Sudbury Star
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Sun Media |
| Publisher | Bruce Cowan |
| Editor | Brian MacLeod |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Headquarters | 33 Mackenzie Street, Sudbury, Ontario |
| Circulation | 100,000 |
| ISSN | 0839-2544 |
| Official website | Sudbury Star |
The Sudbury Star is a Canadian daily regional newspaper, published in Sudbury, Ontario. It is run by the media conglomerate Sun Media,[1] which is controlled by Quebecor.
As of the six-month period ending December 2009, it had a total weekly circulation of more than 100,000 papers, making it the largest paper in northeastern Ontario by newspaper by circulation, discounting the free EMC paper published by The Sault Star on Fridays.
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[edit] History
The Sudbury Star began as a daily in January 1909 as the Daily Northern Star, but it was in trouble in the first year of operation.[2] Staff took over ownership of the struggle newspaper lead by forman William Edge Mason, who then found 10 prominent investors to provide financial backing to the paper.[2]
W.E. Mason Equipment was created to take over management of the paper and by the start of World War I, the paper was florishing.[2]
In 1948 Mason died and the ownership was take over by his W.E. Mason Estate and sold to the paper's publisher and general manager J. R. Meakes in 1950.
In 1955 the paper was acquired by Thomson Newspapers. The paper was subsequently sold to Osprey Media in 2001 and finally to Sun Media in 2007.
[edit] Former Staff
President and Trustee
- George Miller, Q.C 1950-1955
Publisher and General Manager
- George J. Ashworth, editor 1909-1910
- J.R. Meakes ?-1975
- John Friesen 1975-1981
- Don R. Herron 1981-1986
- Maurice H. Switzer 1986-1992
- Jon C. Butler 1992-1995
- Ken Seguin 1995-2003
- Dan Johnson 2003-2004
- David Kilgour 200-2009
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