.
The first black-owned newspaper was the Tulsa Star, which ceased publication when its office burned during the Tulsa race massacre. It was succeeded by the Oklahoma Eagle, which began publishing using the press salvaged from the Star 's office. [227] Until 1992, the Tulsa Tribune served as a daily afternoon newspaper competing with the Tulsa World.
Tulsa's leading newspaper is the daily Tulsa World, the second most widely circulated newspaper in Oklahoma (after The Oklahoman) with a 2006 Sunday circulation of 189,789. [1] Urban Tulsa , another large publication, is a weekly newspaper covering entertainment and cultural events.
Eugene Lorton (1869-1949) was the long-time editor and publisher of the Tulsa World newspaper. Born in Missouri, he moved to Tulsa in 1911, where he bought a minority interest in the Tulsa World. Within six years, he owned the newspaper outright. He spent the rest of his life in Tulsa.
Tulsa World Publishing building in 1906. Tulsa World newspaper begins publication. [14] Oil discovered at Glenn Pool near Tulsa. [15] First two public schools built. [16] 1906 Tulsa Hospital opens (would close after WWI). [17] Trolley begins operating. [18] Tulsa High School built. [16] Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, now named OneOK, founded.
The Tulsa Tribune was an afternoon daily newspaper published in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1919 to 1992. Owned and run by three generations of the Jones family, the Tribune closed in 1992 after the termination of its joint operating agreement with the morning Tulsa World.
The first newspaper in Tulsa, the Indian Republican, began publication in 1893. [20] It was renamed Tulsa World in 1905. Eugene Lorton bought an interest in the paper in 1911, and it was owned by the Lorton family until 2013. The first telephone system in Tulsa was begun in 1899 by Robert H. Hall, who linked 80 subscribers.