Tahoe Daily Tribune

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Tahoe Daily Tribune
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner Swift Communications
Founder(s)Frank and Mary Chase
PublisherRob Galloway
EditorLaney Griffo
Founded1958
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters3079 Harrison Avenue
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Sister newspapers Sierra Sun
OCLC number 38873736
Website tahoedailytribune.com

The Tahoe Daily Tribune is a weekly newspaper in South Lake Tahoe, California.

History

On June 26, 1958, the first edition of the weekly Tahoe-Sierra Tribune was published by Frank and Mary Chase. [1] It was a pennysaver printed in Sparks, Nevada and edited by "Basil "Ben" Benedict. About three months after launch, W.T. "Bill" and Evelyn Heseman, owners of the El Dorado Logging Company [2] , joined the enterprise and built a plant at Al Tahoe. [3] [2] A Duplex flatbed press was installed and the plant opened in March 1959. [2]

The Hessemans soon bought out the Chases. Lyle L. Laughlin became published in October 1959. [2] In November 1959, the paper expanded from printing once to five days a week. [4] The expansions into a daily resulted from a $50,000 capital investment from the Hessemans. [2] Zane Miles took over as editor in November 1959. [2]

In April 1961, Heseman appointed Neal Van Sooyas, formerly of the Nevada Appeal, as editor and publisher. [5] [6] Around that time the paper's name was changed to the Tahoe Daily Tribune. [2] In July 1962, W.T. "Bill" Heseman retired and hired Vern Shomshak to succeed him. [7] A month later Heseman sold the Tribune to George B. Thornhill, [8] [9] who in September 1963 sold it to Scripps League Newspapers. [10] [11] In 1975, Philip E. Swift exchanged his interests in the company for ownership of the Tribune and The News-Review. [12]

On April 16, 2007, the Tribune went from a paid, broadsheet newspaper to a free, tall-tab format. [1] In 2021, Swift Communications was acquired by Ogden Newspapers. [13] [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us". Tahoe Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "How Tribune Evolved From 'Shopper' To Modern Daily". The Dunsmuir News. September 17, 1964. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tahoe Publishers Visit Press-Tribune". The Press-Tribune. Roseville, California. November 13, 1958. p. 2.
  4. "Weekly Paper Becomes Daily At Lake Tahoe". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 28, 1959. p. 2.
  5. "New Editor-Publisher Named for Tahoe Daily". Nevada State Journal. Reno, California. April 1, 1961. p. 2.
  6. "Al Tahoe Paper Gets New Editor". The Sacramento Bee. April 2, 1961. p. 21.
  7. "Tahoe Newsman Resigns". Nevada State Journal. Reno, California. July 1, 1962. p. 2.
  8. "Tahoe Paper Sale Announced". Reno Gazette-Journal. August 10, 1962. p. 13.
  9. "Tahoe Paper In New Hands". The Sacramento Union. United Press International. August 10, 1962. p. 9.
  10. "Scripps League Buys Tribune". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 25, 1963. p. 9.
  11. "Tahoe Tribune Is Bought By Scripps". The Sacramento Bee. Assoicated Press. September 26, 1963. p. 6.
  12. "Argus publisher to Napa". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. United Press International. August 1, 1975. p. 31.
  13. "Parent company of The Union, Sierra Sun sells to Ogden Newspapers". Sierra Sun. Truckee, California. 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  14. Tackett, Megan (2021-12-03). "Billionaire family buys Swift Communications". Aspen Daily News. Retrieved 2025-10-12.