- Evansville Courier & Press
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The Evansville Courier & Press 
The July 27, 2005 front page
of The Evansville Courier & PressType Daily newspaper Format Broadsheet Owner E. W. Scripps Company Publisher Jack D. Pate Editor Mizell Stewart III Founded 1845 Language English Headquarters 300 E. Walnut St.
Evansville, Indiana 47713
United StatesCirculation 58,098 Monday-Saturday
86,201 SundayOfficial website courierpress.com The Evansville Courier & Press is a local newspaper in Evansville, Indiana. The Evansville Courier & Press serves 58,098 daily and 86,201 Sunday readers in 30 counties in Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky. In 2002 and 2004, the newspaper was named the state's "Blue Ribbon Daily" by the Hoosier State Press Association. The newspaper was a finalist for the same award in 2009 and 2010. In 2005, the Evansville Courier & Press photography staff won the Pictures of the Year International "Best Use of Photography" Award for papers with circulation under 100,000. In 2010, staff photographer Denny Simmons was named the Indiana News Photographers Association (INPA) Photographer of the Year.
History
The Evansville Courier was founded in 1845 by William Newton, a young attorney. Its first issue was printed two years before the city had a charter. The Evansville Press was founded in 1906 by Edward W. Scripps as an afternoon daily.
Both papers were separate and fierce competitors until 1937, when the Evansville Press was flooded and the Evansville Courier agreed to print their competitor's paper. In 1938, the two papers formed a joint operating agreement to handle business affairs.[1] The two papers retained separate staffs and editorial policies, but published a joint Sunday edition with two editorial pages from the two papers. Then the E. W. Scripps Company sold the Press and bought the Courier in 1986. The joint Sunday edition was replaced by a Sunday edition of the Courier. The two newspapers continued to publish separate editions until the Evansville Press folded on December 31, 1998. The surviving newspaper was renamed the Evansville Courier & Press.
The newspaper is known for its dedication to community service and commitment to education. As part of the newspaper's 150th anniversary, it planted 150 trees on the University of Southern Indiana campus. In recent years, the Courier & Press has introduced several new community recognition events. They include the 20 Under 40 award for emerging community leaders and Star Students, which salutes 90 outstanding high school juniors in southwest Indiana, west-central Kentucky and southeastern Illinois.
References
- ^ "1937 flood prompted operating agreement". Evansville Courier & Press. http://web.courierpress.com/features/150/hist0807.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
External links
The E.W. Scripps Company Corporate leadership Richard A. Boehne (President and CEO)Newspapers The Abilene Reporter-News · The Anderson Independent-Mail · The Commercial Appeal · Corpus Christi Caller-Times · Evansville Courier & Press · The Gleaner · Kitsap Sun · Knoxville News Sentinel · Metro Pulse · Naples Daily News · Redding Record Searchlight · San Angelo Standard-Times · Stuart News · Times Record News · Ventura County Star · Vero Beach Press JournalTelevision stations ABC affiliated stationsAzteca América affiliated stationsFox affiliated stationWFLX1NBC affiliated stationsKMCIOther holdings 1The E.W. Scripps Company operates this station, owned by Raycom Media, under a shared services agreement.
2Sale of these stations owned by The McGraw-Hill Companies to The E.W. Scripps Company is awaiting FCC approval.Annual revenue: $1.1 billion USD] (2007) · Employees: 7,000 · Stock symbol: NYSE: SSP · Website: www.scripps.comCity of Evansville Annual Festivals Evansville Freedom Festival • Germania Männerchor Volksfest • West Side Nut Club Fall Festival • Vanderburgh County 4H Fair • Frog Follies • ShirnersFestArenas and Venues Bosse Field • The Centre • Ford Center • Goebel Soccer Complex • Mesker Amphitheatre • Roberts Municipal Stadium • Swonder Ice Arena • Metro Sports Center • Victory Theatre • Veterans Memorial ColiseumCorporate Headquarters
and Major EmployersAccuride • Alcoa • AK Steel • Atlas Van Lines • Berry Plastics • Bristol Myers Squibb • Mead Johnson • Old National Bank • SABIC Innovative Plastics • Shoe Carnival • Springleaf Financial • TJ Maxx • Toyota • VectrenEducation Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation • Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville • Evansville-Vanderburgh Public Library • Ivy Tech Community College • University of Evansville • University of Southern Indiana • ITT Technical Institute • Harrison College • Oakland City UniversityNeighborhoods / Districts Downtown • Haynies Corner • Jacobsville • Riverside Historic District • Washington Avenue Historic DistrictAttractions Malls & Other Commerce Sports Evansville Purple Aces • USI Screaming Eagles • Evansville Otters • Evansville IceMen • Evansville Enforcers • Demolition City Roller Derby • Evansville Crush • Southern Indiana Athletic Conference • Refrigerator Bowl • Hoosier Nationals • Thunder on the Ohio • Rollergirls of Southern IndianaTransportation Evansville Regional Airport • Metropolitan Evansville Transit System • Interstate 64 • Interstate 164 • Interstate 69 • U.S. Route 41 • Lloyd Expressway • State Road 57 • State Road 62 • State Road 65 • State Road 66 • State Road 662 • University Parkway • Veterans Memorial ParkwayHealthcare & Emergency Deaconess Hospital • Deaconess Gateway and Women's Hospital • St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center • Southwestern Indiana Mental Health System • The Welborn SystemRegional Boonville Standard • Dubois County Herald • Evansville Courier and Press • Newburgh-Chandler Register • Princeton Daily Clarion • Oakland City Journal • South Gibson Star-Times • Vincennes Sun-Commercial • Washington Times-HeraldCategories:- Newspapers of Southwestern Indiana
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