Richard S. Newcombe

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richard S. Newcombe
Occupation	Chairman
Date Of Birth	Aug 8, 1950(1950-08-08)
Age	74
Birthplace	Winnetka
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Leo

Richard S. Newcombe Biography

Richard S. Newcombe is one of the most popular and richest Chairman who was born on August 8, 1950 in Winnetka, Illinois, United States.

Richard S. Newcombe was born on August 8, 1950, in Chicago, Illinois. His father, Leo Newcombe, served as senior vice president for the newspaper division of Field Enterprises and as general manager of the Chicago Daily News and the Chicago Sun-Times. Leo and Ann Newcombe had eight children, and they lived in Winnetka, Illinois. In 1969, Rick Newcombe was one of the first graduates of La Lumiere School, a high school with boarding and day students that was founded in 1963 in La Porte, Indiana. U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts was also an early graduate of La Lumiere, which has had fewer than 2,000 graduates since its founding and has also become a national basketball powerhouse. Newcombe then attended Georgetown University, where he was one of the founding editors of The Georgetown Voice, was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated magna cum laude.

Richard S. Newcombe (born August 8, 1950) is the founder and chairman of Creators Syndicate, which currently represents more than 200 writers and artists. Since the company’s founding in 1987, the roster of talent has included Ann Landers, Hillary Clinton, Bill O’Reilly, Hunter S. Thompson, Herblock and the comic strips B.C., The Wizard of Id, Archie and Mickey Mouse. Creators Syndicate is located in Hermosa Beach, California, and distributes its content to 2,400 newspapers, magazines, websites and other digital outlets around the world.

Richard S. Newcombe Net Worth

Richard S. Newcombe is one of the richest Chairman from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard S. Newcombe 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Milton Caniff was another of several important cartoonists who had tried unsuccessfully to secure rights to their creations. In 1946, he walked away from the enormously popular Terry and the Pirates comic strip because his syndicate insisted that they own his creation. In 1947 he created Steve Canyon because Marshall Field III, who owned the Chicago Sun and its syndicate, allowed him to own the rights to his comic strip. This was one of the very few exceptions at that time. After Creators Syndicate was founded, Caniff sent Newcombe a postcard saying, “To put it on the record: Hooray!!!”

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After 25 years of operating in the city of Los Angeles, Creators Syndicate moved to nearby Hermosa Beach because of a tax dispute with the city. In 1992 Creators and the city had a series of hearings to determine the category of tax classification for the company. Once that was determined, Creators stayed in Los Angeles. But in 2007, the city said it changed its mind and wanted Creators moved to a much higher tax classification retroactively for five years with interest and penalties.

Facts & Trivia

Kenneth Ranked on the list of most popular Chairman. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Richard S. Newcombe celebrates birthday on August 8 of every year.

In 2008 Creators Syndicate acquired the Copley News Service, a wire service that distributed news, political cartoons, and opinion columns. In 1991 Creators Syndicate took over Heritage Features Syndicate, which was part of the conservative Heritage Foundation based in Washington, D.C.

Top Facts about Richard S. Newcombe

1. Richard S. Newcombe is the founder and chairman of Creators Syndicate which is located in Hermosa Beach, California.
2. Creators Syndicate revolutionized the syndication industry by being the first to offer cartoonists ownership rights to their work.
3. Newcombe is an avid weightlifter, pipe collector, and writer.
4. Creators Syndicate was founded in Los Angeles on February 13, 1987, and later moved to Hermosa Beach, California in 2012.
5. Creators Syndicate took over Heritage Features Syndicate at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. in 1991.
6. Newcombe acquired the syndication rights to the comic strip B.C. by Johnny Hart in 1987.
7. Creators Syndicate represents more than 200 writers and artists and has expanded to include Creators Publishing.
8. Newcombe gave Arianna Huffington her start as a syndicated columnist in

1996. 9. Creators Syndicate distributes its content to 2,400 newspapers, magazines, websites and other digital outlets around the world.
      10. Newcombe worked as an advertising copywriter at Leo Burnett Worldwide and then as a sales manager in Chicago.
      11. Newcombe was born in Chicago on August 8, 1950.
      12. Newcombe attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and graduated magna cum laude.
      13. He attended the MBA program at the graduate business school at the University of Chicago and worked at David H. Sandler & Associates.
      14. Newcombe was vice president and general manager of the Los Angeles Times Syndicate in 1978.
      15. In 1984, he was named president of News America Syndicate which was owned by Rupert Murdoch.