''The Herald'' is a daily morning newspaper published in
Rock Hill, South Carolina, in the
United States. Its coverage is
York,
Chester
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, and
Lancaster counties. In 1990, the paper was bought by
The McClatchy Company of Sacramento, California. After McClatchy claimed bankruptcy in 2020, the paper was bought by Chatham Asset Management.
History
The paper became a semi-weekly in 1893. In 1911, it was converted to a daily afternoon paper — except Sundays — and renamed ''The Evening Herald''. That name and production schedule would endure for 75 years through several ownership changes.
In March 1985, the company was purchased by the
News & Observer Co. of
Raleigh, North Carolina, then owned by descendants of
Josephus Daniels
Josephus Daniels (May 18, 1862 – January 15, 1948) was an American newspaper editor and publisher from the 1880s until his death, who controlled Raleigh's ''News & Observer'', at the time North Carolina's largest newspaper, for decades. A D ...
. The new owners changed the Saturday edition to morning and got rid of the ''Evening'' part of the name. In 1986, they launched a Sunday edition and two years later switched to morning publication seven days a week. In 1990, the Daniels family sold the paper to McClatchy. The purchase of The Herald and two other dailies in
South Carolina -- ''
The Island Packet'' in
Hilton Head, and ''
The Beaufort Gazette'' of
Beaufort Beaufort may refer to:
People and titles
* Beaufort (surname)
* House of Beaufort, English nobility
* Duke of Beaufort (England), a title in the peerage of England
* Duke of Beaufort (France), a title in the French nobility
Places Polar regions ...
—marked McClatchy's first foray into the Southern United States. ''The Herald'' was reunited with the ''N&O'' when McClatchy bought the Raleigh paper in 1995.
McClatchy's purchase of most of
Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder was an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. Until it was bought by McClatchy on June 27, 2006, it was the second largest newspaper publisher in the United States, with 32 daily newspaper brand ...
's properties, finalized in June 2006, made ''The Herald'' a sister publication of its longtime rival, ''
The Charlotte Observer.'' The papers plan to remain separate, and the publisher of the Observer has said the paper has no plans to close its Rock Hill bureau.
On November 7, 2007, it was announced that Valerie Canepa, publisher of the ''Herald'' for the past four and a half years, would be moving to Columbus, Georgia, to become publisher of the'' Columbus Ledger-Enquirer''. At the same time it was also announced that Debbie Abels, 34-year veteran of ''The Charlotte Observer'', would take over as publisher beginning November 26, 2007. Debbie Abels will also report to the publisher of ''The Charlotte Observer'', Ann Caulkins, instead of the McClatchy Regional Vice President as Canepa did.
In February 2009, it was announced that as of March 2, the ''Herald'' would be going to a regional printing arrangement, in which the newspaper would be printed on ''The Charlotte Observers presses in NC.
In February 2016, it was announced that Angela Joines, a 20-year veteran of ''The News & Observer'' (Raleigh, NC) would take over as General Manager/Advertising Director, filling vacancy left by former publisher, Debbie Abel's retirement in December 2015.
Jim Hoagland
Jimmie Lee Hoagland (born January 22, 1940) is a Pulitzer prize-winning American journalist. He is a contributing editor to ''The Washington Post,'' since 2010, previously serving as an associate editor, senior foreign correspondent, and columnis ...
, a nationally syndicated columnist for ''
The Washington Post'' and a winner of the
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...
, began his career working summers at ''The Evening Herald''.
See also
*
List of newspapers in South Carolina
References
External links
heraldonline.com official siteOfficial mobile siteHerald Sports
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McClatchy publications
Newspapers published in South Carolina
York County, South Carolina
Rock Hill, South Carolina
1872 establishments in South Carolina