Messenger-Inquirer
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Paxton Media Group |
| Publisher | Bob Morris |
| Editor | Matt Francis |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 1401 Frederica St. Owensboro, Kentucky 42301 United States |
| Circulation | 15,087 Monday-Saturday 20,383 Sunday |
| Website | messenger-inquirer.com |
The Messenger-Inquirer is a local newspaper in Owensboro, Kentucky. The Messenger-Inquirer serves 15,087 daily and 20,383 Sunday readers in five counties in western Kentucky.[1][2]
History
By 1864, when Thomas S. Pettit purchased the paper, it had changed its name to The Monitor.[3] Immediately after taking control of the paper, Pettit published a series of items vigorously criticizing the Republican Party and its policies during the Civil War.[4] On November 17, 1864, Pettit was arrested on orders from General Stephen G. Burbridge on charges of being "notoriously disloyal" to the Union.[4] He was taken to Memphis, Tennessee, and transferred into Confederate territory.[3] In May 1865, he returned to Owensboro and found his print shop and printing press had been destroyed by federal authorities.[3] He traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio to purchase replacement equipment and, on hearing the story of his arrest and subsequent travels, the equipment dealer extended him a generous line of credit, allowing him to purchase more sophisticated equipment than had ever before been used in Owensboro.[3] With this new equipment, Pettit revived the Monitor and published his stories of wartime banishment, bringing him significant acclaim in Kentucky.[4] Moreover, he also published editorials by future U.S. Senator Thomas C. McCreery, giving the Monitor further credibility and increasing its readership.[3][5]
References
- ^ "Messenger Inquirer". Kentucky Press Association. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ Dooley, Karla (July 2000). "Messenger-Inquirer marks 125th anniversary". KY Press Online. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Connelley and Coulter, p. 158
- ^ a b c Biographical Cyclopedia, p. 141
- ^ Belo sells Kentucky daily
- Biographical Cyclopedia of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Chicago, Illinois: J.M. Gresham Company. 1896.
- Connelley, William Elsey; Ellis Merton Coulter (1922). History of Kentucky. American Historical Society.