Type | Daily newspaper |
---|---|
Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Paxton Media Group |
Publisher | Mike Weafer [1] |
Editor | Matt Francis [1] |
Founded | 1875 |
Language | English |
Headquarters | 1401 Frederica St. Owensboro, Kentucky 42301 United States |
Circulation | 15,087 Monday-Saturday 20,383 Sunday |
Website |
messenger-inquirer |
The Messenger-Inquirer is a local newspaper in Owensboro, Kentucky. The Messenger-Inquirer serves 15,087 daily and 20,383 Sunday readers in five counties in western Kentucky. [2]
The newspaper's roots trace back to 1875, when Lee Lumpkin founded The Examiner. [3]
The newspaper's name was later changed to the Messenger. The Messenger was purchased by the Hager family, owners of the competing Owensboro Inquirer, in 1929. [3]
By 1864, when Thomas S. Pettit purchased the paper, it had changed its name to The Monitor. [4] Immediately after taking control of the paper, Pettit published a series of items vigorously criticizing the Republican Party and its policies during the Civil War. [5] On November 17, 1864, Pettit was arrested on orders from General Stephen G. Burbridge on charges of being "notoriously disloyal" to the Union. [5] He was taken to Memphis, Tennessee, and transferred into Confederate territory. [4]
In May 1865, he returned to Owensboro and found his print shop and printing press had been destroyed by federal authorities. [4] He traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio to purchase replacement equipment and, on hearing the story of his arrest and subsequent travels, the equipment dealer extended him a generous line of credit, allowing him to purchase more sophisticated equipment than had ever before been used in Owensboro. [4] With this new equipment, Pettit revived the Monitor and published his stories of wartime banishment, bringing him significant acclaim in Kentucky. [5] Moreover, he also published editorials by future U.S. Senator Thomas C. McCreery, giving the Monitor further credibility and increasing its readership. [4] [6]
The newspaper was purchased by A.H. Belo Corp. (then-owner of the Dallas Morning News) in 1997 for an undisclosed sum. [7]
Belo sold the newspaper to Paxton Media Group in 2000. [8] [9]
Type | Daily newspaper |
---|---|
Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Paxton Media Group |
Publisher | Mike Weafer [1] |
Editor | Matt Francis [1] |
Founded | 1875 |
Language | English |
Headquarters | 1401 Frederica St. Owensboro, Kentucky 42301 United States |
Circulation | 15,087 Monday-Saturday 20,383 Sunday |
Website |
messenger-inquirer |
The Messenger-Inquirer is a local newspaper in Owensboro, Kentucky. The Messenger-Inquirer serves 15,087 daily and 20,383 Sunday readers in five counties in western Kentucky. [2]
The newspaper's roots trace back to 1875, when Lee Lumpkin founded The Examiner. [3]
The newspaper's name was later changed to the Messenger. The Messenger was purchased by the Hager family, owners of the competing Owensboro Inquirer, in 1929. [3]
By 1864, when Thomas S. Pettit purchased the paper, it had changed its name to The Monitor. [4] Immediately after taking control of the paper, Pettit published a series of items vigorously criticizing the Republican Party and its policies during the Civil War. [5] On November 17, 1864, Pettit was arrested on orders from General Stephen G. Burbridge on charges of being "notoriously disloyal" to the Union. [5] He was taken to Memphis, Tennessee, and transferred into Confederate territory. [4]
In May 1865, he returned to Owensboro and found his print shop and printing press had been destroyed by federal authorities. [4] He traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio to purchase replacement equipment and, on hearing the story of his arrest and subsequent travels, the equipment dealer extended him a generous line of credit, allowing him to purchase more sophisticated equipment than had ever before been used in Owensboro. [4] With this new equipment, Pettit revived the Monitor and published his stories of wartime banishment, bringing him significant acclaim in Kentucky. [5] Moreover, he also published editorials by future U.S. Senator Thomas C. McCreery, giving the Monitor further credibility and increasing its readership. [4] [6]
The newspaper was purchased by A.H. Belo Corp. (then-owner of the Dallas Morning News) in 1997 for an undisclosed sum. [7]
Belo sold the newspaper to Paxton Media Group in 2000. [8] [9]