''Lehigh Valley News'' is an

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serving the

Lehigh Valley The Lehigh Valley (), known colloquially as The Valley, is a geographic region formed by the Lehigh River in Lehigh County and Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania. It is a component valley of the Great Appalachian Valley bound to the no ...

in eastern Pennsylvania.

History

''Lehigh Valley News'' was founded in October 2022 under the auspices of John J. Moser, the president of news at

WLVT-TV WLVT-TV, virtual channel 39 ( VHF digital channel 9), is a PBS member television station licensed to Allentown, Pennsylvania. Owned by the Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation, it is a sister station to Philadelphia-licensed PBS ...

, and his vice president Jim Deegan. Moser is an industry veteran who worked as a music correspondent for ''

The Morning Call ''The Morning Call'' is a daily newspaper in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1883, it is the second longest continuously published newspaper in the Lehigh Valley, after ''The Express-Times''. In 2020, the newspaper permanently closed its Al ...

'' for 30 years, and served as assistant metro editor and editor of its offices in Bethlehem, Lehighton and Quakertown. The pair sought to "revitalize" local news, and to become the leading media company in the

. Moser would become deputy director, while Deegan would become executive editor. ''Lehigh Valley News'' is owned by Lehigh Valley Public Media, the same company that owns Allentown-licensed

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affiliate

and

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WLVR-FM WLVR-FM (91.3 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and is owned by Lehigh University, and co-operated, with the university, by Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation, also known as Lehigh Valley Publi ...

, licensed in Bethlehem. The site exists solely online and states that they seek to "provide credible, valuable journalism that allows our communities to make informed decisions." The site regularly hosts live debates, televised on

, between candidates for political office ahead of elections. In 2022, it held a debate between candidates

Susan Wild Susan Wild (née Ellis; born June 7, 1957) is an American attorney and politician from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A Democrat, she is a member of the United States House of Representatives from . The district is in the heart of the Lehigh ...

and

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during their closely-contested race for

Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district includes all of Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties; and parts of Monroe County. The district is represented by Democrat Susan Wild. From 2013 through 2018, the district incorporated parts of the ...

. The debate was also broadcast by

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. The following April, ''Lehigh Valley News'' hosted another debate between two candidates for Northampton County district attorney ahead of the municipal primary. Starting in 2023, in partnership with the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) and

Muhlenberg College Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg College is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is named for Henry Muhlenberg, the German patriarch of Luthera ...

, ''Lehigh Valley News'' releases an annual Lehigh Valley Quality of Life Survey. The survey uses a sample size of 625 residents.

References

External links

Official website
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