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The Bryan-College Station Eagle
	The Eagle headquarters in Bryan, Texas
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Lee Enterprises
Founder(s)	Richard M. Smith
Managing editor	Rick Weegman
Founded	October 26, 1889; 135 years ago
Headquarters	1729 Briarcrest Drive; Bryan, Texas 77802;
Country	United States
Circulation	6,682 Daily (as of 2023)
ISSN	0739-8727
OCLC number	9824088
Website	theeagle.com
	Media of the United States; List of newspapers;

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.^[2]^[3]

History

First published by attorney Richard M. Smith as the Weekly Eagle on October 26, 1889,^[4] it transitioned to a daily in 1913.^[5]

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.^[6]^[7] At that time, the paper's average weekday circulation in 2012 was 19,132.^[8]

Previously, the newspaper was owned by Belo Corp. from 1995–2001,^[6] Worrell Newspapers from 1988–1995, Harte-Hanks Communications from 1962–1988 and local ownership prior to that.^[9] 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.^[10]^[11]

Awards

The Eagle has won multiple awards, including Texas Associated Press Managing Editors awards,^[12]^[13] as well as Newspaper Association of America circulation awards.^[14]

References

^ Lee Enterprises. "Form 10-K". investors.lee.net. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ The Bryan-College Station Eagle, Retrieved February 13, 2009
^ Aggie Journalists, "Bryan-College Station Eagle seeks two reporters ", Retrieved February 13, 2009
^ "About The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880–1913". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^ The Handbook of Texas, article on Bryan, Texas, Retrieved February 13, 2009
^ ^a ^b "Belo Sells The Eagle to Evening Post Group". Editor & Publisher. November 3, 2000. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^ Warren Buffett buys Texas newspaper
^ "Total Circ for US Newspapers". Alliance for Audited Media. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
^ History of The Eagle
^ "Your expanded Eagle is coming soon". The Eagle. May 21, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
^ Surette, Rusty (May 22, 2023). "The Eagle newspaper announces changes to publication, delivery". KBTX3. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
^ [1] Chronicle, "2005 Texas APME Awards list", Retrieved February 13, 2009
^ [2] The Dallas Morning News (March 30, 2008), "Texas Associated Press Managing Editors presents 2008 awards", Retrieved February 13, 2009
^ [3] Newspaper Association of America, 2004 Circulation Sales Executive of the Year winners, Retrieved February 13, 2009