Reading Eagle
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 The July 27, 2005 front page of the Reading Eagle | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Reading Eagle Company |
| Publisher | William S. Flippin |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Headquarters | 345 Penn St. Reading, PA 19603-0582 United States |
| Website | readingeagle.com |
The Reading Eagle is the major daily newspaper in Reading, Pennsylvania, in the United States. This family-owned newspaper has a daily circulation of 49,375 and a Sunday circulation of 70,832.[1] It serves the Reading and Berks County region of Pennsylvania.
History
The paper was founded on January 28, 1868.[2] It was initially an afternoon paper, published Sunday through Saturday.
In 1940, the Eagle acquired the Reading Times, which was a morning paper, but they remained separate papers.[3][4][5] The staff of the two papers was combined in 1982.[6] In June 2002, the Reading Times ceased publishing, and the Eagle became a morning paper.[6][7]
Author John Updike worked at the Eagle as a copyboy in his youth for several summer interships in the early 1950s, and wrote several feature articles.[8][9]
In late April 2009, the newspaper laid off 52 employees.[10][11]
Sunday edition
The banner on its Sunday comics section says "Biggest Comics Section in the Land",[12] although it used to be two full-size sections long. It carries half pages of Prince Valiant and Hagar the Horrible. As of 2012 it also carries the following comic strips:
References
- ^ Source: ABC audit, date: September 2011
- ^ "Newspaper 'Morgue' Vital Need to Editorial Department". Reading Eagle. November 15, 1938. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Eagle Buys Reading Times". The New York Times. January 26, 1940. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Reading Eagle Co. to Install New $2.25 Million Color Press". Reading Eagle. December 21, 1969. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ George M. Meiser IX (July 20, 1983). "Newspaper History in Reading had its start in 1789". Reading Eagle. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "A Short History of Reading Eagle Company". Reading Eagle. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Associated Press (June 28, 2002). "Reading (Pa.) Eagle Joins with Times". AP Online. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Christopher Lehmann-Haupt (January 28, 2009). "John Updike, a Lyrical Writer of the Middle-Class Man, Dies at 76". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Bruce R. Posten (January 29, 2009). "Before the fame, literary giant John Updike was just a newspaper copy boy". Reading Eagle. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Strupp, Joe (May 5, 2009). "'Reading Eagle' Layoffs Offer No Severance". Editor & Publisher. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ "Reading Eagle reduces work force". Reading Eagle. May 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ "Comics section". Reading Eagle. July 9, 2006. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
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