The ''Killeen Daily Herald'' is a daily newspaper in
Killeen, Texas
Killeen is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 153,095, making it the 19th-most populous city in Texas and the largest of the three principal cities of Bell County. It is the principal city ...
. The newspaper is owned by
Frank Mayborn Enterprises, Inc. The newspaper has a daily circulation of about 14,000 readers and a Sunday circulation of about 17,000 readers.
History
The newspaper was established in June 1890 as the weekly ''Killeen Herald'', owned by W.E. Bennett. Bennett sold the newspaper in 1893, and ownership of the newspaper changed several times before Bennett repurchased it in 1903. After a failed transition to a daily, William H. Carter bought it that year and reverted it to a weekly format.
Shortly thereafter, Bennett also formed semi-weekly newspaper called the ''Killeen Messenger''. Carter bought the ''Messenger'' a year after its founding and merged the pair into the ''Killeen Daily Herald and Messenger'', which remained its name until 1953, when the newspaper was renamed the ''Killeen Daily Herald'' upcoming becoming a daily newspaper.
Carter was publisher of the paper for 43 years, until 1950.
Journalist James C. Tanner bought the newspaper in 1950, with Carter keeping the printing portion of the business.
Tanner, in his early twenties, was the publisher and editor, and his wife, Trinnia, was treasurer.
On January 5, 1953, the newspaper switched from publishing twice a week (Tuesday and Friday) to five days a week (Monday–Friday), and changed its name to ''Killeen Daily Herald''.
In 1953, ''
Temple Daily Telegram
The Temple Daily Telegram is the daily newspaper of Temple, Texas, serving Central Texas since 1907. The Telegram is locally owned and operated by Frank Mayborn Enterprises, under editor and publisher Sue Mayborn, the widow of Frank Mayborn.
On ...
'' owner
Frank W. Mayborn purchased the ''Daily Herald''. The new daily afternoon format was published Monday through Friday, with a weekly option called the ''Messenger'' preserved for legacy readers. A Sunday edition was added in 1969 and the paper went to 7-day publication in 1982, switching to a morning release at that time.
Mayborn died in 1987 and his widow, Sue Mayborn, took over editor and publisher duties, continuing until . Terry Gandy has been the general manager of the paper since 1998.
See also
*
List of newspapers in Texas
This is a list of newspapers in Texas, United States.
Daily, weekly, and other newspapers
College newspapers
* ''The Battalion'' – Texas A&M University
* ''The Baylor Lariat'' – Baylor University
* The Brand' – Hardin-Simmons University
...
References
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External links
Killeen Daily Herald
Daily newspapers published in Texas