Christy Gaylord Everest (born 1951) is the former chair and chief executive officer of Oklahoma Publishing Company,
[Mecoy, Don]
"OPUBCO expands holdings"
''The Oklahoman'', February 14, 2010 (accessed February 19, 2010). which formerly published ''
The Oklahoman
''The Oklahoman'' is the largest daily newspaper in Oklahoma, United States, and is the only regional daily that covers the Greater Oklahoma City area. The Alliance for Audited Media (formerly Audit Bureau Circulation) lists it as the 59th larges ...
'' which is currently published by
GateHouse Media since October 1, 2018. It was announced on September 15, 2011 that all Oklahoma Publishing Company (OPUBCO) assets, including ''The Oklahoman'', would be sold to
Denver
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
based businessman
Philip Anschutz
Philip Frederick Anschutz ( ; born December 28, 1939) is an American billionaire businessman who owns or controls companies in a variety of industries, including energy, railroads, real estate, sports, newspapers, movies, theaters, arenas and m ...
and his
Anschutz Corporation
The Anschutz Corporation is an American private holding company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, United States.[Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...](_ ...<br></span></div>.<ref></ref> The sale of OPUBCO to Philip Anschutz closed in October 2011. The newspaper had been owned by her family since before <div class=)
statehood in 1907. She is the daughter of
Edward L. Gaylord
Edward Lewis Gaylord (May 28, 1919April 27, 2003) was an American billionaire businessman, media mogul and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Gaylord Entertainment Company that included ''The Oklahoman'' newspaper, Oklahoma Publishing Co ...
and the granddaughter of
Edward K. Gaylord
Edward King Gaylord (March 5, 1873 – May 30, 1974), often referred to as E.K. Gaylord, was the owner and publisher of the ''Daily Oklahoman'' newspaper (now ''The Oklahoman''), as well as a radio and television entrepreneur. Born in Atchison, K ...
. Everest is a former chair of the
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public university, public research university in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two Territories became the state of Oklahom ...
Board of Regents.
References
Living people
Gaylord family
Businesspeople from Oklahoma City
1951 births
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