''Philadelphia Daily News'' is a

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that serves

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. The newspaper is owned by

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, which also owns Philadelphia's other major newspaper ''

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''. The ''Daily News'' began publishing on March 31, 1925, under founding editor Lee Ellmaker. By 1930, the newspaper's circulation exceeded 200,000, but by the 1950s the news paper was losing money. In 1954, the newspaper was sold to Matthew McCloskey and then sold again in 1957 to publisher

Walter Annenberg Walter Hubert Annenberg (March 13, 1908 – October 1, 2002) was an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and diplomat. Annenberg owned and operated Triangle Publications, which included ownership of ''The Philadelphia Inquirer' ...

. In 1969, Annenberg sold the ''Daily News'' to Knight Ridder. In 2006 Knight Ridder sold the paper to a group of local investors. The ''Daily News'' has won the

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three times.

History

''Philadelphia Daily News'' began publishing on March 31, 1925, under founding editor Lee Ellmaker. In its early years, it was dominated by crime stories, sports and sensationalism. By 1930, daily circulation of the morning paper exceeded 200,000. Circulation dropped over the years, and by 1954, the money-losing paper was sold to Matthew McCloskey, a contractor and treasurer of the

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. In December 1956, the paper's financial condition was so bad that McCloskey got permission from the unions for a 90 percent cut in the workforce. In 1957, McCloskey sold the paper to

, publisher of ''

''. Annenberg killed off the ''Daily News''' Sunday edition and made the tabloid into an afternoon paper. In 1969, Annenberg sold both papers to Knight Newspapers Inc., which eventually became Knight Ridder following a merger. Under the new ownership, the ''Daily News'' returned to morning publication and aimed to be taken more seriously. The paper's journalists have won the

three times. Richard Aregood won in 1985 for editorial writing, Signe Wilkinson won for her

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in 1992 and Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman won in 2010 for investigating reporting for their "Tainted Justice" series focusing on the alleged misdeeds of a rogue narcotics squad. The paper continues to struggle financially. It was surpassed in circulation, but not readership, by the free daily ''

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''. When the sale of Knight Ridder to

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was announced in March 2006, there were rumors that McClatchy would close the ''Daily News''. However, in May, before the sale was finalized, it was announced that the ''Inquirer'' and ''Daily News'' would be re-sold to Philadelphia Media Holdings L.L.C., a local group led by advertising executive

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and co-founder of the

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homebuilding firm, Bruce Toll. The deal became official on June 29, 2006. The group intended to strengthen the online presence of both papers, and began an extensive ad campaign. Falling circulation and ad revenue caused Philadelphia Media Holdings to make the ''Daily News'' into an edition of ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. Without making any other changes to the ''Daily News'', making it part of ''The Inquirer'' would combine the circulation numbers of both papers by the Audit Bureau of Circulation. The idea was to make the newspapers more attractive to advertisers. On April 14, 2010 Brian Tierney announced that the ''Daily News'' would launch a weekend edition in October. The weekend edition's content would be similar to the daily edition, but would have features that would not be time sensitive and be able to be read anytime during the week. In early 2009, debts from buying the newspapers forced Philadelphia Newspapers LLC into

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. The bankruptcy was the beginning of a year-long dispute between Philadelphia Media Holdings and creditors. The group of creditors, which include banks and hedge funds, wanted to take control of Philadelphia Newspapers LLC themselves, and opposed efforts by Philadelphia Media Holdings to keep control. Philadelphia Media Holdings received support from most of the paper's unions and launched a public relations campaign to promote local ownership. A bankruptcy auction was held on April 28, 2010. The group of lending creditors and a group of local investors allied with Brian Tierney both bid for Philadelphia Newspapers, but the lenders had the winning bid. The lenders' company, Philadelphia Media Network, took control later that year. In July 2012, after selling the Inquirer Building in 2011, the ''Daily News'' along with ''The Inquirer'' and Philly.com moved their offices to the 3rd floor of the old Strawbridge & Clothier department store on East Market Street. In 2019, Philadelphia Media Network renamed Philly.com Inquirer.com and made the ''Daily News'' an edition of the ''Inquirer''. Philadelphia Media Network was renamed The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC.

George Fencl Award

The George Fencl Award, named in honor of

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Officer George Fencl, is given by the ''Daily News'' to a Philadelphia Police Officer who exemplifies compassion, fairness, and civic commitment. The award was first given in 1986.

Sportsperson of the Year

The ''Daily News'' named its first

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in 2008.For complete article, ''scroll down'' below the advertisements and also click on links to pages 2, 3, and 4. *2008 –

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, Philadelphia Phillies *2009 – Jay Wright, Villanova Wildcats basketball coach *2010 –

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, Philadelphia Phillies *2011 – Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies *2012 – Mike Trout,

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outfielder, born and raised in Millville.

Notable employees

*Richard Aregood, 1985

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, Major League Baseball player, columnist * John Baer, political journalist *

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, columnist *

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, columnist *

Ray Didinger Ray Didinger (born September 18, 1946 in Philadelphia) is an American retired sportswriter, radio personality, sports commentator author and screenwriter. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the Writer's Honor Roll. Early l ...

, sports columnist *

Bill Fleischman William R. Fleischman Jr. (April 8, 1939May 1, 2019) was an American sports journalist. During the 1960s, he worked at ''The News Journal'' and the ''Burlington County Times'' after graduating from Gettysburg College. He reported for the ''Phil ...

, journalist and assistant sports editor * Jay Greenberg, sports writer *

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, baseball writer and columnist, 1987–2012; J. G. Taylor Spink Award recipient * Stan Hochman, sports columnist * Phil Jasner, sports columnist *

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, city editor *Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman, 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting *

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, sportswriter, later TV boxing commentator * Alan Richman, food writer *

Chuck Stone Charles Sumner "Chuck" Stone, Jr. (July 21, 1924 – April 6, 2014) was an American pilot, newspaper editor, journalism professor, and author. He was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II and was the first president of the National ...

, columnist, 1972 – 1991 *

Bascom N. Timmons Bascom Nolley Timmons (March 31, 1890 – June 8, 1987) was an American newspaperman based in Washington, D.C., in a career that spanned all or parts of six decades. He was an advisor to U.S. Presidents Calvin Coolidge and Franklin D. Roos ...

, in 1944 hired Sarah McClendon as Washington correspondent for the ''Daily News'' * Signe Wilkinson, 1992

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Prices

The ''Philadelphia Daily News'' prices are: $2.95 Monday-Saturday, as of 4/1/2019.

References

External links

''Philadelphia Daily News'' Online
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