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 The July 27, 2005 front page of The Post-Crescent |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | Gannett Company |
| Publisher | Genia Lovett |
| Editor | Dan Flannery |
| Founded | 1853 (as The Appleton Crescent) |
| Headquarters | 306 W. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more Gannett Company Inc ( is a publicly-traded media Holding company based in the United States. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Washington St. Appleton, WI 54911  United States |
| Circulation | 52,605 Afternoon 68,532 Sunday [1] |
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| Website: postcrescent.com | |
The Post-Crescent is a daily newspaper based in Appleton, Wisconsin. Appleton is a city in Calumet, Outagamie, and Winnebago Counties in the U Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This is a list of the daily Newspapers in the World by average circulation A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Appleton is a city in Calumet, Outagamie, and Winnebago Counties in the U Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Part of the Gannett chain of newspapers, it is primarily distributed in numerous counties surrounding the Appleton area. Gannett Company Inc ( is a publicly-traded media Holding company based in the United States.
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History
The Appleton Crescent was formed in 1853 as a weekly newspaper, the same year that Appleton became a village. [2] The Crescent was a determinedly Democratic newspaper, created by Samuel, James and John Ryan. [2] The Crescent's Jacksonian Democratic politics upset Republicans, and a second newspaper, The Appleton Motor, was formed by F. Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 C. Meade on August 18, 1859. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Meade was soon joined by Ryan's brother Francis. [2]
While the two newspapers were bitter rivals, they did cooperate at times. When the Crescent suffered serious damage in 1863 from apparent arson, the Motor ran an article condemning the act. The Motor changed its name to The Appleton Post in 1887 after changing hands several times. The Post's buildings were damaged that year, and donations from the Crescent kept the paper open.
The Appleton Post-Crescent was formed when the Post and the Crescent merged on February 2, 1920. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The first paper was published on February 10, 1920. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Editors decided to not align with either political party. [2]
The Appleton Post-Crescent decided to purchase the Twin City News-Record, which had been formed when the Menasha Record and the Neenah News Times merged in 1949. The "Appleton" portion of the name was removed in 1964 to reflect that the newspaper reached farther than the city limits. [2]
Publisher V. I. Minahan coined the term "Fox Cities" in 1953, which is now a common term to describe the metropolitan Appleton area. [2]
Ownership
Post Publishing owned the newspaper from 1920 until it was purchased by Gillett Communications on August 1, 1984, and was also a former owner of WLUK (Channel 11) and Rochester, New York's WOKR (Channel 13). George N Gillett Jr (born October 22, 1938, in Racine, Wisconsin) is an American Businessman, owner of the ice hockey Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) WLUK, channel 11 is a Fox Network affiliate in Green Bay Wisconsin, serving Northeastern Wisconsin and through translator and cable coverage parts Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. WHAM-TV, channel 13 is the ABC network television affiliate in Rochester New York. Gillett sold the newspaper four months later to Thomson Newspapers, while the television stations were sold to Burnham Broadcasting. This article is primarily about Thomson prior to its 2008 merger with Reuters Thompson owned the paper until it was sold to Gannett on July 21, 2000. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. [2]
Circulation
The circulation at the 1920 merger was 7,000. It grew to 40,000 by 1960 (when Appleton's population was 48,000). [2] The circulation in 2003 was 53,600 on weekdays, more than 61,000 on Saturdays and nearly 70,000 on Sundays. [2]
References
- ^ About Gannett: The Post-Crescent. Gannett Co. , Inc. . Retrieved on 2006-11-24. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Myrna Collins "The Post-Crescent History" February 10, 2003, Retrieved January 1, 2007
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