East Valley Tribune
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The East Valley Tribune is a publication concentrating on cities within the East Valley region of metropolitan Phoenix
, including Mesa
, Tempe
, Chandler
, Gilbert
and Queen Creek
.
Formerly a daily newspaper, the Tribune resulted from the combination of local newspapers acquired by Cox Enterprises
: The Tempe Daily News
, the Mesa Tribune, the Scottsdale Progress, and the Chandler Arizonan.
In 1952, the Tribune Publishing Company was incorporated. On January 26, 1956, the Tribune publishing plant on Macdonald Street was destroyed by fire and opened five months later at 120 W. 1st Avenue, where it remains today. In 1977, Cox Enterprises of Atlanta, GA, purchased the Tribune from Calvert.
Cox Newspapers purchased the Tempe Daily News in 1980, the Chandler Arizonan in 1983, started the Gilbert Tribune in 1990, and purchased the Scottsdale Progress in 1993. Cox Newspapers sold its newspaper holdings to Thomson Newspapers in December, 1996 and in May 1997, under the leadership of its publisher, Karen Wittmer, all five newspapers were combined into one newspaper, The Tribune, serving eastern Maricopa County with a Scottsdale edition serving its northern communities.
In December 1997, the Daily News-Sun in Sun City, Arizona, and the Ahwatukee Foothills News, on the southeastern border of Phoenix, in November 1998, joined the Tribune as part of its Phoenix SMG (Strategic Marketing Group). In December 1999, the Tribune was renamed the East Valley Tribune and in August, 2000, Thomson Newspapers sold its newspaper holdings to Freedom Communications
, Inc. of Irvine, Calif.
On Oct. 6, 2008, publisher Julie Moreno announced that newspaper would cease publishing in Scottsdale and Tempe in 2009 and publish only four days a week in the remainder of its circulation area at that time. More than 140 staff members' jobs were eliminated with the move. The newspaper said it would publish four distinct editions serving Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert and Queen Creek.
On April 20, 2009, the Tribune was awarded the Pulitzer Prize
for local news reporting; the paper had run a five part series on how the efforts of Maricopa County, Arizona
sheriff
Joe Arpaio
against illegal immigrants detracted from quality of law enforcement services provided by his agency.
Freedom Communications filed for Chapter 11 reorganization on September 1, 2009, in federal bankruptcy court in Delaware. As a result, on November 2, 2009, the East Valley Tribune announced that it would cease operations on December 31, 2009. However, a new buyer was found, and the Tribune, the Daily News-Sun, the Ahwatukee Foothills News
, Glendale/Peoria Today and Surprise Today were sold to 1013 Communications LLC, an affiliate of Boulder, Colorado-based Thirteenth Street Media. The transaction was approved by the bankruptcy judge in March 2010, as part of Freedom's reorganization process. The Tribune continued operations while the sale was pending. 1013 Communications already owned a free-distribution weekly called the Explorer, serving Oro Valley
and Marana
in north suburban Tucson
.
Today, The East Valley Tribune publishes every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday of each week reaching over 260,000 people in Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Apache Junction and Queen Creek. The East Valley Tribune’s Sunday edition includes enhanced distribution in Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek, and Ahwatukee, reaching a total circulation of over 150,000 Distribution reaches nearly 30% of all East Valley households in home delivery zip codes.
80% of distribution is driveway delivered to homes in targeted communities, and the remaining is distributed through racks and in high traffic locations including light rail stations,convenience stores, and popular gas stations. This form of hybrid distribution is extremely effective because of the intense targeting.
On October 8, 2011, Terry Horne was named publisher and editor of the East Valley Tribune. He is a 35-year veteran media executive with a successful track record in both print and digital businesses.
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, including Mesa
Mesa, Arizona
According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was as follows:* White: 77.1% * Hispanic or Latino : 26.54%* Black or African American: 3.5%* Two or more races: 3.4%* Native American: 2.4%...
, Tempe
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
, Chandler
Chandler, Arizona
-Demographics:As of the Census of 2010, there were 236,123 people, 86,924 households, and 60,212 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 73.3% White, 4.8% Black or African American, 1.5% Native American, 8.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 21.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 8.3%...
, Gilbert
Gilbert, Arizona
-Demographics:As of July 1, 2009, Maricopa Association of Governments, Census 2000. United States Census Bureau. there were 217,521 people, 74,147 housing units, and 3.01 persons per household....
and Queen Creek
Queen Creek, Arizona
Queen Creek is a town in Maricopa and Pinal counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 26,361 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Queen Creek is located at ....
.
Formerly a daily newspaper, the Tribune resulted from the combination of local newspapers acquired by Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, United States, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. He was the Democratic candidate for the President of the United States in the election of 1920...
: The Tempe Daily News
Tempe Daily News
The Tempe Daily News was an afternoon newspaper that was published in Tempe, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. It was founded in 1887.It was published by Francis Connolly from 1944, and then by his widow Irma Connolly after his death in 1978....
, the Mesa Tribune, the Scottsdale Progress, and the Chandler Arizonan.
History
In 1891, Mesa's first newspaper, the Evening Weekly Free Press, was founded by attorney Alfred P. Shewman and Judge W.D. Morton. In 1899, Judge W.D. Morton sold out to Shewman, who died in 1901. Frank T. Pomeroy and Harry D. Haines bought the paper in 1910 and converted into a daily publication, The Evening Press. In 1911, the paper was sold and in 1913 became the Mesa Daily Tribune. In 1925 the paper was renamed the Mesa Daily Journal. In 1928 it was published as the Daily Mesa Evening Journal. In 1932 Southside Publishing Company, a corporation of Mesa and Chandler businessmen, acquired ownership. Over the next 7 years stock was purchased by P.R. Mitten and his son, Charles. In 1939 Charles Mitten bought out his father's share. Mitten began printing the paper 5 days a week after WWII under the name of the Mesa Daily Tribune. In 1950 Mitten sold the Tribune to David W. Calvert.In 1952, the Tribune Publishing Company was incorporated. On January 26, 1956, the Tribune publishing plant on Macdonald Street was destroyed by fire and opened five months later at 120 W. 1st Avenue, where it remains today. In 1977, Cox Enterprises of Atlanta, GA, purchased the Tribune from Calvert.
Cox Newspapers purchased the Tempe Daily News in 1980, the Chandler Arizonan in 1983, started the Gilbert Tribune in 1990, and purchased the Scottsdale Progress in 1993. Cox Newspapers sold its newspaper holdings to Thomson Newspapers in December, 1996 and in May 1997, under the leadership of its publisher, Karen Wittmer, all five newspapers were combined into one newspaper, The Tribune, serving eastern Maricopa County with a Scottsdale edition serving its northern communities.
In December 1997, the Daily News-Sun in Sun City, Arizona, and the Ahwatukee Foothills News, on the southeastern border of Phoenix, in November 1998, joined the Tribune as part of its Phoenix SMG (Strategic Marketing Group). In December 1999, the Tribune was renamed the East Valley Tribune and in August, 2000, Thomson Newspapers sold its newspaper holdings to Freedom Communications
Freedom Communications
Freedom Communications, Inc. is a media conglomerate in the United States. It owns approximately 100 daily and weekly newspapers in the US, with a combined daily circulation of nearly one million subscribers, and also operates over seventy local news websites...
, Inc. of Irvine, Calif.
On Oct. 6, 2008, publisher Julie Moreno announced that newspaper would cease publishing in Scottsdale and Tempe in 2009 and publish only four days a week in the remainder of its circulation area at that time. More than 140 staff members' jobs were eliminated with the move. The newspaper said it would publish four distinct editions serving Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert and Queen Creek.
On April 20, 2009, the Tribune was awarded the Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
for local news reporting; the paper had run a five part series on how the efforts of Maricopa County, Arizona
Maricopa County, Arizona
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*73.0% White*5.0% Black*2.1% Native American*3.5% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.5% Two or more races*12.7% Other races*29.6% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
sheriff
Sheriff
A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
Joe Arpaio
Joe Arpaio
Joseph M. "Joe" Arpaio is the elected Sheriff of Maricopa County in the U.S. state of Arizona. First voted into office in 1992, Arpaio is responsible for law enforcement in Maricopa County. This includes management of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, county jail, courtroom security,...
against illegal immigrants detracted from quality of law enforcement services provided by his agency.
Freedom Communications filed for Chapter 11 reorganization on September 1, 2009, in federal bankruptcy court in Delaware. As a result, on November 2, 2009, the East Valley Tribune announced that it would cease operations on December 31, 2009. However, a new buyer was found, and the Tribune, the Daily News-Sun, the Ahwatukee Foothills News
Ahwatukee Foothills News
The Ahwatukee Foothills News is a twice-weekly paper serving Ahwatukee, Arizona. It has a circulation of 28,000. First published as the Ahwatukee Sentinel in 1976 its name was changed to the Ahwatukee News in 1978. In 1988 it once again changed its name, this time to the Ahwatukee Weekly News. ...
, Glendale/Peoria Today and Surprise Today were sold to 1013 Communications LLC, an affiliate of Boulder, Colorado-based Thirteenth Street Media. The transaction was approved by the bankruptcy judge in March 2010, as part of Freedom's reorganization process. The Tribune continued operations while the sale was pending. 1013 Communications already owned a free-distribution weekly called the Explorer, serving Oro Valley
Oro Valley, Arizona
Oro Valley, incorporated in 1974, is a suburban town located north of Tucson, Arizona, USA in Pima County. According to a July 2008 estimate, the population of the town is 43,223, an increase from 29,700 in 2000 Oro Valley, incorporated in 1974, is a suburban town located north of Tucson,...
and Marana
Marana, Arizona
Marana is a town in Pima County, Arizona, located northwest of Tucson, with a small portion in Pinal County. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town is 34,961...
in north suburban Tucson
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
.
Today, The East Valley Tribune publishes every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday of each week reaching over 260,000 people in Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Apache Junction and Queen Creek. The East Valley Tribune’s Sunday edition includes enhanced distribution in Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek, and Ahwatukee, reaching a total circulation of over 150,000 Distribution reaches nearly 30% of all East Valley households in home delivery zip codes.
80% of distribution is driveway delivered to homes in targeted communities, and the remaining is distributed through racks and in high traffic locations including light rail stations,convenience stores, and popular gas stations. This form of hybrid distribution is extremely effective because of the intense targeting.
On October 8, 2011, Terry Horne was named publisher and editor of the East Valley Tribune. He is a 35-year veteran media executive with a successful track record in both print and digital businesses.