The Eagle, officially known as The Bryan-College Station Eagle, is a daily newspaper based in Bryan, Texas, United States. Centered in Brazos County, the paper covers an eight-county area around Bryan-College Station that includes Texas A&M University.The Bryan-College Station Eagle, Retrieved February 13, 2009Aggie Journalists, "Bryan-College Station Eagle seeks two reporters ", Retrieved February 13, 2009
History First published by attorney Richard M. Smith as the Weekly Eagle on October 26, 1889, it transitioned to a daily in 1913.The Handbook of Texas, article on Bryan, Texas, Retrieved February 13, 2009
The Eagle was owned by the Evening Post Publishing Company from 2001 to 2012, when it was sold to Berkshire Hathaway to become part of its BH Media Group subsidiary.Warren Buffett buys Texas newspaper At that time, the paper's average weekday circulation in 2012 was 19,132.
Previously, the newspaper was owned by Belo Corp. from 1995 to 2001, Worrell Newspapers from 1988 to 1995, Harte-Hanks Communications from 1962 to 1988 and local ownership prior to that.History of The Eagle As of 2020, Lee Enterprises owns the paper.
Starting June 20, 2023, the print edition of the newspaper will be reduced to three days a week: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Also, the newspaper will transition from being delivered by a traditional newspaper delivery carrier to mail delivery by the U.S. Postal Service.
Awards The Eagle has won multiple awards, including Texas Associated Press Managing Editors awards, Chronicle, "2005 Texas APME Awards list", Retrieved February 13, 2009 The Dallas Morning News (March 30, 2008), "Texas Associated Press Managing Editors presents 2008 awards", Retrieved February 13, 2009 as well as Newspaper Association of America circulation awards. Newspaper Association of America, 2004 Circulation Sales Executive of the Year winners, Retrieved February 13, 2009
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