The Register-Mail

Last updated
The Register-Mail
Type Daily newspaper
Owner(s) Gannett
PublisherDavid Adams
EditorTom Martin
Foundedc.1891, as The Galesburg Daily Mail [1]
Headquarters140 South Prairie Street,
Galesburg, Illinois 61401, United States
Circulation 10,059 Daily
10,532 Sunday(as of 2012) [2]
OCLC number 10127198
Website galesburg.com

The Register-Mail is an American daily newspaper published in Galesburg, Illinois. The paper was owned by the Pritchard family from 1896 to 1989, when it was sold to the Journal Star . [3] Copley Press bought both papers for $174.5 million. [4] In 2007, GateHouse Media bought Copley's Illinois and Ohio papers. [5]

Contents

In addition to the daily newspaper, GateHouse also publishes Knox County Neighbors, a weekly newspaper serving Knox County and the Galesburg area, and the Daily Review Atlas in neighboring Warren County.

See also

Omer N. Custer

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References

  1. "About The Galesburg Daily Mail". Chronicling America. Library of Congress . Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  2. "FAS-FAX Report: Circulation Averages for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012". Arlington Heights, Ill.: Audit Bureau of Circulations . Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  3. "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Thomason Has Trouble Buying an Illinois Paper (Published 1989)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2017-12-19.
  4. Peoria Journal Star To Join Copley Chain
  5. GateHouse buys The Register-Mail