The Advocate-Messenger Explained
| The Advocate-Messenger |
| Type: | Daily newspaper |
| Format: | Broadsheet |
| Foundation: | 1865 |
| Owners: | Boone Newspapers Inc. |
| Publisher: | Jeff Kuerzi |
| Editor: | John Reitman |
| Language: | English |
| Circulation: | 9,121 Afternoon
9,093 Sunday |
| Circulation Ref: | [1] |
| Headquarters: | 461 South 4th St.,
Danville, KY 40422
United States |
The Advocate-Messenger is a newspaper published Tuesday and Friday in Danville, Kentucky.[2] The printed version of the newspaper is delivered by US mail.[3] The newspaper serves central Kentucky, with distribution primarily in Boyle,Lincoln,Casey,Mercer, andGarrard counties.
History
- The Kentucky Advocate began publication in Danville on June 24, 1865, as a Democratic party supporter.[4]
- The Kentucky Tribune began publication in Danville in 1843 as a Whig party supporter, later changing to a Republican party supporter. In 1887 it was renamed The Danville Democrat and in 1893, renamed again to The Danville News. In 1907, it merged into The Kentucky Advocate.[4]
- The Boyle County Herald began publication in Danville in the 1880s and merged into The Kentucky Advocate in 1907.[4]
- The Daily Messenger began publication in Danville in 1910.[4]
- The Advocate-Messenger is the result of the merger in 1940 of The Kentucky Advocate and The Daily-Messenger.
- The paper was purchased by Schurz Communications of South Bend, Indiana in 1978.
- In 2013, Advocate Messenger printing operations moved from Danville to Winchester Kentucky.[5]
- Boone Newspapers formed a subsidiary, Bluegrass Newsmedia LLC. In 2016, the subsidiary purchased the paper in 2016 along with The Winchester Sun, The Jessamine Journal, and The Interior Journal.[6]
- In 2020, the four Bluegrass Newsmedia papers eliminated their sports staffs, which were mostly one-person departments.[7] A column in the Winchester Sun noted that "Most people seeking news about high school and youth sports get that information immediately by attending the games, via social media or through web sites like MaxPreps and others. The days of the newspaper needing to write long narrative recaps of every sporting contest are gone."[8] The newspapers plan to continue sports coverage via reader submissions and human interest pieces.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Boone Newspapers – The Advocate-Messenger . 2016-05-12 .
- News: Newspaper invests more in online coverage as COVID-19 economic crisis worsens . . Danville, Kentucky . 2020-04-10 . dead . 2020-04-14 . 2020-04-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200413222457/https://www.amnews.com/2020/04/10/newspaper-invests-more-in-online-coverage-as-covid-19-economic-crisis-worsens/ .
- News: Advocate-Messenger switches to same-day mail delivery . The Advocate-Messenger . Danville, Kentucky . 2017-01-17 . 2018-08-20 .
- Griffin, Richard W., Newspaper Story of a Town: A History of Danville Kentucky, Danville Advocate Messenger, Danville KY, 1965
- News: Adkins . Rachael . Winchester press to be used: Printing being consolidated in Kentucky . The Winchester Sun . Schurtz Communications Inc . 2013-10-01 . 2018-01-19 .
- News: Four Central Ky. newspapers being sold . . 2015-12-18 . 2016-05-12 .
- Web site: Four Central Kentucky newspapers eliminate sports departments. Shelby Lofton. WKYT-TV. February 28, 2020. June 6, 2020. https://archive.today/20200606141605/https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Four-Central-Kentucky-newspapers-let-sports-reporters-go--568321661.html. June 6, 2020. live.
- Web site: Sports coverage has to evolve and adapt to readers. Mike Caldwell. Winchester Sun. February 28, 2020. June 6, 2020. https://archive.today/20200606142016/https://www.winchestersun.com/2020/02/28/sports-coverage-has-to-evolve-and-adapt/. June 6, 2020. live.
