''The Albany Herald'' is the daily newspaper for metro
Albany in the U.S. state of
Georgia. It is distributed in metro Albany and in southwest Georgia. The newspaper was founded in 1891. Circulation is 21,701 on weekdays and 24,820 on Sundays. Offices for the paper were previously housed in the historic
Rosenberg Brothers Department Store
The Rosenberg Brothers Department Store building is located in downtown Albany, Georgia, USA. The three-story brick structure was built in 1924 in an Italianate/Neo-Renaissance Classical Revival style by J.C. Hind and J. T. Murphy.
Jacob Rosenbe ...
in downtown Albany.
History
''The Herald Publishing Company'', a company founded in 1897, was purchased by
James H. Gray in 1946 after he returned from World War II. The Albany Herald would become the flagship newspaper of
Gray Communications Systems (now Gray Television).
In 1993, ''The Herald'' converted to a morning publication to serve better the needs of southwest Georgia.
In 2005 Gray's newspaper holdings were spun off into a separate company which was named Triple Crown Media.
Triple Crown Media changed its name to Southern Community Newspapers Incorporated in 2010.
''The Herald'' announced in October 2012 that it would cease its printing operation in Albany and cut 26 jobs. The paper is printed by
Gannett Company
Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.[Tallahassee Democrat
The ''Tallahassee Democrat'' is a daily broadsheet newspaper. It covers the area centered on Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida, as well as adjacent Gadsden County, Jefferson County, and Wakulla County. The newspaper is owned by Gannett Co., ...]
.
In May 2017, ''The Herald'' switched to a paid subscription website. Full access to ''The Herald''s website is free with the paid subscription to the print newspaper.
''The Herald'' introduced a new weekend edition in October 2017 which is delivered Sunday mornings. The new edition combines the Saturday and Sunday papers, and include more pages, new features and additional color comics.
In March 2018, Scot Morrissey was named the new publisher of ''The Herald''. Morrissey was previously the publisher of the ''
Athens Banner-Herald
The ''Athens Banner-Herald'' is a daily newspaper with less than 20,000 circulation located in Athens, Georgia, USA, and owned by Gannett. The paper has a Sunday special and publishes online under the name ''Online Athens''. It has been through ...
'' for nearly 10 years.
After more than three decades in the historic Rosenberg Brothers Department Store building, the paper moved to a smaller office on W Broad Ave. December 2019.
The building, and several adjacent buildings, were sold to the city of Albany for $850,000 in April 2019.
References
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Newspapers published in Georgia (U.S. state)
Publications established in 1891
Mass media in Albany, Georgia