revenue for the newly combined firm was expected to be $550 million. The new name was Knight-Ridder Newspapers Inc. Lee Hills was elected board chairman and CEO. Alvah Chapman Jr. was elected president. Bernard H. Ridder Jr. became vice chairman. John S. Knight became editorial chairman as well as a board member.

Post-merger

Knight Ridder acquired the Centre Daily Times in August 1979, and the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel

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