The Island Packet
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | The McClatchy Company[1] |
| Publisher | Brian Tolley |
| Editor | Brian Tolley |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Headquarters | 10 Buck Island Road Bluffton, SC 29910  United States |
| Circulation | 16,196 Daily 17,015 Sunday (as of 2020)[2] |
| ISSN | 0746-4886 |
| Website | islandpacket.com |
The Island Packet is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper owned by Chatham Asset Management,[3] serving primarily the residents of southern Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, particularly the towns of Hilton Head Island and Bluffton.
History
The newspaper was founded as a weekly on July 9, 1970, by Tom Wamsley and Ralph Hilton, with financial backing by Lucy and Jonathan Daniels, editor emeritus of the Raleigh News & Observer. Television personality Garry Moore had a regular humor column in the paper in the late 1970s and early 1980s titled "Mumble, Mumble".
See also
References
- ^ "Our Markets". Sacramento, California: McClatchy Company. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "McClatchy | Markets". 2022-01-11. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ Tracy, Marc (4 August 2020). "McClatchy, Family-Run News Chain, Goes to Hedge Fund in Bankruptcy Sale". The New York Times.
- General
External links
- The Island Packet official site
- The Island Packet official mobile site
- The Island Packet on Facebook
- The Island Packet on Twitter
