Chronicle Publishing Company
The Chronicle Publishing Company was a print and broadcast media corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California that was in operation from 1865 until 2000. Owned for the whole of its existence by the de Young family, CPC was most notable for owning the namesake "San Francisco Chronicle" newspaper and KRON-TV, the longtime National Broadcasting Company (NBC) affiliate in the San Francisco Bay Area (San Francisco–Oakland–San Jose) television media market.
M. H. de Young
In San Francisco, de Young and his brother, Charles de Young (1846–1880), founded the "Daily Dramatic Chronicle" newspaper, first published on January 17, 1865, with the loan of a twenty dollar gold piece which Michael received from his landlord. A third brother, Gustavus, whose initial originally appeared in the masthead ("G. and C. de Young"), later vanished. The "Daily Dramatic Chronicle" was a four page tabloid that was freely distributed throughout San Francisco. According to the de Youngs, the "Daily Dramatic Chronicle" would be “the best advertising medium on the Pacific Coast.” On September 1, 1868, the de Youngs expanded their tabloid into a daily newspaper. The first issue stated that the Chronicle would be "independent in all things, neutral in none." The "Daily Dramatic Chronicle" was sold under the condition that it be renamed the "Dramatic Review". De Young was also the director of the Associated Press for many years.