History
Published: Monday, Dec. 04, 2006
Founded in 1857, The Sacramento Bee is the flagship of the 30 daily and almost 50 non-daily newspapers owned by The McClatchy Company. The third-largest newspaper corporation in the country in terms of circulation, McClatchy prints more than 3.2 million papers each day, read by millions more all over the world via a covey of Web sites on the Internet.
On February 3, 2007, The McClatchy Company and The Sacramento Bee celebrated their 150th Anniversary. Over the years, McClatchy-owned papers have won hundreds of journalism awards, including 73 Pulitzer Prizes. Of that number, 15 have been coveted Gold Medals for Public Service.
The Sacramento Bee Company overview
The Bee's circulation area covers approximately 12,000 square miles: south to Stockton, north to the Oregon border, east to Reno and west to the San Francisco Bay Area. Over the years, circulation of both the daily and Sunday papers has grown steadily, and the paper remains at the forefront of newspaper technology and publishing. The bundle of ink and newsprint that arrives on time every morning reflects the efforts of more than 1,000 employees and 1,100 independent newspaper carriers.
KTXL hit the airwaves on October 26, 1968 and made a name for itself by producing programs such as “Captain Mitch,” “Big Time Wrestling” and “The Bob Wilkins Double Horror Show.”
On October 9, 1986, it became an affiliate of the FOX network and branded itself as FOX40. FOX40’s commitment to “News That Matters” is a promise to our viewers that they matter to us. The station’s mission is to focus on the issues affecting our viewers by not just covering the story, but by digging deeper.
Our drive for excellence includes producing award-winning journalism and offering our viewers creative and engaging content on all platforms. The station has won Associated Press awards, Edward R. Murrow awards, SPJ awards, and Emmys including an Emmy in June of 2019 for its podcast, “Exposed.”
FOX40 Investigates dives into stories that affect our viewers, expose the truth and hold people accountable. FOX40: In Your Neighborhood is a station franchise that celebrates local communities we serve by highlighting the history and charm of the places so many of us call home. We are dedicated to covering local sports in our area with a special emphasis on young athletes which includes our high school football show, Final Quarter.
FOX40 proudly partners with local and national organizations such as the Salvation Army, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Autism Speaks, and several others by hosting blood drives, collecting toys during the holiday season and filling backpacks with back to school supplies for children in need. Our approach clearly demonstrates our passion to lift, support and directly impact the families in our area. FOX40 and its website, fox40.com provide viewers in the Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto market local content across multiple platforms and provide our advertisers unmatched reach and custom marketing solutions.
Got a news tip? Email news@FOX40.com
KCRA 3 & KQCA The CW My58, owned by Hearst Television, are the leading TV Stations in the Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto television market. Quality journalism, breaking news, a variety of entertainment in English & Spanish, as well as Spanish language local news updates make up our diverse offerings.
It’s important our KCRA 3/KQCA My58 family reflects our diverse community. Achieving a consistent performance of excellence requires a range of ideas, opinions, and ways of thinking. We actively seek multicultural talents, skills and experiences to make sure the content we produce is just as smart, innovative, and representative. We support & champion under-represented groups such as veterans, women and minority ethnic groups, as well as the LGBTQ+ community. Bilingual applicants are valued as well.
KCRA 3 is the number one news station in the Sacramento Area and is the recipient of multiple Emmy and Edward R Murrow awards. KCRA 3’s dedication to responsible reporting is embodied in their slogan, "Where the News Comes First®." KQCA The CW on My58 airs a variety of syndicated entertainment programming, The CW primetime, UC Davis Aggies football, L.A. Chargers preseason football, and KCRA 3 News from 7-10am, Noon, and 10pm.
When you work with Hearst Television, you’ll have the opportunity to be developed, empowered, and rewarded. We set a standard of excellence for ourselves. Our employees enjoy the best support in the industry. We foster a culture of diversity, stability and support. Hearst Television has been privately owned for over a century - we’re here to stay. We own and operate 33 TV stations and 2 radio stations and have been honored with numerous awards for journalism and innovation.
Our community service has been widely acknowledged as well. Whether it’s in news, sales, marketing, engineering, IT, production, graphics/design, radio or technical, a career at Hearst Television could be the perfect opportunity for you.