The ''Centre Daily Times'' is a daily newspaper located in
State College, Pennsylvania
State College is a home rule municipality in Centre County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is a college town, dominated economically, culturally and demographically by the presence of the University Park campus of the Pennsylvania Sta ...
in the
United States. It is the hometown newspaper for State College and the
Pennsylvania State University, one of the best-known and largest universities in the country, with more than 45,000 students attending the
main campus.
History
The newspaper was founded on May 12, 1898 as the weekly ''State College Times.'' In 1901, the paper changed ownership and The Times Printing & Publishing Company was formed. Two years later, the company name was changed to Nittany Printing & Publishing.
The Aikens family, led by Dr. Charles T. Aikens, acquired the paper in 1914. Charles' son, Claude G. Aikens, became publisher five years later. Under his leadership, circulation continued to grow and the paper became a daily in 1934. At that time, the publication took on its current ''Centre Daily Times'' name. In 1966, Claude's son Charles T. Aikens II took over as publisher. In 1973, the newspaper's headquarters and production facilities were moved from downtown State College to a new location on
East College Avenue.
The paper was sold to
Knight Ridder in 1979. Under Knight Ridder, a Saturday ''morning'' edition was added in 1980 and a Sunday edition was launched in 1982. The ''Centre Daily Times'' became a morning paper in 1986.
The McClatchy Company purchased Knight Ridder in 2006, thereby acquiring the ''Centre Daily Times''. In 2019, the Saturday print edition was eliminated. In 2021, the newspaper announced plans to sell its facility on East College Avenue and move to a new location.
Circulation area
Home delivery is available to all of
Centre County
Centre County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,172. Its county seat is Bellefonte. Centre County comprises the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The lan ...
and parts of
Blair
Blair is an English-language name of Scottish Gaelic origin. The surname is derived from any of the numerous places in Scotland called ''Blair'', derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''blàr'', meaning "plain", "meadow" or "field", frequently a “ba ...
,
Clearfield,
Clinton,
Huntingdon and
Mifflin counties. In addition, single copy sales reach several more counties, especially during college football season.
Major awards
*
Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association
The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association is a trade group serving newspapers in Pennsylvania. The PNA seeks to "advance the business interests of Pennsylvania news media companies" and protect the "free and independent press." It represents Pennsylva ...
2016 Keystone Press Awards winner as the best newspaper in its circulation division. Won 12 individual awards including first-place finishes in four categories.
*Named to annual list of 10 newspapers to watch by
Editor & Publisher.
References
External links
CentreDaily.com official siteElectronic E-EditionOfficial mobile website
{{Newspapers published in Pennsylvania
Centre County, Pennsylvania
State College, Pennsylvania
Daily newspapers published in Pennsylvania
McClatchy publications
Knight Ridder