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The ''Examiner'' group of newspapers are a set of four community newspapers owned by the Hearst Corporation, doing business as Houston Community Newspapers (HCN). The publications include the '' Bellaire Examiner'', '' Memorial Examiner'', ''
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The ''Examiner'' group of newspapers are a set of four community newspapers owned by the Hearst Corporation, doing business as Houston Community Newspapers (HCN). The publications include the '' Bellaire Examiner'', '' Memorial Examiner'', ''River Oaks
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In 2001 George Boehme and Edwin Henry started the group, with Boehme as the publisher and Henry as the editor. The first publication from the group was the ''West University Examiner''. The second one was the ''River Oaks Examiner'', and the third publication, the ''Memorial Examiner'', followed.Best Community Newspaper Houston 2004 -Archive
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In 2004 the group won the "Best Community Newspaper Houston 2004" award from the ''Houston Press
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In 2006 George Boehme sold the Examiner Newspaper Group to ASP Westward
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Houston Chronicle
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In 2010 the ''Houston Press'' ranked the Examiner Newspaper Group division of the HCN the "Best Community Newspaper Houston 2010".
In 2012 1013 Star Communications acquired Houston Community Newspapers from ASP Westward. In 2016 the Hearst Corporation acquired Houston Community Newspapers. It is the parent company of the ''Houston Chronicle
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See also
* ''Village News and Southwest News
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* - Bellaire-River Oaks-West University Examiner * - Memorial Examiner * (''Examiner'' under 10/13) * (as an independent publication and while under ASP Westward) {{Hearst Corporation Newspapers published in Texas Publishing companies established in 2001 Publications established in 2001 Companies based in Houston 2001 establishments in Texas Hearst Communications publications