Curry Coastal Pilot

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Curry Coastal Pilot
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s) Country Media, Inc.
PublisherDavid Thornberry
Founded1946
Headquarters519 Chetco Avenue Unit 7, Brookings OR 97415
Circulation 5,223
Website currypilot.com

The Curry Coastal Pilot is a weekly newspaper published in Brookings, Oregon, United States, since 1946. [1] It is published on Fridays by Country Media, Inc. and has a circulation of 5,223. [1] [2]

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History

The newspaper was founded in 1946. [1] Western Communications, Inc. purchased the newspaper from Richard W. and Polly W. Keusink in 1981. [3] The company went bankrupt and sold the paper to Country Media in July 2019. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Curry Coastal Pilot". Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  2. Staff Report. "Country Media adds to its publications". Curry Pilot. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  3. "Weekly Brookings paper sold". Corvallis Gazette-Times. June 19, 1981.
  4. Cureton Cook, Emily. "Oregon Buyers Bid On Sister Papers, Not Bend Bulletin". Oregon Public Broadcasting . Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-09.