The South Whidbey Record is a newspaper based in Langley, Washington, United States. It publishes Wednesdays and Saturdays.
| Type | Biweekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Sound Publishing |
| Editor | Jessie Stensland |
| Staff writers | Kira Erickson, Karina Andrew, Rachel Rosen |
| Headquarters | 800 SE Barrington Dr, Oak Harbor, WA 98277 |
| Circulation | 2,109 (as of 2023)[1] |
| ISSN | 1064-0622 |
| OCLC number | 17196117 |
| Website | southwhidbeyrecord |
History
editThe paper started as the Whidby Record and later changed its name in the 1940s to The Whidbey Record when the proper spelling of the island's namesake, Joseph Whidbey, was discovered to have an "e" in it.[2] The paper adopted its present name in 1981.[3] The Examiner won awards from the Suburban Newspapers of America in 2004,[4] 2005,[5] and 2008.[6]
By 2013, it was owned by Sound Publishing. The company owns two other papers on Whidbey Island, the Whidbey Examiner and the Whidbey News-Times; the three papers, which previously competed with one another, shared a single publisher, Kasia Pierzga, a founder of the Examiner, until 2013, when she was succeeded by Kevin Graves.[3] Its circulation has been estimated at 4,500.[7]
In 1989, its circulation was reported at 3,100.[8]
A series of winter storms in 2006–07 caused more than nine power outages on Whidbey Island, which challenged the paper's operations, but Sound Publishing was able to maintain its production schedule.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sound Publishing Media Kit 2023" (PDF). soundpublishing.com. 2023-04-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "South Whidbey Record". Sound Publishing, Inc. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ a b Bagwell, Steve; Stapilus, Randy (2013). New Editions: The Northwest's newspapers as they were, are, and will be. Carlton, Oregon: Ridenbaugh Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-945648-10-9. OCLC 861618089.
- ^ "Editor & Publisher 2004-10: Vol 137 Iss 10". Duncan McIntosh. October 2004.
- ^ 2005 Editor & Publisher 2005 Duncan McIntosh
- ^ "Editor & Publisher 2008-10: Vol 141 Iss 10". Duncan McIntosh. October 2008.
- ^ "South Whidbey Record". Mondo Times.
- ^ "Editor & Publisher 1989-01-07: Vol 122 Iss 1". Duncan McIntosh. 7 January 1989.
- ^ Mays, Sherry (May 2007). "A Sound Victory Unrecognized". Editor & Publisher. Duncan McIntosh. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
External links
edit- Chronicling America entry