Jackson Hole News&Guide

Jackson Hole News&Guide
TypeWeekly newspaper
OwnerTeton Media Works
Founder(s)Floy Tonkin
William Kirol
PublisherAdam Meyer
Editor-in-chiefJohanna Love
Managing editorBilly Arnold
Founded1952
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters1225 Maple Way
Jackson, Wyoming, 83001, U.S.
CountryUnited States
Circulation7,575[1]
OCLC number51071474
Websitejhnewsandguide.com

The Jackson Hole News&Guide is a weekly newspaper in the town of Jackson, Wyoming, United States. The News&Guide is published Wednesdays with an average circulation of 7,000 and is the newspaper of record for Teton County, Wyoming.The paper covers news, sports and feature stories in the town of Jackson and Teton County, Wyoming, and specializes in environmental issues in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.[2]

History

On July 17, 1952, Mrs. Floy Tonkin published the first issue of the Jackson Hole Guide. William "Bill" Kirol was associate and business manager.[3] Tonkin and Kirol were previously connected to the Jackson Hole Courier.[4] In 1968, the Guide was sold to Fred A. McCabe and Ron Lytle.[5]

On April 17, 1970, Norman Lynes published the first edition of the Jackson Hole News. Virginia Huidekoper and Ralph Gill were also co-founders.[6][7] Lynes also published the Jackson Hole Daily Villager, a free mimeographed paper he produced out of his home. He soon left the News after a few issues and died of a heart attack in March 1973 at age 41.[8]

A year after its founding, Marc Fisher bought out Gill. In June 1973, controlling interest in the News was acquired by managing editor Michael Sellett,[9] who recently joined the staff as a writer.[10] In 1985, an unknown person spent $500 to buy up half of the 4,000 printed copies of the News in an apparent attempt to sensor a story about a drug case. Sellett printed another 2,000 copies in response.[11]

In 1997, Fred McCabe died and the Guide was inherited by his widow Elizabeth "Liz" McCabe. At that time the McCabes also owned The Pinedale Roundup, Teton Valley News and Pioneer Press.[12] On November 22, 2002, the Guide and News merged, with the owners citing rising costs and a desire to retain local ownership.[13][14] In 2004, Fred McCabe was inducted into the Wyoming Press Hall of Fame.[15] In 2011, Gov. Matt Mead declared March 20 to be "Elizabeth McCabe Day" in honor of her 100th birthday.[16]

Sellett and McCabe co-published the Jackson Hole News&Guide until Liz McCabe's death in 2012 at age 101.[17][18] Later that year Sellett and McCabe's heirs sold their shares to the paper's chief operating officer, Kevin Olson, who formed Teton Media Works as the parent company for the News&Guide and its sister publication, the Jackson Hole Daily, and a suite of magazines.[19] In 2021, News&Guide's associate publisher Adam Meyer became a minority shareholder in Teton Media Works. Meyer is also vice president and COO of the company.[20][21] He was promoted to publisher in 2023.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Member List". WyoPress.org. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  2. ^ Cromer, Alisa (October 16, 2019). "The miracle in Jackson Hole is not the skiing, but the newspaper". Local Media Insider. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Tonkin, Floy; Kirol, Bill (July 17, 1952). "Something New Has Been Added". The Jackson Hole Guide. p. 8.
  4. ^ "Jackson Has Tabloid". Casper Star-Tribune. Associated Press. July 28, 1952. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Jackson Hole Guide Is Sold". The Billings Gazette. Associated Press. February 9, 1968. p. 20.
  6. ^ "New Weekly Planned". The Jackson Hole Guide. April 9, 1970. p. 1.
  7. ^ "We're In Business". Jackson Hole News. April 17, 1970. p. 4.
  8. ^ "Jackson newsman dies of heart attack at 41". Casper Star-Tribune. March 30, 1973. p. 15.
  9. ^ "Owners Sell News Stock". Casper Star-Tribune. June 19, 1973. p. 13.
  10. ^ "Two join NEWS staff". Jackson Hole News. March 2, 1972. p. 4.
  11. ^ "Weeklies bought up to censor news story". Casper Star-Tribune. Associated Press. February 9, 1985. p. 17.
  12. ^ "Fred McCabe, publisher and former UP executive". The Jackson Hole Guide. September 24, 1997. p. 20.
  13. ^ "Jackson Hole News, Guide will merge". The Billings Gazette. Associated Press. November 14, 2002. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  14. ^ Drake, Kerry (January 29, 2017). "Newspaper War in Paradise: A 30-year Conflict in Jackson Hole". WyoHistory.org. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  15. ^ Dewell, Thomas (April 28, 2004). "McCabe earns place in press hall of fame | Newspaperman ran Jackson Hole Guide for 30 years". Jackson Hole News and Guide. p. 2.
  16. ^ Dewell, Thomas (March 19, 2011). "McCabe gets her own day for 100th". Jackson Hole News&Guide. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  17. ^ "JH News & Guide co-publisher dies at 101". The Billings Gazette. Associated Press. June 24, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  18. ^ Dewell, Thomas (June 23, 2012). "McCabe, 101, dies in Moose". Jackson Hole News&Guide.
  19. ^ Thuermer, Angus (December 19, 2012). "Paper set to change hands". Jackson Hole News&Guide. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  20. ^ Huffman, Mark (May 19, 2021). "Teton Media Works has new part owner". Jackson Hole News&Guide. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  21. ^ Sulzer, Nick (May 19, 2021). "Teton Media Works, Inc. announces expansion of local ownership". Buckrail. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  22. ^ Love, Johanna (January 18, 2023). "Meyer promoted to publisher of News&Guide". Jackson Hole News&Guide. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
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