Kodiak Daily Mirror
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Helen E. Snedden Foundation |
| Founder | Gene Dawson |
| Publisher | Kevin Bumgarner |
| Founded | June 15, 1940 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 1419 Selig Street Kodiak, AK 99615 United States |
| Circulation | 1,081 (as of 2015) |
Sister newspapers | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |
| Website | kodiakdailymirror |
The Kodiak Daily Mirror is the daily newspaper of Kodiak, Alaska.[1]
History
On June 14, 1940, Gene Dawson published the first edition of the Kodiak Mirror.[2][3] The paper was acquired by William H. Lamme in December 1942,[4][5] Melton L. Crawford in 1948,[6] father-and-son James G. Bennett and Patrick Bennet in 1954,[7][8] Sig J. Digree in 1955,[9] Wayne and Nancy Kotula in 1964,[10] Jack Clark, David and Nancy Staunchfield in 1975,[11] and Duane and Nancy Freeman in 1982.[12]
The Freemans sold the Mirror to the owners of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner in 1998. At that time the paper had a circulation of 3,000.[13] Asa Cole was then named publisher.[14] In 2016, the News-Miner and the Mirror were purchased by the nonprofit Helen E. Snedden Foundation.[15]
References
- ^ "Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - About Us". Newsminer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Kodiak Mirror Makes Debut; Gene Dawson Edits Weekly". Alaska Daily Press. Juneau, Alaska. July 16, 1940. p. 3.
- ^ "About Us". Kodiak Daily Mirror. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "News from the Frontier". The Wichita Eagle. January 5, 1943. p. 5.
- ^ "Alaska Newspaper Editors Vistors In Raymond". The Daily Astorian. Astoria, Oregon. July 8, 1944. p. 3.
- ^ "Crawfords Purchase Alaskan Newspaper". The Jasper County News. Jasper, Missouri. March 25, 1948. p. 1.
- ^ "Crawfords Sell Mirror To James G. Bennett". Kodiak Mirror. January 30, 1954. p. 1.
- ^ "Kodiak Paper Sold". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. February 8, 1954. p. 8.
- ^ "Kodiak". The Alaska Weekly. Seattle, Washington. August 19, 1955. p. 2.
- ^ "Kodiak Paper". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Associated Press. September 28, 1964. p. 3.
- ^ "Kotulas Sell Kodiak Mirror After 11 Years Of Printing". Anchorage Times. April 2, 1974. p. 3.
- ^ "Kodiak newspaper sold". Anchorage Times. Associated Press. October 20, 1982. p. 21.
- ^ "News-Minor buys Mirror". Anchorage Daily News. September 10, 1998. p. 45.
- ^ "Kodiak paper names new publisher". Anchorage Daily News. December 31, 1998. p. 13.
- ^ Zak, Annie (December 25, 2015). "Purchase of News-Miner, Kodiak Daily Mirror the first major move for Fairbanks foundation". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved April 21, 2023.