| Delano Record | |
| Type: | Semi-weekly newspaper |
| Foundation: | 1908 |
| Ceased Publication: | 2017 |
| Headquarters: | Delano, California |
The Delano Record was a semi-weekly newspaper serving Delano, California and surrounding area.[1] [2] It ceased publication in 2017 as an individual publication, but appears to have reemerged as a subsection of the Bakersfield.com website.
The Delano Record began as the Delano Holograph in 1908.[3] George Keyzers bought the newspaper in 1950, and operated it until its sale to Reed Print Co. in 1985.[4]
During the late 1960s it was known for supporting grape growers over workers during the Delano grape strike.[5] Cesar Chavez recalled that the Record accused him of using "vicious dogs" to scare workers into signing up for the newly formed union.[6] In fact, the FBI file compiled on Chavez when he was considered for an appointment in the Johnson administration contained an editorial from the Record arguing that such an appointment would be a "cruel hoax":[7] [8]
In 2011, Schafter Press, which printed the Record, caught fire.[9] The fire destroyed the paper news archives, causing the loss of any material that had not previously been stored on microfiche.[10]
The newspaper closed its doors in 2017 after Reed Print folded.[11] The Bakersfield.com site (formerly The Bakersfield Californian) was publishing a weekly section identified as the Delano Record,[12] but the connection to the previous publication is unclear. The site features the reporting of local journalists Gene Garaygordobil and Maria Ahumada-Garaygordobil (of the local news site and former Record competitor DelanoNow) and the columns of Gary Girard and publishes under the name The Record.