Valley Roadrunner

Last updated
Valley Roadrunner
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s)Roadrunner Publications, Inc.
Founder(s)Derek Van Quackenbush
PublisherJustin Salter
EditorDavid Ross
Founded1974
Headquarters29115 Valley Center Rd., Ste. L
Valley Center, California
Circulation 3,000(as of 2021) [1]
OCLC number 43080311
Website valleycenter.com

The Valley Roadrunner is a weekly print newspaper [2] published in Valley Center, California serving Valley Center, Palomar Mountain, Pauma Valley, Pala, and North Escondido, California. It was founded in 1974.

Contents

History

The newspaper was founded in 1974 by Derek "Van" Quackenbush (1921–2015), a journalism graduate of the University of Missouri who had founded and owned several local newspapers in Minnesota and Illinois prior to settling in San Diego County. [3] According to one of its long-time editors, David Ross, the Roadrunner name was suggested by Quackenbush's father who had seen "something running around" and the floor of his canning factory. [4] Van Quakenbush sold the paper to Dale and Shirley Good in 1992 who ran it for the next 20 years. [5]

In 2012, the Valley Roadrunner was bought by Eric Buskirk whose company Verican produced software for newspapers and also owned The Henderson Press in Nevada and The Valley Chronicle in Hemet, California. According to Buskirk, the paper was near folding at the time he purchased it with a 50% fall in its revenues from its heyday. Buskirk began cutting the workforce and outsourcing some of the paper's production to China. These developments led to the resignation in 2013 of Ross, the paper's principle editor, who had written most of the paper's articles for the previous 25 years. [6]

In September 2015, the paper was purchased by Justin Salter, and Ross returned to its editorship. [7] Ross celebrated 40 years of working at the Valley Roadrunner in May 2024. [8]

Awards

In 2008, the paper's journalists won 7 San Diego Press Club awards in the "Humour", "Breaking news", "Best news website", and "Commentary" categories for non-daily papers. [9] The paper's other local journalism awards include:

Related Research Articles

<i>Real Change</i> Newspaper in Seattle, Washington

Real Change is a weekly progressive street newspaper based in Seattle, Washington, USA written by professional staff and sold by self-employed vendors, many of whom are homeless. The paper provides them with an alternative to panhandling and covers a variety of social justice issues, including homelessness and poverty. It became weekly in 2005, making it the second American street newspaper ever to be published weekly. Real Change is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with an annual budget of $950,000.

<i>The Michigan Daily</i> Newspaper in Ann Arbor, Michigan

The Michigan Daily, also known as 'The Daily,' is the independent student newspaper of the University of Michigan published in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Established on September 29, 1890, the newspaper is financially and editorially independent from the university. The Daily is often considered one of the most influential student publications, and is one of the largest student publications in the United States with over 500 student staff members.

<i>Metro Silicon Valley</i> Free weekly newspaper

Metro is a free weekly newspaper published by the San Jose, California, based Metro Newspapers. Also known as Metro Silicon Valley, as well as Metroactive online, the paper serves the greater Silicon Valley area. In addition to print form, Metro can be downloaded in PDF format for free from the publisher's website. Metro also keeps tabs on local politics and the "chattering" class of San Jose through its weekly column, The Fly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Society of Professional Journalists</span> Association for journalists in the US

The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is the oldest organization representing journalists in the United States. It was established on April 17, 1909, at DePauw University, and its charter was designed by William Meharry Glenn.

<i>Asbury Park Press</i> Newspaper published in Asbury Park, New Jersey

The Asbury Park Press, formerly known as the Shore Press, Daily Press, Asbury Park Daily Press, and Asbury Park Evening Press, is a daily newspaper in Monmouth and Ocean counties of New Jersey and has the third largest circulation in the state. Established in 1879, it has been owned by Gannett since 1997. It has a history of winning and almost winning national awards for its public service and investigative reporting.

<i>East Bay Express</i> Oakland-based weekly newspaper

The East Bay Express is an Oakland-based weekly newspaper serving the Berkeley, Oakland and East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is distributed throughout Alameda County and parts of Contra Costa County every Wednesday.

The North County Times was a local newspaper in San Diego's North County. It was headquartered in Escondido. The final publisher was Peter York.

<i>UCSD Guardian</i> Student newspaper in San Diego

The UCSDGuardian is a student-operated newspaper at the University of California, San Diego. Originally named the Triton Times, it is published once a week during the regular academic year, usually Mondays. Although The Guardian is officially a university department, it is funded solely by advertising. Unlike many college newspapers, The Guardian has no faculty advisor and is not formally tied to any academic program.

Voice of San Diego is a nonprofit news organization focused on issues affecting the San Diego region.

John Schwada is an American political-government and investigative reporter. After he won the Los Angeles Press Club's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001, the Los Angeles City Council declared August 12, 2011 as John Schwada Day in the City of Los Angeles, although in July 2011, Schwada's contract with KTTV expired and was not renewed.

<i>The Diamondback</i> University of Maryland student newspaper

The Diamondback is an independent student newspaper associated with the University of Maryland, College Park. It began in 1910 as The Triangle and became known as The Diamondback in 1921. The Diamondback was initially published as a daily print newspaper on weekdays until becoming a weekly online journal in 2013. It is published by Maryland Media, Inc., a non-profit organization. The newspaper receives no university funding and derives its revenue from advertising.

<i>University Press</i> (Florida Atlantic University)

The University Press, also commonly referred to as the UP, is the student-run magazine of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, US. The magazine is published semimonthly during the fall and spring semesters. The current editor-in-chief is Savannah Peifer.

The Daily Aztec is a not-for-profit, independent student newspaper serving San Diego State University (SDSU) and the surrounding College Area in San Diego, California.

<i>The Virgin Islands Daily News</i> Newspaper in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands

The Virgin Islands Daily News is a daily newspaper in the United States Virgin Islands headquartered on the island of Saint Thomas. In 1995 the newspaper became one of the smallest ever to win journalism's most prestigious award, the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The newspaper is published every day except Sunday. The paper maintains its main office on Saint Thomas and a smaller bureau on Saint Croix.

<i>Los Angeles Business Journal</i> Weekly newspaper in Los Angeles, California

The Los Angeles Business Journal, established in 1979, is a weekly newspaper and online news source in Los Angeles, California, which provides coverage of local business news. According to the Journal's website, it has a weekly print circulation of 24,000 and over 40,000 unique monthly website visitors. It is published each Monday.

<i>Daily Times-Advocate</i> Newspaper in Escondido, California

The Daily Times-Advocate, also called the Escondido Times-Advocate, was a daily newspaper published in Escondido, California. It was founded in 1909 and ceased publication as a separate title in 1995.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Media in San Diego</span> Overview of mass media in San Diego, California, United States

San Diego is one of the major cities in California. The following is a list of media outlets based in the city of San Diego. People in San Diego are also able to receive media from Tijuana, Mexico.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Cavna</span> American cartoonist

Michael Cavna is an American writer, artist and cartoonist. He is creator of the "Comic Riffs" column for The Washington Post.

Berkeleyside is a digital newspaper founded in 2009. It covers life and politics in contemporary Berkeley, California, reporting on politics, schools, crime and business, as well as the food scene in the East Bay.

Pete Carey is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. Carey worked at the Mercury News California from 1967 to 2016 as a projects reporter and investigative correspondent, covering the defense industry, the rise of Silicon Valley, the financial affairs of Ferdinand Marcos and other topics.

References

  1. ↑ McCabe, Kathleen (2021-05-29). "VCBA salutes Valley Roadrunner". Valley Roadrunner. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  2. ↑ Porter, Doug (27 August 2014). "Who Runs San Diego? The Role of Community Weeklies". San Diego Free Press .
  3. ↑ Dartmouth College Alumni Magazine (May–June 2015). "Derek Van Quackenbush '43"
  4. ↑ Bernhard, Jim (2007). Porcupine, Picayune, & Post: How Newspapers Get Their Names, p. 111. University of Missouri Press. ISBN   0826266010.
  5. ↑ "The Roadrunner has been sold!". Valley Roadrunner. 2015-09-02. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  6. ↑ Jones, J. Harry (13 October 2013). "The local voice of VC for decades is partially being produced in Beijing". San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Times-Advocate in Escondido, Valley Center sold to Roadrunner". North Coast Current. January 6, 2016. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  8. ↑ Campbell, PJ (2024-05-10). "Making a long story short: David Ross celebrates 40 years at Roadrunner -". Valley Roadrunner. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  9. ↑ San Diego Union-Tribune (21 October 2008). "San Diego Press Club 35th Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards". Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "2008 SPJ award winners". San Diego Society of Professional Journalists. 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  11. ↑ "2007 SPJ Awards Winners". San Diego Society of Professional Journalists. 2007-07-30. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  12. ↑ "2006 Journalism Award Winners". San Diego Society of Professional Journalists. 2006-07-19. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.