Chapman, Alvah H., Jr.

Chapman, Alvah H., Jr.
▪ 2009

      American publisher

born March 21, 1921, Columbus, Ga.

died Dec. 25, 2008, Miami, Fla.
supervised the growth of the Knight Ridder newspaper chain and used his stature to spearhead a variety of civic and philanthropic causes. Chapman was born into a family of newspapermen, and after graduating (1942) from the Citadel, Charleston, S.C., and receiving decorations as an army commander in World War II, he joined his father's business. He served in management positions for midsize newspapers in Georgia and Florida before becoming (1960) the executive assistant to publishing magnate James L. Knight and later president of Knight Newspapers' flagship publication, the Miami Herald. Following Knight's merger with Ridder Publications in 1974, Chapman was appointed CEO (1976–82) and chairman (1982–89) of the conglomerate, during which time he saw its corporate revenues triple.

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