Press-Republican
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Community Newspaper Holdings |
| Publisher | John Celestino (interim) |
| Editor | Joe LoTemplio |
| Founded | April 11, 1812 (Plattsburgh Republican) August 16, 1894 (Plattsburgh Daily Press) October 6, 1942 (mergedPress-Republican) |
| Headquarters | 170 Margaret StreetPlattsburgh, New York,12901, US |
| Circulation | 14,132 Daily (as of 2017)[1] |
| Website | pressrepublican |
ThePress-Republicanis adaily newspaperpublished five days a week, Tuesday through Friday with a Saturday weekend edition inPlattsburgh, New York,United States. It is owned byCommunity Newspaper HoldingsInc., a subsidiary of the Retirement Systems of Alabama.
ThePress-RepublicancoversClinton,EssexandFranklincounties in Northeastern New York state.
Community Newspaper Holdings bought thePress-Republicanin late 2006 fromOttaway Community Newspapers,a division ofDow Jones & Company.[2]
History
[edit]The Press-Republicantraces its history to theRepublicanwith its first issue printed on April 12, 1811.[3]In October 1813, underAzariah C. Flaggit changed its name to thePlattsburgh Republican.[4]It was a weekly publication until 1916, then the paper changed its name to thePlattsburgh Daily Republicanand printed a daily edition; holidays and Sundays were the exception.[5]
Two decades earlier, on August 16, 1894, thePlattsburgh Daily Presspublished it first issue[6]For the next forty-eight years, thePlattsburgh Daily Pressand thePlattsburgh Daily Republicanwere the major print news sources for residents of the North Country.
On October 5, 1942, thePlattsburgh Daily Republicanpublished its last newspaper issue, as theDaily Pressand theDaily Republicanmerged to form thePlattsburgh Press-Republican.On October 5, 1942, thePlattsburgh Daily Pressreported about the merger that, "The Plattsburgh Daily Republican has been the Democratic paper of the county and the Plattsburgh Daily Press has been the Republican organ. The interests of both parties will be served in the new publication." ThePress-Republicanbegan printing on October 6, 1942, featuring a mixed headline with theSt. Louis Cardinalswinning theWorld Seriesand Nazis moving northwest ofStalingrad.[7]
Joe LoTemplio was appointed editor on June 29, 2019.[8]
John Celestino began serving as interim publisher on August 3, 2019.[9]
References
[edit]- ^"Newspapers by County".New York Press Association.2017. Archived fromthe originalon November 21, 2017.RetrievedJune 25,2023.
- ^CNHI to Acquire 6 Dailies from Dow JonesArchivedDecember 9, 2012, atarchive.today,Press release,November 1, 2006. Retreaded January 14, 2007.
- ^Republican (1811–1813), Plattsburgh, N.Y.,NYS Historic Newspapers.Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^Plattsburgh Republican, (1813–1916), Plattsburgh, N.Y.,NYS Historic Newspapers.Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^Plattsburgh Daily Republican (1916–1942), Plattsburgh, N.Y.,NYS Historic Newspapers.Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^Plattsburgh Daily Press (1894–1942), Plattsburgh, N.Y.,NYS Historic Newspapers.Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^About Us,Press-Republican website.Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^"Joe LoTemplio named editor of the Press-Republican".
- ^"Publisher Bailey to leave P-R".
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. website
- Clinton County newspapers,Clinton County, Rootsweb.