Boston Herald
The Boston Herald can trace its roots back to 1846 when a new newspaper named The Herald first appeared. Since that edition, Boston has always had a newspaper with the name "Herald" on its masthead. However, today's Boston Herald really evolved from a number of different Boston newspapers along two principal lines: that of the Daily Advertiser and that of the old Boston Herald.
Today's Boston Herald came into existence on December 20, 1982, when Rupert Murdoch, Chairman of News American, Inc. bought the tabloid from the Hearst Corporation and changed its name from the Herald American back to the Boston Herald.
For the next decade, the Herald continued to grow in size and circulation, expanding its commitment to cover local news, increased its local sports coverage and strengthened its business and feature sections. This resulted in a strong increase in both advertising revenue and circulation.
In February of 1994, Patrick Purcell, Publisher of the Boston Herald and a News Corp. executive., purchased the Daily Advertiser from Murdoch's News American, Inc. to establish it as an independent newspaper