Lewiston Morning Tribune

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    The Lewiston Morning Tribune is an

    independently owned newspaper in the northwestern United States, located in Lewiston, Idaho.[6] Founded in 1892, it serves counties in north-central Idaho and southeastern Washington, the southern portion of the Inland Empire.[7]

    Nathan Alford became the

    publisher on October 1, 2008. after the retirement of his father A L Butch Alford, making him the fourth publisher of the Tribune.[8][9] As of 2017, the Lewiston Tribune has a circulation of 25,000 papers in north-central Idaho and southeastern Washington.[10]

    It was the first newspaper in Idaho to publish an

    LCCN is sn 82014515.[1]

    Founding and ownership

    Eugene L. Alford and Albert H. Alford founded the Lewiston Morning Tribune 132 years ago in 1892.

    daily newspaper in 1898.[2] Eugene worked as the publisher and business manager while Albert assumed the position of editor.[14]

    After Albert H. Alford died in 1928, his nephew Albert L. Alford (1907–1968) returned to Lewiston from Washington and Lee University in Virginia to assume the position as a managing editor,[15] then became the publisher and editor after his father's death in 1946.[16] Known to his friends as "Bud" Alford,[17] Albert continued to work for the Tribune for 43 years.[18][19] Following his death in 1968, his son, Albert Larson "Butch" Alford, became the third publisher of the Tribune.[20]

    Following 89 years of local ownership, two-thirds of the stock was sold in 1981 to TCI Newspapers of Denver.[21][22] Butch Alford repurchased the Tribune from TCI in December 1997.[23][24][25][26]

    Community participation and recognition

    The Lewiston Morning Tribute partners with Inland 360 to publish articles about local businesses and events that are voted as the best by members of the community.[27] The Lewiston Morning Tribune also has a recognition article that allows people in the valley to vote once a week on a local athlete to become their "prep athlete of the week". The athlete who wins receives an article recognizing them in the sports section of the paper.[28]

    References

    1. ^ a b "About The Lewiston morning tribune, Lewiston, Idaho". Chronicling America - Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
    2. ^ a b "Tribune Marks 75th Anniversary". Lewiston Morning Tribune. September 29, 1967. p. 22.
    3. ^ "Lewiston Morning Tribune - Lewiston, ID Newspaper - Website, Address, Phone Number, Editor, Contact Information and Translate to Languages". USNPL. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
    4. ^ "Advertise In The Lewiston Idaho "Lewiston Morning Tribune" Daily Newspaper". Nationwide Newspapers. Orlando, Florida. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
    5. ^ "About Us - The Lewiston Tribune: Site". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
    6. ^ "Contact Us". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
    7. ^ "Lewiston Tribune". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
    8. ^ a b "Daily News publisher takes reins at Lewiston Tribune". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. October 1, 2008. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
    9. ^ Tribune, ELAINE WILLIAMS The Lewiston. "Alford replaces Alford at Lewiston Tribune". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
    10. ^ "Albert Larson "Butch" Alford, Jr". School of Journalism and Communication. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
    11. ^ "Lewiston Tribune". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
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      . Retrieved 2014-06-17.
    13. ^ "A LOOK AT HISTORY..." The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
    14. ^ "TRIBUNE HIERARCHY TWO BROTHERS MIGRATED FROM TEXAS A CENTURY AGO, AND THE HELM OF THE TRIBUNE HASN'T LEFT THE FAMILY SINCE". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
    15. ^ "IDAHO OBITUARIES". www.alfordassociation.org. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
    16. ^ "Albert L. Alford. Papers, 1913-1972". www.lib.uidaho.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
    17. ^ Congress, United States (1968). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office.
    18. ^ "IDAHO OBITUARIES". www.alfordassociation.org. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
    19. ^ "Alford rites set tomorrow". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). July 22, 1968. p. 6.
    20. ^ "Albert Larson "Butch" Alford, Jr". School of Journalism and Communication. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
    21. ^ "Tribune stock sold to TCI Newspapers, Inc". Lewiston Morning Tribune. September 2, 1981. p. 1C.
    22. ^ "Lewiston paper sold". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 2, 1981. p. 11.
    23. ^ "Alford regains ownership of Lewiston Trib; Heir of paper's founders buys it from TCI subsidiary". Lewiston Tribune. Jan 1, 1988.
    24. ^ "Daily News sold". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. January 1, 1998. p. 1A.
    25. ^ Emerson, Paul (January 1, 1998). "Alford regains ownership of Lewiston Trib". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1A.
    26. ^ "Moscow-Pullman paper losing publisher in ownership change". The Spokesman-Review. January 14, 1998. p. B3.
    27. ^ "Home". Inland 360. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
    28. ^ "PREP ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Owen Anderson". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 2019-11-09.

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