Courier News
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Gannett Company |
| Editor | Paul C. Grzella, general manager |
| Founded | 1884 (as The Evening News) |
| Headquarters | 1201 Route 22, Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807  United States |
| Circulation | 32,840 daily, 32,163 Sunday in 2008[1] |
| ISSN | 0895-8785 |
| Official website | MyCentralJersey.com |
The Courier News, headquartered in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, is a daily newspaper serving Somerset County and other areas of Central Jersey. The paper has been owned by the Gannett Company since 1940.
[edit] Notable alumni
- John Curley, former president, chairman and CEO of Gannett Co., Inc, the first editor of USATODAY, chairman of the Newspaper Association of America, and a member of the Gannett Board of Directors from 1983 to 2001. His newpspaper career spanned 30 years with Gannett and included publisher of the Courier-News. The sports journalism department at Penn State is named in his honor.
- Tom Curley, current president and chief executive officer of the Associated Press. Curley is also a former president, publisher, and one of the co-creators of USA Today. He was publisher of the Courier-News from 1983 until 1985.
[edit] References
- ^ Audit Bureau of Circulations e-Circ data for the six months ending March 31, 2007, accessed November 1, 2007.
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