Valley Reporter

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]

Valley Reporter
TypeWeekly
FormatTabloid
EditorLisa Loomis
Founded1971
HeadquartersVermont 100, Waitsfield, VT 05673 United States
Circulation3,700
Websitehttps://www.valleyreporter.com/

The Valley Reporter began publication in 1971.[4]

The current editor is Lisa Loomis.[3] The publisher is Patricia Clark.[5]

History

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]

Coverage

Friends of Mad River test the waters of Mad River and publish the results in the Valley Reporter.[13]

Awards

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]

References
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  3. "Mad River Valley Reporter". mondotimes. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  4. "The valley reporter". Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  5. "Business People-Vermont: The Valley Reporter, Al Benjamin". businesspeoplevermont.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  6. Bisbee, Richard (2007). "History of the Town of Waitsfield Vermont: 1789-2000" (PDF). Waitsfield Historical Society. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  7. "Two Leave Valley Reporter; Plan to Launch Rival Weekly". The Burlington Free Press. November 23, 1976. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  8. "Green Mountain Independent Paper Folds". The Burlington Free Press. September 5, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  9. "VT Newspapers Face Higher Costs". The Burlington Free Press. January 27, 1985. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  10. "Alvan R. Benjamin". Stowe Today. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  11. "ALVAN R. BENJAMIN Obituary". Legacy.com Boston Globe Obituaries. 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  12. "About the VPA – Vermont Press Association". www.vtpress.org. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  13. "Mad River: Group Tracks Contamination - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  14. "Free Press Wins Awards in Contest - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  15. "Free Press wins tops awards from Vt. Press Association - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  16. "Vermont Press Association presents annual awards - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  17. "Boright tops in sports writing — Williston Observer". www.willistonobserver.com. June 7, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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