Republican Herald
The Republican Herald is a daily newspaper serving Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The newspaper is owned by MediaNews Group.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | MediaNews Group |
| Publisher | Mike Joyce |
| Editor | Andy Heintzelman |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Headquarters | 111 Mahantongo Street Pottsville, Pennsylvania 17901  United States |
| ISSN | 1055-8403 |
| Website | republicanherald.com |
History
The Republican-Herald was founded in 1884 as The Daily Republican by Joseph Henry Zerbey. In 1995, J.H. Zerbey Newspapers, Inc., the parent company of the Pottsville Republican, purchased the 120-year-old Shenandoah Evening Herald, to form the Pottsville Republican & Evening Herald. Times Shamrock Communications purchased J.H. Zerbey Newspapers and subsequently the newspaper in 2003. In 2004, the newspaper became a morning newspaper, renamed the Republican & Herald.[1] In 2009, the "&" was dropped from the cover title.
In 2005, the paper had an average daily circulation of 26,747.[2] As of 2019, newsstand prices were $1.00 for the daily edition and $2.00 for the combined Saturday/Sunday "Weekend Edition".
In 1979, writers Gilbert M. Gaul and Elliot G. Jaspin won a Pulitzer Prize for Local Investigative Specialized Reporting for stories on the destruction of the Blue Coal Company by men with ties to organized crime.[3]
In August 2023, Times-Shamrock Communications sold the newspaper and three other daily newspapers to MediaNews Group.[4]
See also
References
- Banko, Peter (2009). "Short-term newspaper in 1884 still going strong 125 years later". Henry Nyce. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- "Newsroom diversity report for Pottsville Republican & Evening Herald". Knight Foundation. 2005. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
- 1979 Pulitzer Prize winners
- "Times-Shamrock selling off its newspaper group". wnep.com. August 31, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-04.