Watertown Daily Times (Wisconsin)
 Watertown Daily Times office at 218 S. 1st St. | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Adams Publishing Group |
| Editor | Tim Sullivan |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 218 S. First St. Watertown, Wisconsin 53094 United States |
| Circulation | 4,700 Daily (as of 2024)[1] |
| Website | wdtimes |
The Watertown Daily Times is a daily newspaper publishing Monday through Friday in Watertown, Wisconsin. Along with the Daily Jefferson County Union, it is one of two major daily papers published in Jefferson County. The Watertown Daily Times also covers the southern portion of Dodge County, with the City of Watertown split between Dodge and Jefferson Counties.
The editorial operation of the Watertown Daily Times is located in downtown Watertown,[2] though the paper's printing operations have been conducted at sister publication, The Gazette in Janesville since the paper's relocation in 2019.
History
[edit]The Daily Times was founded November 23, 1895, when John W. Cruger and E. J. Schoolcraft formed a partnership to publish a daily newspaper[3] in Watertown. In 1908, the Daily Times absorbed the competing Watertown Daily Reader, which began publication in 1906.[4]
In 1919, John Clifford secured a controlling interest in the newspaper.[5]
The paper stayed in the Clifford family until 2018, when it was sold to Adams Publishing Group.[6] It is a member of APG's Southern Wisconsin group.
The Daily Times was located at 115 W Main Street[7] in Watertown from 1916 until 2019. which now includes a community park known as Bentzin Family Town Square.[8] The paper has since moved across the Rock River to S. First Street.
Notable people
[edit]While campaigning in Wisconsin in 1959, former president John F. Kennedy thanked Clifford for coverage in the Daily Times.[9]
US Congressman Scott Fitzgerald is a former associate publisher of the Daily Times. He sold the Dodge County Independent News in Juneau, Wisconsin to the Daily Times in 1996, and remained as associate publisher for several years.[10]
Former Daily Times managing editor Tom Schultz was elected to the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Hall of Fame in 2017.[11] As of 2024, Schultz contributes a weekly column to his former paper,[12] titled "In Times Square." Schultz's column title references the previous location of the Daily Times offices.
As of January 2024, Tim Sullivan is the Editor of the Watertown Daily Times.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jefferson County Executive Committee" (PDF). Jefferson County, Wisconsin. 2017. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ "Contact Us!". Watertown Daily Times. 2024-04-07. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ Daily Times History, Watertown Daily Times, March 31, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ "Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, Wis.) 1895–Current". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Watertown Daily Times". Watertown Historical Society.
- ^ Group, Adams Publishing (2018-12-03). "WATERTOWN (WI) TIMES TO BE SOLD TO ADAMS PUBLISHING GROUP". Adams Publishing Group. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "115 W MAIN ST | Property Record". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "The Square | Watertown". Watertown RDA – 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ "Wisconsin: Trips, 12 November 1959-11 June 1960 | JFK Library". www.jfklibrary.org. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Biography". Scott Fitzgerald Wisconsin State Senator. wisconsin.gov. Archived from the original on Nov 25, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "2017 Wisconsin Newspaper Hall of Fame Banquet & Fundraiser to honor Kaiser, Schultz". 21 September 2017.
- ^ "In Times Square: Ice out on Rock River". 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Tim Sullivan joins APG as news editor". Wisconsin Newspaper Association. 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-23.