Corpus Christi Caller-Times
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Gannett |
| Editor | John R. Moses |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Headquarters | 820 N. Lower Broadway Corpus Christi,TX78401 United States |
| Circulation | 6,878 (as of 2023)[1] |
| ISSN | 0894-5365 |
| Website | caller |
TheCorpus Christi Caller-Timesis thenewspaper of recordforCorpus Christi, Texas.
History
[edit]There has been a newspaper in Corpus Christi for almost as long as there has been a town. In 1883, theCallerwas started in a frame building at 310 North Chaparral, now the site of Green's Jewelers.Roy Millerwas editor of theCaller1907–1911, when it was an enterprise of theKing Ranch;he sold his interest in it in 1929.[2][3]Later, there was a newspaper called theTimes.Both were located on North Chaparral in 1920. In the late 1920s, the two were combined to become theCaller-Times.The present building was erected in 1935 at 820 North Lower Broadway and has subsequently been remodeled and enlarged several times. The most recent addition was completed in 1994 when a newGoss Metrolineroffset presswas installed in a $10 million expansion.
Another milestone was reached in August 1995 – the Internet edition ofCaller-Timeswas launched. The site was re-designed and renamed caller in 1998.
Caller was redesigned and relaunched with a new platform in November 2001. The site remained mostly the same until May 2007 when it launched a new design and layout.
On October 15, 1997, the paper itself, long owned byHarte-HanksCommunications, was taken over by theScripps Howardgroup.
In the early days, the paper cost just a few cents and until well afterWorld War II,was delivered on bicycles. In 1939 theCaller-Timesemployed 100 people. Currently, there are nearly 100 full and part-time employees working at theCaller-Times.
Awards
[edit]TheCaller-Timesand Caller have consistently been recognized for quality. In 2001,Caller-Timeswas named Best Daily Newspaper by the Press Club of Dallas in a 5-state competition area. Staff also won 9 other "Katies." TheCaller-Timeshas been chosen best newspaper in the 100,000 and under circulation category nine of the 13 years the category has been judged and was runner-up three of the other four years.
The newspaper in the news
[edit]TheCaller-Timeswas the first source to report on U.S. Vice PresidentDick Cheney'shunting accident.The accident took place in the early evening of Saturday, February 11, 2006.Katharine Armstrong,the owner of the ranch on which the accident took place, waited until the next morning to inform theCaller-Times.[4]
References
[edit]- ^"2023 Texas Newspaper Directory".Texas Press Association.Archived fromthe originalon May 3, 2023.RetrievedMay 3,2023.
- ^"Roy Miller Realized Dream in Port of Corpus Christi".The Victoria Advocate.August 7, 1955. pp. 5A, 6A.RetrievedAugust 26,2013.
- ^O'Rear, Mary Jo Holoubek (February 10, 2009). "8 Targets and Trials".Storm Over the Bay: The People of Corpus Christi and Their Port(1st ed.). College Station: Texas A&M University Press. p. 67.ISBN9781603440882.LCCN2008042786.RetrievedAugust 26,2013.
...running another King Ranch enterprise, theCorpus Christi Caller,bringing back the coastal promotion and civic boosterism that had characterized the newspaper in its early years.
- ^Allen, Mike (February 13, 2006)."Slow Leak: How Cheney Stalled News Reports of Hunting Accident".TIME.Archived fromthe originalon February 21, 2006.RetrievedAugust 26,2013.
