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Beacon Communications is a privately owned newspaper publisher serving the suburban Rhode Island cities of Cranston, Johnston and Warwick. Begun in 1969 by John Howell and Anthony Ritacco, as a vehicle to purchase the ''Warwick Beacon'', the company was called Southern Rhode Island Publications until 1987. Howell took sole possession of the company in the 1980s, with Richard Fleischer coming on as the general manager. == Properties == In addition to its three weekly newspapers, Beacon publishes the ''Penny$aver'' shopper in Cranston and Warwick; ''ChamberWorks'', a business publication; and ''PrimeTime'', a seniors-oriented monthly magazine distributed statewide. ;''Cranston Herald'' :Founded in 1922, the ''Herald'' was for a long time run by Rosalie Frost, a former Rockette who in the 1930s became a groundbreaking female journalist. She sold the paper to Beacon shortly after 1973, when the company had started a competing weekly, ''Cranston Today''. The papers were merged under the ''Herald'' name. Today's ''Herald'' is a paid-subscription Thursday paper.〔(CranstonOnline: History ), accessed March 8, 2007.〕 Today, Dan Kittredge serves as editor while Howell remains as publisher. ;''Johnston Sun Rise'' :Beacon purchased the weekly ''Johnston Sun Rise'' in 2006. The paper is set up as a tabloid and is free of charge. It is also edited by Dan Kittredge. ;''Warwick Beacon'' :The company's flagship publication, the ''Warwick Beacon'', dates back to November 19, 1953. It switched from weekly to twice-weekly publication (currently Tuesdays and Thursdays) in the 1970s. The sports section for the paper is run by a two-person team that also edits the sports section for the Herald. Under the direction of editor William Geoghegan and assistant editor Kevin Pomeroy, the department covers a total of seven high schools between the three cities.〔(WarwickOnline: History ), accessed March 8, 2007.〕 Howell remains an active reporter for the paper, in addition to his role as editor-in-chief. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beacon Communications (publisher)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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