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=== [[1871]] === | === [[1871]] === | ||
* [[Robert Henley]] purchased the ''Elyton Herald'' and renamed it the ''[[Birmingham Sun]]''. | * [[Robert Henley]] purchased the ''Elyton Herald'' and renamed it the ''[[Birmingham Sun]]''. | ||
* [[Thomas McLaughlin]] and [[James Matthews]] | * [[Thomas McLaughlin]] and [[James Matthews]] purchased the ''Sun'' and renamed it ''[[The Jefferson Independent]]''. | ||
=== [[1874]] === | === [[1874]] === | ||
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=== [[1888]] === | === [[1888]] === | ||
* [[March 14]]: After leaving the ''Hearld'', Rufus Rhodes began publishing ''[[The Evening News]]''. | * [[March 14]]: After leaving the ''Hearld'', Rufus Rhodes began publishing ''[[The Birmingham News|The Evening News]]''. | ||
* [[November 8]]: ''The Daily Birmingham Age'' and ''Daily Herald'' merged to form ''[[The Birmingham Age-Herald]]''. | * [[November 8]]: ''The Daily Birmingham Age'' and ''Daily Herald'' merged to form ''[[The Birmingham Age-Herald]]''. | ||
=== [[1889]] === | === [[1889]] === | ||
* ''The Evening News'' became ''The Daily News''. | * ''The Evening News'' became ''[[The Birmingham News|The Daily News]]''. | ||
=== [[1895]] === | === [[1895]] === | ||
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=== [[1921]] === | === [[1921]] === | ||
* January: Ed Leech and Scripps-Howard launched ''[[The Birmingham Post]]''. | * January: [[Ed Leech]] and Scripps-Howard launched ''[[The Birmingham Post]]''. | ||
=== [[1927]] === | === [[1927]] === | ||
* [[Victor Hanson]] purchased the ''Age-Herald'', publishing it in the morning and | * [[Victor Hanson]] purchased the ''Age-Herald'', publishing it in the morning and ''The Birmingham News'' in the evenings. On Sundays, a joint ''Birmingham News Age-Herald'' edition was distributed. | ||
=== [[1928]] === | === [[1928]] === | ||
* ''The Shades Valley Times'' began publication, covering [[Homewood]]. | * ''[[The Shades Valley Times]]'' began publication, covering [[Homewood]]. | ||
=== [[1929]] === | === [[1929]] === | ||
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=== [[1950]] === | === [[1950]] === | ||
* [[May 15]]: The ''Post'' and the ''Age-Herald'' merge to become the ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'', owned by Scripps-Howard. The new paper | * [[May 15]]: The ''Post'' and the ''Age-Herald'' merge to become the ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'', owned by Scripps-Howard. The new paper had a joint operating agreement with Hanson's ''News'' such that circulation, advertising and printing were provided by The Birmingham News Company. The ''Post-Herald'' was published Monday through Saturday mornings while the ''News'' was published in the evenings and Sunday. | ||
=== [[1955]] === | === [[1955]] === | ||
* Newhouse purchased ''The Birmingham News'', but Hanson | * Newhouse purchased ''The Birmingham News'', but Hanson continued as publisher. | ||
=== [[1970]] === | === [[1970]] === | ||
* The '' | * The ''[[North Jefferson News]]'' was founded as a weekly. | ||
=== [[1983]] === | === [[1983]] === | ||
* ''The Western Star'' was founded, covering [[Bessemmer]] and western [[Jefferson County]]. | * ''[[The Western Star]]'' was founded, covering [[Bessemmer]] and western [[Jefferson County]]. | ||
=== [[1988]] === | === [[1988]] === | ||
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=== [[1996]] === | === [[1996]] === | ||
* [[August 5]]: | * [[August 5]]: Under the latest extension of their joint operating agreement, the ''Post-Herald'' and ''News'' switched their morning/evening publication times. | ||
== 21st Century == | == 21st Century == | ||
=== [[2005]] === | === [[2005]] === | ||
* [[September 23]]: The final edition of the ''Post Herald'' was published as E. W. Scripps | * [[September 23]]: The final edition of the ''Post Herald'' was published as E. W. Scripps (previously Scripps-Howard) closed the paper. | ||
=== [[2006]] === | === [[2006]] === | ||
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=== [[2007]] === | === [[2007]] === | ||
* [[August 15]]: '' | * [[August 15]]: ''The Hoover Gazette'' published its final edition. | ||
* ''[[The Western Tribune]]'' began publication. | * ''[[The Western Tribune]]'' began publication, covering Bessemmer and western Jefferson County. | ||
* The | * The ''North Jefferson News'' began publishing twice a week. | ||
=== [[2009]] === | === [[2009]] === | ||
Revision as of 12:58, 5 February 2010
This is a Timeline of Newspapers in Birmingham, covering the founding, merging, and dissolution of newspapers in the Birmingham District.
19th Century
1845
- The Jones Valley Times began publication.
1847
- The Jones Valley Times ceased publication.
1849
- The Central Alabamian was published for a single year.
1850
- Tuscaloosa merchant John Cantley established the Elyton Herald.
1871
- Robert Henley purchased the Elyton Herald and renamed it the Birmingham Sun.
- Thomas McLaughlin and James Matthews purchased the Sun and renamed it The Jefferson Independent.
1874
- February 12: The Birmingham Iron Age published its first edition.
1881
- W.C. Garrett and R.H. Thornton purchased the Independent(?), changed the name to The Daily Birmingham Age and began daily publication for the first time.
1884
- May 1: The Birmingham Iron Age became The Weekly Iron Age.
1887
- August 3: Rufus Rhodes began publishing The Daily Herald.
1888
- March 14: After leaving the Hearld, Rufus Rhodes began publishing The Evening News.
- November 8: The Daily Birmingham Age and Daily Herald merged to form The Birmingham Age-Herald.
1889
- The Evening News became The Daily News.
1895
- The Daily News became The Birmingham News.
1896
- The Birmingham Age-Herald was sold to rival The Daily State and became the Daily State Herald.
1898
- E. W. Barrett bought the Daily State Herald and changed the name back to The Birmingham Age-Herald.
20th Century
1910
- Upon Rufus Rhodes' death, Victor Hanson bought The Birmingham News.
1921
- January: Ed Leech and Scripps-Howard launched The Birmingham Post.
1927
- Victor Hanson purchased the Age-Herald, publishing it in the morning and The Birmingham News in the evenings. On Sundays, a joint Birmingham News Age-Herald edition was distributed.
1928
- The Shades Valley Times began publication, covering Homewood.
1929
- The Shades Valley Times ceased publication.
- The Homewood Herald began publication.
1945
- March: Victor Hanson died. His nephew, Clarence Hanson, Jr, assumed control of the News.
- July 12 to August 14: Publication of the News, Post and Age-Herald were suspended due to a printers' strike.
1950
- May 15: The Post and the Age-Herald merge to become the Birmingham Post-Herald, owned by Scripps-Howard. The new paper had a joint operating agreement with Hanson's News such that circulation, advertising and printing were provided by The Birmingham News Company. The Post-Herald was published Monday through Saturday mornings while the News was published in the evenings and Sunday.
1955
- Newhouse purchased The Birmingham News, but Hanson continued as publisher.
1970
- The North Jefferson News was founded as a weekly.
1983
- The Western Star was founded, covering Bessemmer and western Jefferson County.
1988
- The Homewood Independent began publication.
1996
- August 5: Under the latest extension of their joint operating agreement, the Post-Herald and News switched their morning/evening publication times.
21st Century
2005
- September 23: The final edition of the Post Herald was published as E. W. Scripps (previously Scripps-Howard) closed the paper.
2006
- June 7: The Hoover Gazette began publication.
2007
- August 15: The Hoover Gazette published its final edition.
- The Western Tribune began publication, covering Bessemmer and western Jefferson County.
- The North Jefferson News began publishing twice a week.
2009
- Victor Hanson III retired from the News, marking the end of the Hanson's family century as publisher.