The Tennessean

"In 1979, Amon Carter Evans sold The Tennessean to Gannett Co., for a reported $50 million."

"Former Tennessean editor and publisher John Seigenthaler was the founding editorial director of USA Today."

"Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Jr. worked at The Tennessean as a reporter in the 1970s. Tipper Gore, wife of Al Gore, Jr. worked at The Tennessean as a photographer in the 1970s."

"The Nashville Tennessean published morning and afternoon editions until 1933."

"Nashville Tennessean editor Edward Ward Carmack was shot and killed by the son of a political rival in 1908."

"The Nashville Tennessean traces its roots to the Nashville Whig, which began in 1812."