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Friends of Mad River test the waters of Mad River and publish the results in the Valley Reporter. [13]
| Type | Weekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Editor | Lisa Loomis |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Headquarters | Vermont 100, Waitsfield, VT 05673 United States |
| Circulation | 3,700 |
| Website | https://www.valleyreporter.com/ |
The Mad River Valley Reporter, usually called Valley Reporter, is a weekly newspaper based in Waitsfield, Vermont that is published every Thursday. [1] The paper covers the Mad River Valley area of central Vermont, including the towns of Waitsfield, Warren, Fayston, Moretown, Duxbury, and the Sugarbush and Mad River Glen ski resort. [2] Its circulation is estimated to be 3,700 copies. [3]
The Valley Reporter began publication in 1971. [4]
The current editor is Lisa Loomis. [3] The publisher is Patricia Clark. [5]
The Valley Reporter was originally founded and owned by the Stowe Reporter , which was owned by Trow Elliman. [6] The Valley Reporter began publication in 1971. [4]
In 1976, Valley Reporter editor Phyllis Gile and David Pomerantz left to start a rival paper, after a purported dispute with publisher Elliman. [7] The rival paper, called Green Mountain Independent folded in 1979. [8]
The paper became independent from the Stowe Reporter when Alvan Benjamin purchased the paper from Trow Elliman in 1982. [5] [6] In 1985, Benjamin began purchasing new equipment for the paper, starting with a new typesetter. [9] He hired Lisa Loomis as a reporter for the paper in 1986.
Loomis became editor of the paper in 2000, though Alvan Benjamin retained the title of President of the paper until his death in 2015. [5] [10] [11] Lisa Loomis is also the President of the Vermont Press Association for 2017–2018. [12]
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Friends of Mad River test the waters of Mad River and publish the results in the Valley Reporter. [13]
In 1983, the Valley Reporter won first place for business and economic reporting from the New England Press Association. [14]
In 1991, Lisa Loomis, reporter for the Valley, won 3rd place in the category of Best Local Story, Non-daily in the Vermont Press Association Awards [15] Lisa Loomis and Katrina VanTyne won an honorable mention in that same category in 2007. [16]
In 2012, the Valley Reporter won second place in the Best in Vermont—General Excellence (non-dailies) category in the Vermont Press Association Awards. [17]
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