The Albany Herald

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The Albany Herald
OCLC number
12531100
Websitealbanyherald.com

The Albany Herald is the daily newspaper for metro

Georgia. It is distributed in metro Albany and in southwest Georgia.[3] The newspaper was founded in 1891. Offices for the paper were previously housed in the historic Rosenberg Brothers Department Store
in downtown Albany.

History

The Herald Publishing Company, a company founded in 1897, was purchased by

Gray Communications Systems (now Gray Television).[4]

In 1993, The Herald converted to a morning publication to serve better the needs of southwest Georgia.[4]

In 2005 Gray's newspaper holdings were spun off into a separate company which was named Triple Crown Media.[5] Triple Crown Media changed its name to Southern Community Newspapers Incorporated in 2010.[6]

The Herald announced in October 2012 that it would cease its printing operation in Albany and cut 26 jobs. The paper is printed by

Gannett Company at the Tallahassee Democrat.[7]

In May 2017, The Herald switched to a paid subscription website. Full access to The Herald's website is free with the paid subscription to the print newspaper.[8]

The Herald introduced a new weekend edition in October 2017 which is delivered Sunday mornings. The new edition combines the Saturday and Sunday papers, and include more pages, new features and additional color comics.[9]

In March 2018, Scot Morrissey was named the new publisher of The Herald. Morrissey was previously the publisher of the Athens Banner-Herald for nearly 10 years.[10]

After more than three decades in the historic Rosenberg Brothers Department Store building, the paper moved to a smaller office on W Broad Ave. December 2019.[1] The building, and several adjacent buildings, were sold to the city of Albany for $850,000 in April 2019.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Albany Herald prepares for 'in-the-neighborhood' move". The Albany Herald. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "2013 Georgia Newspaper Directory" (PDF). Georgia Press Association. 2013-01-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  3. ^ "About Us". Albany Herald.
  4. ^ a b "Gray TV's History".
  5. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 4 August 2005. Archived from the original
    on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  6. ^ "Daily Post's parent company changes name". Gwinnett Daily Post. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  7. ^ "Albany Herald to be printed on Florida press". WALB. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  8. ^ "Albany Herald print subscribers can register for site use Monday". The Albany Herald. Retrieved 2018-06-16. (subscription required)
  9. ^ "New Herald Weekend launches Oct. 1". The Albany Herald. Retrieved 2018-06-16. (subscription required)
  10. ^ "Morrissey named publisher of Albany Herald". The Albany Herald. Retrieved 2018-06-16. (subscription required)
  11. ^ "City purchases Albany Herald building". WFXL Fox 31. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.