suspended the afternoon Traveler and absorbed the evening edition into the Herald to create the Boston Herald Traveler. ===The Boston Daily Advertiser=== The Boston Daily Advertiser was established in 1813 in Boston by Nathan Hale.
Higgins, the publisher and treasurer of the Boston Herald bought out its next door neighbor The Boston Journal and created The Boston Herald and Boston Journal ===The American Traveler=== Even earlier than the Herald, the weekly American Traveler was founded in 1825 as a bulletin for stagecoach listings. ===The Boston Evening Traveller=== The Boston Evening Traveler was founded in 1845.
In 1832 The Advertiser took over control of The Boston Patriot, and then in 1840 it took over and absorbed The Boston Gazette.
In 1832 The Advertiser took over control of The Boston Patriot, and then in 1840 it took over and absorbed The Boston Gazette.
Higgins, the publisher and treasurer of the Boston Herald bought out its next door neighbor The Boston Journal and created The Boston Herald and Boston Journal ===The American Traveler=== Even earlier than the Herald, the weekly American Traveler was founded in 1825 as a bulletin for stagecoach listings. ===The Boston Evening Traveller=== The Boston Evening Traveler was founded in 1845.
It was founded in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States.
As of August 2018, the paper had approximately 110 total employees, compared to about 225 before the sale. ==History== The Herald history can be traced back through two lineages, the Daily Advertiser and the old Boston Herald, and two media moguls, William Randolph Hearst and Rupert Murdoch. ===The original Boston Herald=== The original Boston Herald was founded in 1846 by a group of Boston printers jointly under the name of John A.
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Eaton, just 22 years old, said "The Herald will be independent in politics and religion; liberal, industrious, enterprising, critically concerned with literacy and dramatic matters, and diligent in its mission to report and analyze the news, local and global." In 1847, the Boston Herald absorbed the Boston American Eagle and the Boston Daily Times. ===The Boston Herald and Boston Journal=== In October 1917, John H.
continued using the name Advertiser for its Sunday paper until the early 1970s. ===The Boston Record=== On September 3, 1884, The Boston Evening Record was started by the Boston Advertiser as a campaign newspaper.
The Record was so popular that it was made a permanent publication. ===The Boston American=== In 1904, William Randolph Hearst began publishing his own newspaper in Boston called The American.
In 1912, the Herald acquired the Traveler, continuing to publish both under their own names.
Eaton, just 22 years old, said "The Herald will be independent in politics and religion; liberal, industrious, enterprising, critically concerned with literacy and dramatic matters, and diligent in its mission to report and analyze the news, local and global." In 1847, the Boston Herald absorbed the Boston American Eagle and the Boston Daily Times. ===The Boston Herald and Boston Journal=== In October 1917, John H.
The paper was purchased by William Randolph Hearst in 1917.
Hearst ultimately ended up purchasing the Daily Advertiser in 1917.
In 1920 the Advertiser was merged with The Boston Record, initially the combined newspaper was called the Boston Advertiser however when the combined newspaper became an illustrated tabloid in 1921 it was renamed The Boston American.
In 1920 the Advertiser was merged with The Boston Record, initially the combined newspaper was called the Boston Advertiser however when the combined newspaper became an illustrated tabloid in 1921 it was renamed The Boston American.
By 1938, the Daily Advertiser had changed to the Daily Record, and The American had become the Sunday Advertiser.
The Sunday Advertiser and Record American would ultimately be merged in 1972 into The Boston Herald Traveler a line of newspapers that stretched back to the old Boston Herald. ===The Boston Herald Traveler=== In 1946, Herald-Traveler Corporation acquired Boston radio station WHDH.
The sinking of the liner in July 1956 (the pictures were taken from an airplane flying at a height of 75 feet 9 minutes before the ship plunged to the bottom.
Two years later, WHDH-FM was licensed, and on November 26, 1957, WHDH-TV made its début as an ABC affiliate on channel 5.
Doerfer, chairman of the FCC between 1957 and 1960, who served as a commissioner during the original licensing process.
Doerfer, chairman of the FCC between 1957 and 1960, who served as a commissioner during the original licensing process.
A third paper owned by Hearst, called the Afternoon Record, which had been renamed the Evening American, merged in 1961 with the Daily Record to form the Record American.
In 1961, WHDH-TV's affiliation switched to CBS.
After a newspaper strike in 1967, Herald-Traveler Corp.
(Some Boston broadcast historians accuse The Boston Globe of being covertly behind the proceeding as a sort of vendetta for not getting a license—The Herald Traveler was Republican in sympathies, and the Globe then had a firm policy of not endorsing political candidates, although Doerfer's history at the FCC also lent suspicions) The FCC ordered comparative hearings, and in 1969 a competing applicant, Boston Broadcasters, Inc., was granted a construction permit to replace WHDH-TV on channel 5.
continued using the name Advertiser for its Sunday paper until the early 1970s. ===The Boston Record=== On September 3, 1884, The Boston Evening Record was started by the Boston Advertiser as a campaign newspaper.
The Sunday Advertiser and Record American would ultimately be merged in 1972 into The Boston Herald Traveler a line of newspapers that stretched back to the old Boston Herald. ===The Boston Herald Traveler=== In 1946, Herald-Traveler Corporation acquired Boston radio station WHDH.
The first editions published under the new combined name were those of June 19, 1972.
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Pulitzer Prizes for Spot News Photography, Stanley Forman, for Fire Escape Collapse, a dramatic shot of a young woman and child falling as the fire escape to which they had fled during an apartment house fire collapsed on July 22, 1975 1977.
Pulitzer Prizes for Feature Photography, staff photographers, for photographic coverage of The Blizzard of 1978 2006.
It has been awarded eight Pulitzer Prizes in its history, including four for editorial writing and three for photography before it was converted to tabloid format in 1981.
The Herald American was printed in broadsheet format, and failed to target a particular readership; where the Record American had been a typical city tabloid, the Herald Traveler was a Republican paper. ===Murdoch purchases The Herald American=== The Herald American converted to tabloid format in September 1981, but Hearst faced steep declines in circulation and advertising.
The company announced it would close the Herald American—making Boston a one-newspaper town—on December 3, 1982.
Boston Herald, Inc., et al. ==References== Boston Herald July 29, 1998 ==Further reading== Sterling Quinlan, The Hundred Million Dollar Lunch (Chicago, J.P.
Although the companies merged under the banner of Herald Media, Inc., the suburban papers maintained their distinct editorial and marketing identity. After years of operating profits at Community Newspaper and losses at the Herald, Purcell in 2006 sold the suburban chain to newspaper conglomerate Liberty Group Publishing of Illinois, which soon after changed its name to GateHouse Media.
The Herald was named one of the "10 Newspapers That 'Do It Right' in 2012 by Editor & Publisher. In December 2017, the Herald filed for bankruptcy.
The deal, which also saw GateHouse acquiring The Patriot Ledger and The Enterprise respectively in south suburban Quincy and Brockton, netted $225 million for Purcell, who vowed to use the funds to clear the Herald's debt and reinvest in the Paper. ===Boston Herald Radio=== On August 5, 2013, the Herald launched an internet radio station named Boston Herald Radio which includes radio shows by much of the Herald staff.
The Herald was named one of the "10 Newspapers That 'Do It Right' in 2012 by Editor & Publisher. In December 2017, the Herald filed for bankruptcy.
The station's morning lineup is simulcast on 830 AM WCRN from 10 AM Eastern time to 12 noon Eastern time. ===Bankruptcy=== In December 2017, the Herald announced plans to sell itself to GateHouse Media after filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The new owner, DFM, said they would be keeping 175 of the approximately 240 employees the Herald had when it sought bankruptcy protection in December 2017.
On February 14, 2018, Digital First Media successfully bid $11.9 million to purchase the company in a bankruptcy auction; the acquisition was completed on March 19, 2018.
As of August 2018, the paper had approximately 110 total employees, compared to about 225 before the sale. ==History== The Herald history can be traced back through two lineages, the Daily Advertiser and the old Boston Herald, and two media moguls, William Randolph Hearst and Rupert Murdoch. ===The original Boston Herald=== The original Boston Herald was founded in 1846 by a group of Boston printers jointly under the name of John A.
The deal was scheduled to be completed by February 2018, with the new company streamlining and having layoffs in coming months.
The acquisition was completed on March 19, 2018. The Herald and parent DFM were criticized for ending the ten-year printing contract with competitor The Boston Globe, moving printing from Taunton, Massachusetts, to Rhode Island and its "dehumanizing cost-cutting efforts" in personnel.
The "consolidation" took effect in August, with nine jobs eliminated. In late August 2018, it was announced that the Herald would move its offices from Boston's Seaport District to Braintree, Massachusetts, in late November or early December. ==Awards== 1924.
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