Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Encyclopedia
The Telegram & Gazette is Worcester, Massachusetts's
only daily newspaper. The paper, known locally as the Telegram or the T & G is owned by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York Times Company
(publisher of The New York Times
and The Boston Globe
).
It offers coverage of all of Worcester County
, as well as surrounding areas of the western suburbs of Boston, Western Massachusetts
, and several towns in Windham County
in northeastern Connecticut
.
in the afternoon — were published by the same company, with separate editorial staffs in some departments. The two were merged into a single Telegram & Gazette upon their acquisition by Chronicle Publishing Company
, publishers of the San Francisco Chronicle
, in 1986. Chronicle sold the Telegram & Gazette to The New York Times Company
in 1999.
The paper's previous owners also held Worcester radio station
WTAG
until selling it after the newspapers were divested, in 1987.
On the front page of the local section, two staff commentators alternate "metro columns": Dianne Williamson and Clive McFarlane. The paper's regular reporters also contribute regular or occasional columns with names such as "Worcester Diary," "Politics and the City," "South County Notebook," "Wachusett Watch," etc. The local news section also includes local news stories and obituaries.
Montachusett T&G also publishes on Thursdays.
All editorials and letters to the editor appear in the regional opinion and op-ed
pages of the main news section.
The Sunday Telegram includes the county's largest classified ad listing, News, Local and Editorial pages, the "Etc." local arts section, Homes and Cars sections, and two sections reprinted in full from The Boston Globe
: "Arts & Entertainment" and "Travel." The Telegram also reprints some other Globe special sections, such as the annual skiing season preview.
in 1993, the T&G also owned the Hudson Sun and Marlboro Enterprise
daily newspapers and Beacon Communications Corporation weekly newspapers in western Middlesex County, Massachusetts
.
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
only daily newspaper. The paper, known locally as the Telegram or the T & G is owned by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company is an American media company best known as the publisher of its namesake, The New York Times. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. has served as Chairman of the Board since 1997. It is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City....
(publisher of The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
and The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
).
It offers coverage of all of Worcester County
Worcester County, Massachusetts
-Demographics:In 1990 Worcester County had a population of 709,705.As of the census of 2000, there were 750,963 people, 283,927 households, and 192,502 families residing in the county. The population density was 496 people per square mile . There were 298,159 housing units at an average density...
, as well as surrounding areas of the western suburbs of Boston, Western Massachusetts
Western Massachusetts
Western Massachusetts is a loosely defined geographical region of the U.S. state of Massachusetts which contains the Berkshires, the Pioneer Valley, and some or all of the Swift River Valley. The region is always considered to include Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties, and the...
, and several towns in Windham County
Windham County, Connecticut
Windham County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of 2010, the population was 118,428.The entire county is within the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, as designated by the National Park Service.-History:Windham...
in northeastern Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
.
History
Until the 1980s, two papers — the Worcester Telegram in the morning and the Evening GazetteEvening Gazette
Evening Gazette is the name of several local newspapers:United Kingdom* Colchester Evening Gazette* Evening Gazette * Evening Gazette United States...
in the afternoon — were published by the same company, with separate editorial staffs in some departments. The two were merged into a single Telegram & Gazette upon their acquisition by Chronicle Publishing Company
Chronicle Publishing Company
The Chronicle Publishing Company was a print and broadcast media corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California that was in operation from 1865 until 2000...
, publishers of the San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
, in 1986. Chronicle sold the Telegram & Gazette to The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company is an American media company best known as the publisher of its namesake, The New York Times. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. has served as Chairman of the Board since 1997. It is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City....
in 1999.
The paper's previous owners also held Worcester radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
WTAG
WTAG
WTAG is an AM radio station broadcasting on 580 kHz in Paxton, Massachusetts. WTAG programming is also simulcast on FM translator W235AV at 94.9 MHz, licensed to Tatnuck, Massachusetts...
until selling it after the newspapers were divested, in 1987.
Sections and features
The weekday Telegram prints five sections: news, local, sports, business, and a feature section ("Health" on Monday, "People" on Tuesday and Friday, "Food" on Wednesday, and "Time Out" on Thursday).On the front page of the local section, two staff commentators alternate "metro columns": Dianne Williamson and Clive McFarlane. The paper's regular reporters also contribute regular or occasional columns with names such as "Worcester Diary," "Politics and the City," "South County Notebook," "Wachusett Watch," etc. The local news section also includes local news stories and obituaries.
Montachusett T&G also publishes on Thursdays.
All editorials and letters to the editor appear in the regional opinion and op-ed
Op-ed
An op-ed, abbreviated from opposite the editorial page , is a newspaper article that expresses the opinions of a named writer who is usually unaffiliated with the newspaper's editorial board...
pages of the main news section.
The Sunday Telegram includes the county's largest classified ad listing, News, Local and Editorial pages, the "Etc." local arts section, Homes and Cars sections, and two sections reprinted in full from The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
: "Arts & Entertainment" and "Travel." The Telegram also reprints some other Globe special sections, such as the annual skiing season preview.
Other publications
The Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corporation owns Coulter Press, which publishes several weekly newspapers in suburban towns northeast and east of Worcester. The Telegram staff also puts out Worcester Living (formerly Worcester Quarterly), a local lifestyle magazine. Before their sale to Community Newspaper CompanyCommunity Newspaper Company
Community Newspaper Company, a subsidiary of GateHouse Media, is a newspaper publisher in eastern Massachusetts. It was founded in 1991 as a holding company for several suburban publishers bought by Fidelity Investments; in 2001, Fidelity sold it to the Boston Herald; in 2006, the massive chain—New...
in 1993, the T&G also owned the Hudson Sun and Marlboro Enterprise
Enterprise-Sun
The Enterprise-Sun, and its predecessors, the Hudson Daily Sun and Marlboro Enterprise, were daily newspapers covering the city of Marlborough and adjoining town of Hudson, both in Middlesex County, Massachusetts....
daily newspapers and Beacon Communications Corporation weekly newspapers in western Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
-National protected areas:* Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge* Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge* Longfellow National Historic Site* Lowell National Historical Park* Minute Man National Historical Park* Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge...
.