Knoxville News Sentinel
 The May 2, 2011 front page of Knoxville News Sentinel | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Gannett |
| Editor | Joel Christopher |
| Founded | 1886 (as The Sentinel) |
| Headquarters | 2332 News Sentinel Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37921 United States |
| Circulation | 119,172 Daily 150,147 Sunday (as of 2007)[1] |
| OCLC number | 12008657 |
| Website | knoxnews |
The Knoxville News Sentinel, also known as Knox News, is a daily newspaper in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, owned by the Gannett Company.
History
The newspaper was formed in 1926 from the merger of two competing newspapers: The Knoxville News and The Knoxville Sentinel. John Trevis Hearn began publishing The Sentinel in December 1886, while The News was started in 1921 by Robert P. Scripps and Roy W. Howard.[2]
The two merged in 1926 under Scripps-Howard ownership, with the first edition of The Knoxville News-Sentinel appearing on November 22 of that year. The editor from 1921 to 1931, Edward J. Meeman, later was sent to Memphis to edit the since defunct Memphis Press-Scimitar.[3]
In 1986, the News-Sentinel became a morning paper, with the other paper in Knoxville, the Knoxville Journal, becoming an evening paper. The Journal ceased publication as a daily in 1991, when the joint operating agreement between the two papers expired. In 2002, the paper dropped the hyphen from its name to become the Knoxville News Sentinel. It followed Scripps' newspaper holdings into Journal Media Group in 2015.
In April 2016, the News Sentinel announced it had become part of Gannett, as a part of the USA Today Network.[4] This was the result of Gannett's acquisition of Journal Media. The News Sentinel was added to the nation's largest newspaper company with more than 200 local dailies and USA Today.
Management
Joel Christopher, formerly of Louisville Courier Journal, was appointed the executive editor[5] at Knoxville News Sentinel in January 2019.
Christopher's appointment came after the retirement of executive editor Jack McElroy [6] in early 2019. McElroy, formerly of the Rocky Mountain News[7] served the News Sentinel as its top editor for 17 years.
Frank E. Rosamond Sr.[8] served as the newspaper's last president after leaving the company with McElroy in 2018.
Knox News
Knox News, the digital brand of the News Sentinel and Knoxnews.com, has won many national awards, including winning three 2008 Digital Edge Awards from the Newspaper Association of America for best overall news website, most innovative user-participation and best site design.[citation needed]
Spelling-bee sponsorships
The News Sentinel has sponsored four winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee:
- 1940: Laura Kuykendall (now Laura Kuykendall Mullins) – "therapy"
- 1960: Henry Feldman – "eudaemonic"
- 1963: Glen Van Slyke III – "equipage"
- 1994: Ned Andrews – "antediluvian"
See also
References
Cites
- ^ "BurrellesLuce Top 100 List" (PDF). burrellesluce.com. December 31, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 3, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ "About us". Knoxville News Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "Edward John Meeman". The Tennessee Encyclopedia. January 1, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ^ McElroy, Jack (April 17, 2016). "Gannett's acquisition of Knoxville News Sentinel means new reach, resources for newsroom". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ Jeong, Yihyun (January 4, 2019). "Joel Christopher named executive editor of Knoxville News Sentinel". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ Vellucci, Amy J. (December 21, 2018). "News Sentinel's Jack McElroy to retire after 17 years as top editor". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "Jack McElroy bio". Knoxville News Sentinel. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ Trosky, Steve (March 17, 2017). "News Sentinel names new president". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
Sources
- "2007 Top 100 Daily Newspapers in the U.S. by Circulation" (PDF). BurrellesLuce. March 31, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2007.
- Lester, Connie L. "Knoxville News-Sentinel". Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved November 8, 2006.
- "Scripps Newspapers: Knoxville News Sentinel". The E.W. Scripps Company. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved November 8, 2006.
Further reading
- Mooney, Jack (1996). A History of Tennessee Newspapers.
External links
- Official website
- Other internet properties owned by the Knoxville News Sentinel
- From Papers to Pixels - an effort by the Knox County Public Library system to create a digital archive of the News Sentinel spanning the years 1922 to 1990