Daily Sentinel (Rome, New York) Explained

Daily Sentinel
Type:Daily newspaper
Owners:Sentinel Media Company
Headquarters:111 Langley Rd
Rome, NY 13441
Sister Newspapers:Boonville Herald
Oclc:14082459
Foundation:1820s (as Rome Telegraph and Democratic Sentinel)
1840s (as Rome Sentinel)

The Daily Sentinel is a newspaper serving the Utica-Rome metropolitan area in Central New York. It is based in Rome, New York and has an office in Utica, New York.[1]

History

Earlier Rome papers in the 1820s sharing the same publisher included the Rome Telegraph and Democratic Sentinel.[2] The two began publishing as the Rome Sentinel (including Rome Weekly Sentinel and Rome Daily Sentinel) in the 1840s.[3] [4] [5] Since 1864, the Sentinel has been family-owned. Through marriage, the name of the owning family has changed from Kessinger to Barnard to Waters.[6] [7] [8]

Since as early as 1855,[9] Sentinel articles,[10] [11] [12] [13] editorials,[14] and photos have been reprinted or used as sources by other papers such as The New York Times, as well as the Associated Press.[15] The Sentinel covered the activities at nearby Griffiss Air Force Base, including the presence of nuclear weapons there, until the closure of Griffiss in 1994.[16]

The Sentinel company founded a radio station, WRUN, which signed on April 24, 1948.[17] WRUN stood for "Rome-Utica News".[18] At the time it applied for permits, the signal from Utica-based competitor WIBX was too weak to reach Rome at night; WIBX upgraded their transmitter soon after.[19] Dick Clark was an announcer at WRUN before becoming a television news anchor at WKTV in 1951.[20] The Sentinel company sold WRUN in 1970.[21] Later, a local FM repeater of WAMC would use the call letters WRUN, and the AM station would rebrand as WUTI, which would become defunct in 2013.[18] [22] [23]

In early 2022, the paper rebranded as the Daily Sentinel.[24] Other changes at the same time included switching from carrier delivery to delivery via the U.S. Postal Service, expansion of local news coverage to all of Oneida, Herkimer and Madison counties, and a $1 increase in rates. At that time, publisher Bradley Waters mentioned that the paper had not turned a profit for four years, and expressed hopes that the changes would allow the Sentinel to remain family-owned.[25] Over the following year, the boards of the Utica City School District and the town of New Hartford voted to switch from the Utica-based Observer-Dispatch to the Sentinel as their official newspaper.[26] [27] In its organizing meeting for its 2024 term, the Utica Common Council voted to switch the city's official newspaper to the Sentinel.[28]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cleaver . Jolene. 2022-05-19 . Ribbon cutting at Sentinel's new Utica office signals bright future . 2023-12-30 . Rome Sentinel . en.
  2. Web site: Library of Congress. Democratic Sentinel (Rome, N.Y.). July 25, 2021. July 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725090805/https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83031884/. live.
  3. Web site: Library of Congress . The Rome Sentinel . July 25, 2021 . July 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725090759/https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83031885 . live .
  4. Web site: Library of Congress . Rome Sentinel (Rome, N.Y.) . July 25, 2021 . July 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725093815/https://www.loc.gov/item/sn91066950 . live .
  5. Web site: About Us . 2023-11-26 . Rome Sentinel . en.
  6. News: . ALBERT KESSINGER, PUBLISHER, IS DEAD; Editor and Owner of Rome Sentinel 40 Years -- Father With Paper 72 Years WAS ACTIVE IN POLITICS Mayor of City for 3 Terms Had Served as a Democratic Presidential Elector . February 25, 1941 . July 25, 2021 . July 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725085301/https://www.nytimes.com/1941/02/25/archives/albert-kessilq6er-publisher-is-dead-editor-and-owner-of-rome.html . live .
  7. News: The New York Times. A. C. KESSINGER, PUBLISHER, 86, DIES; Owner of Rome Sentinel. June 30, 1928. July 25, 2021. July 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725085303/https://www.nytimes.com/1928/06/30/archives/a-c-kessinger-publisher-86-dies-owner-of-rome-sentinel-began-work.html. live.
  8. Web site: 2018-07-13. Longtime Rome Sentinel publisher dies at 97 . 2023-12-30 . Utica Observer Dispatch . en-US.
  9. News: The New York Times. Article 1. which we copy from the Rome Sentinel. January 27, 1855. July 25, 2021. July 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725090800/https://www.nytimes.com/1855/01/27/archives/article-1-no-title.html. live.
  10. News: The New York Times. A Bogus Marriage Notice; FATAL Hoax. July 23, 1865. July 25, 2021. July 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725090803/https://www.nytimes.com/1865/07/23/archives/a-bogus-marriage-notice-fatal-result-of-a-hoax.html. live.
  11. News: . 6 . Deep, Dignified and Effective: From The Rome Sentinel . August 12, 1904 . July 25, 2021 . July 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725090801/https://www.nytimes.com/1904/08/12/archives/deep-dignified-and-effective.html . live .
  12. News: 2015-11-24 . Pending sale of Nirvana could keep Forestport plant operational . 2023-11-26 . en . . August 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828215552/https://www.nny360.com/news/pending-sale-of-nirvana-could-keep-forestport-plant-operational/article_e78801d2-bebb-5db7-b12d-216fce8210c6.html . live .
  13. News: Times Union (Albany). Regulators' decision on rail line's control awaits DEC application. May 10, 2018. July 25, 2021. July 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725185053/https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Regulators-decision-on-rail-line-s-control-12905197.php. live.
  14. News: . Drive to cut alcohol-fueled crashes . September 16, 2015 . July 25, 2021 . July 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725184514/https://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-opinion/article/Drive-to-cut-alcohol-fueled-crashes-6509606.php . live .
  15. Web site: Associated Press (APnews). Amid Urban Debris, the Snowy Owl Is a Wintertime Ghost. Dave Taft. John Clifford. January 9, 2015. Rome Daily Sentinel, via Associated Press. July 25, 2021. July 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725085258/https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/09/amid-urban-debris-the-snowy-owl-is-a-wintertime-ghost. live.
  16. News: The New York Times. Nuclear Deterrence as a neighbor. December 27, 1982. July 25, 2021. July 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725085305/https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/27/nyregion/nuclear-deterrence-as-a-neighbor.html. live.
  17. Book: Broadcasting Yearbook 1981. 1981. C-164. February 28, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101008193016/http://davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC-YB/1981/Cb%20Facilities%20of%20Radio%201981%20N-Z.pdf. October 8, 2010. dead. mdy-all.
  18. News: . Sports World Specials: BASEBALL; What's in a name? . June 12, 1989 . July 25, 2021 . July 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725090256/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/12/sports/sports-world-specials-baseball-what-s-in-a-name.html . live.
  19. News: Sentinel Company Files Applications For 2 Radio Stations. April 25, 1946. Rome Sentinel. February 28, 2010.
  20. Book: Clark, Dick . Robinson . Richard . Rock, Roll & Remember . 1978 . 978-0-445-04178-3 . Crowell . New York.
  21. Book: Broadcasting Yearbook 1971. 1971. B-145. February 28, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101008150638/http://davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC-YB/1971/B%202%20Radio%20YB%201971.pdf. October 8, 2010. dead. mdy-all.
  22. Web site: Former WRUN radio station to be purchased by Fly Creek firm . 2023-11-26 . Utica Observer-Dispatch . en-US . 2010-09-21 . November 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126015031/https://www.uticaod.com/story/business/2010/09/21/former-wrun-radio-station-to/44770305007/ . live .
  23. Web site: WRUN: Northeast Public Radio 90.3 FM . July 25, 2021 . July 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725085302/https://www.radio.net/s/wrun . live .
  24. Web site: 2022-01-12 . Historic rebrand for Rome Sentinel . 2023-12-30 . WKTV NewsChannel2 . en.
  25. Web site: Cleaver . Jolene . 2022-01-11 . Changes needed to save future of local news . 2023-12-30 . Rome Sentinel . en.
  26. Web site: Caputo . Thomas Caputo . 2022-07-07 . New members sworn in to Utica board of ed; Daily Sentinel chosen as district's official newspaper . 2023-12-30 . Rome Sentinel . en.
  27. Web site: Manore . Alexis . 2023-01-07 . New Hartford Town Board makes Daily Sentinel its official newspaper . 2023-12-30 . Rome Sentinel . en.
  28. Web site: Caputo . Thomas . 2024-01-03 . Daily Sentinel designated as Utica's official newspaper . 2024-01-04 . Rome Sentinel . en.

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