''The Durango Herald'' is a newspaper in
Durango, Colorado
Durango is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 19,071 at the 2020 United States Census. Durango is the home of Fort Lewis Coll ...
. The first edition of the ''Herald'' came out June 30, 1881. Two years later, the ''Herald'' merged with the ''Record'', which had started publishing in 1880, seven months before the ''Herald''. The modern ''Herald'' traces its roots to both papers but the current ''Herald'' nameplate cites 1881 as the paper's founding year. The paper was combined in 1952 after Arthur and
Morley Cowles Ballantine purchased the ''Herald-Democrat'' and the ''News''. In 1960, the name was changed to ''The Durango Herald''.
Arthur was co-editor and co-publisher of the paper from 1952 until 1975. Morley was also co-editor and co-publisher and took over as chairman and editor after Arthur's death. She served as editor until her death in 2009. Her son Richard Ballantine took over the role of publisher in 1980. He retired in 2013, and Douglas Bennett was installed as CEO of
Ballantine Communications, Inc., the Herald's parent company.
The ''Herald'' has won numerous awards, given by entities such as the
Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is the oldest organization representing journalists in the United States. It was established on April 17, 1909, at DePauw University,2009 SPJ Annual Report, letter ...
, the Colorado Associated Press Reporters and Editors, and the
Colorado Press Association.
"Herald staff members gain statewide honors"
. ''The Durango Herald''. February 25, 2007. In 2002, the Herald received the Sigma Chi Award for Excellence in Journalism for public service.
Circulation
The Durango Herald has a circulation of 6,200 daily and 7,000 on Sundays.
Board members
Richard G. Ballantine,
Janice Y. Burnham,
Helen Ballantine Healy,
Elizabeth Ballantine,
Douglas Bennett,
Wayne Roth,
William C. Leavitt,
Morley Healy Stalnaker and
Christopher Ballantine
References
External links
Official website
Durango, Colorado
Newspapers published in Colorado
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