The Frederick News-Post
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The Frederick News-Post is the local newspaper
of Frederick County
, Maryland
. Ever since a massive televised, radio, print and sign media campaign began referring to it as The FNP, others have begun to do so as well. In addition to discussing local news, the newspaper addresses international, national, and regional news. The paper publishes six days a week, Tuesday through Sunday, and had weekday paid circulation of 33,082 and Sunday paid circulation of 34,602 in 2011.
The paper has been controlled by the same family since it was founded.
In 2004, publisher George E. Randall died. He was a fourth-generation descendant of the founder. His brother, Myron Randall, Jr. was named President and Publisher. William B. Randall, Myron Randall's son and a fifth-generation family member, joined the company.
In April 2008, The News-Post moved into a new building, with a new high-speed, six-tower TKS press capable of printing 70,000 copies an hour.
In early November 2008, Randall Family LLC, publisher of The Frederick News-Post, laid off 17 employees, four from the newsroom. The total layoffs represented about 7% of the company's workforce, and were the result of a dramatic drop in advertising revenue over the preceding two years. It was the first time in company history that layoffs had been issued.
In 2009, The Frederick News-Post ceased its Monday edition, making the paper available six days a week. Employees were forced to take five-day furlough
s, and the company reduced its pension benefits to employees.
In 2011, The News-Post named Geordie Wilson as publisher. Wilson previously had served as publisher of the Concord Monitor of Concord, NH and as publisher of the Monadnock Ledger (now the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript) of Peterborough, NH. Myron Randall remained president of Randall Family LLC.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
of Frederick County
Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385....
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. Ever since a massive televised, radio, print and sign media campaign began referring to it as The FNP, others have begun to do so as well. In addition to discussing local news, the newspaper addresses international, national, and regional news. The paper publishes six days a week, Tuesday through Sunday, and had weekday paid circulation of 33,082 and Sunday paid circulation of 34,602 in 2011.
History
On October 15, 1883, a Frederick printing company first published The News, an evening newspaper that would eventually become The Frederick News-Post. In 1916, through a business deal, The News acquired rival paper The Frederick Post, publishing The News in the evenings and The Frederick Post in the morning. In 2002, the two papers were merged to create a single morning edition known as The Frederick News-Post. The Sunday edition created in October of that year created a true daily paper published 365 days a year.The paper has been controlled by the same family since it was founded.
In 2004, publisher George E. Randall died. He was a fourth-generation descendant of the founder. His brother, Myron Randall, Jr. was named President and Publisher. William B. Randall, Myron Randall's son and a fifth-generation family member, joined the company.
In April 2008, The News-Post moved into a new building, with a new high-speed, six-tower TKS press capable of printing 70,000 copies an hour.
In early November 2008, Randall Family LLC, publisher of The Frederick News-Post, laid off 17 employees, four from the newsroom. The total layoffs represented about 7% of the company's workforce, and were the result of a dramatic drop in advertising revenue over the preceding two years. It was the first time in company history that layoffs had been issued.
In 2009, The Frederick News-Post ceased its Monday edition, making the paper available six days a week. Employees were forced to take five-day furlough
Furlough
In the United States a furlough is a temporary unpaid leave of some employees due to special needs of a company, which may be due to economic conditions at the specific employer or in the economy as a whole...
s, and the company reduced its pension benefits to employees.
In 2011, The News-Post named Geordie Wilson as publisher. Wilson previously had served as publisher of the Concord Monitor of Concord, NH and as publisher of the Monadnock Ledger (now the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript) of Peterborough, NH. Myron Randall remained president of Randall Family LLC.