The Albany Herald

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The Albany Herald
Headquarters of The Albany Herald, Albany, Georgia.jpg
The entrance to the former offices of the Albany Herald as seen from the intersection of Pine Avenue and Washington Street in downtown Albany
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s)The Georgia Trust for Local News
EditorCarlton Fletcher
Founded1891
Headquarters
CountryUnited States
Circulation 14,717(as of 2013) [2]
Sister newspapers
OCLC number 12531100
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Albany Herald is the daily newspaper for metro Albany in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is distributed in metro Albany and in southwest Georgia. [3] The newspaper was founded in 1891. Offices for the paper were previously housed in the historic Rosenberg Brothers Department Store in downtown Albany.

History

The Herald Publishing Company, a company founded in 1897, was purchased by James H. Gray in 1946 after he returned from World War II. The Albany Herald would become the flagship newspaper of Gray Communications Systems (now Gray Television). [4]

In 1993, The Herald converted to a morning publication. [4]

In 2005 Gray's newspaper holdings were spun off into a separate company which was named Triple Crown Media. [5] Triple Crown Media changed its name to Southern Community Newspapers Incorporated in 2010. [6]

The Herald announced in October 2012 that it would cease its printing operation in Albany and cut 26 jobs. The paper is printed by Gannett Company at the Tallahassee Democrat . [7]

In May 2017, The Herald switched to a paid subscription website. Full access to The Herald's website is free with the paid subscription to the print newspaper. [8]

The Herald introduced a new weekend edition in October 2017 which is delivered Sunday mornings. The new edition combines the Saturday and Sunday papers, and include more pages, new features and additional color comics. [9]

In March 2018, Scot Morrissey was named the new publisher of The Herald. Morrissey was previously the publisher of the Athens Banner-Herald for nearly 10 years. [10]

After more than three decades in the historic Rosenberg Brothers Department Store building, the paper moved to a smaller office on W. Broad Ave. in December 2019. [1] The building, and several adjacent buildings, were sold to the city of Albany for $850,000 in April 2019. [11]

In 2023, The Albany Herald was acquired by The Georgia Trust for Local News, an independent, nonprofit newspaper company in Georgia. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 Fletcher, Carlton (30 November 2019). "Albany Herald prepares for 'in-the-neighborhood' move". The Albany Herald. Archived from the original on 2020-03-28. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  2. ↑ "2013 Georgia Newspaper Directory" (PDF). Georgia Press Association. January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Albany Herald.
  4. 1 2 "About". Gray Television.
  5. ↑ Lieth, Scott (4 August 2005). "Atlanta-based TV-station operator to spin off newsletter, wireless units". Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 2018-06-16– via HighBeam Research.
  6. ↑ "Daily Post's parent company changes name". Gwinnett Daily Post. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  7. ↑ "Albany Herald to be printed on Florida press". WALB . 3 October 2012. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  8. ↑ "Albany Herald print subscribers can register for site use Monday". The Albany Herald. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 2018-06-16.(subscription required)
  9. ↑ "New Herald Weekend launches Oct. 1". The Albany Herald. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 2018-06-16.(subscription required)
  10. ↑ "Morrissey named publisher of Albany Herald". The Albany Herald. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-16.(subscription required)
  11. ↑ Ledbetter, Danielle (29 April 2019). "City purchases Albany Herald building". WFXL Fox 31 . Archived from the original on 2020-03-28. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  12. ↑ "Georgia Trust for Local News launches to conserve, strengthen community news in middle, south Georgia". 16 December 2023.
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