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The Hermiston Herald

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The Hermiston Herald
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)EO Media Group
Founder(s)Horace Greeley Newport and William Skinner
Founded1906
Headquarters333 E. Main St Hermiston, OR 97838
Circulation8,900 Print
173 Digital (as of 2023)[1]
Websitehermistonherald.com

The Hermiston Herald is a weekly paper published on Wednesdays in Hermiston, Oregon, United States, since 1906.[2]

History

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The Herald was founded by Horace Greeley Newport and William Skinner in 1906.[3]

G. M. "Jerry" Reed bought a minority ownership stake in the paper in 1969 and became the sole owner in 1974.[4] He merged his company with Eagle Newspapers in a stock-for-stock exchange in 1979.[5][6] Reed sold his interests in the company in 1984 and would run the paper until selling it to Western Communications in 1992.[4][3]

Reed was posthumously inducted into the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association's hall of fame in 2017.[7][8]

In 2008, the newspaper was purchased by EO Media Group (formerly known as the East Oregonian Publishing Company).[9] In June 2024, EO Media Group announced The Hermiston Herald will cease print publication and go online-only. All print subscribers will instead receive the East Oregonian, published weekly and including news from The Hermiston Herald's website.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "EO Media Group Publishing Map". EO Media Group LLC. 2023-03-06. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  2. ^ "The Hermiston Herald". Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Hermiston Herald joins EO Media Group (formerly East Oregonian Publishing Co.)". The Hermiston Herald. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  4. ^ a b McDowell, Jade (2016-11-04). "Former Herald owner/publisher Jerry Reed has died". Hermiston Herald. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  5. ^ Edstrom, Judy (August 15, 2012). "Eagle's 76 Years – our history – first installment". Eagle Newspapers Inc. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  6. ^ Easterling, Jerry (1980-01-20). "The Eagle is soaring: Newspaper chain undergoes rapid growth in past decade". Statesman Journal. p. 66. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  7. ^ "ONPA inducts Reed into Hall of Fame". The Hermiston Herald. July 17, 2017. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  8. ^ "Newspaper Hall of Fame Award". Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  9. ^ "East Oregonian Publishing Co. to acquire Herald". East Oregonian. 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  10. ^ "EO Media Group announces changes to newspaper operations". East Oregonian. 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  11. ^ Buckley, Kyra (June 3, 2024). "Company that runs Bulletin, other Northwest newspapers to slash workforce and scale back print distribution". OPB. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
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