Alamogordo Daily News
 Front page of Alamogordo Daily News on May 16, 2008 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | El Rito Media, LLC |
| Founder | J.H. Lightfoot |
| Publisher | Richard L. Connor |
| General manager | Frank Leto |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 518 E. 24th Street Alamogordo, New Mexico |
| OCLC number | 10674593 |
| Website | alamogordonews |
Alamogordo Daily News, founded in 1898, is a daily newspaper published in Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States.
The paper was an evening paper until September 1, 2006, published weekday evenings and Sunday mornings. It then switched to a morning paper, published daily except Mondays.[1] In March 2024, the newspaper announced it will switch from carrier to postal delivery.[2]
History
In August 1896, the Tularosa Chief was first published in Tularosa, New Mexico.[3] It was founded by J.H. Lightfoot.[4] In November 1897, the paper relocated to La Luz and was renamed to the Sacramento Chief.[5][6] It relocated again to Alamogordo a year later.[7] In 1899, the Alamogordo Printing Company acquired the paper and renamed it to the Alamogordo News.[8][9]: 75 W.S. Shepherd soon acquired the paper.[7]
In December 1912, the Alamogordo News and Otero County Advertiser merged to form the Alamogordo News-Advertiser. Charles. P. Downs was editor.[10] In January 1914, Clarence W. Morgan took charge of the paper and renamed it to the Otero County News.[11] The name was later changed back to the Alamogordo News. In 1922, the paper absorbed the Alamogordo Cloudcrofter.[12] It continued as a weekly until the 1950s when it went daily.[13]: 9
In March 1953, C.W. Morgan died.[14] That December, the Morgan family sold the paper to Billie Holder and Rolland Jacquart.[15] Three years later Holder bought out Jacquart.[16] Aubrey Dunn Sr. was soon hired as the paper's business manager and eventually became co-owner. He served for 15 years in the New Mexico Senate but abruptly resigned in 1979 to focus on the paper.[17]
After Holder and Dunn, the News was acquired by several chains, including Donrey Media Group in 1983,[18] Community Newspaper Holdings in 1998,[19] MediaNews Group in 2001,[20] Gannett in 2015,[21] and El Rito Media, LLC in 2024.[22][23]
See also
- Aubrey Dunn, Sr., New Mexico state senator and partial owner of Alamogordo Daily News
- Atari video game burial, which was first reported on by the Alamogordo Daily News
Notes
- ^ Coltharp, Richard (September 13, 2006). "To err is all too human". Alamogordo Daily News. OCLC 10674593.
- ^ Onsurez, Jessica (March 13, 2024). "Alamogordo Daily News transitioning to postal delivery". Alamogordo Daily News. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Notice". Carlsbad Current-Argus. August 28, 1896. p. 2.
- ^ "Notice". Las Vegas Daily Optic. July 25, 1896. p. 3.
- ^ "Notice". Albuquerque Journal. November 10, 1897. p. 2.
- ^ "Notice". White Oaks Eagle. White Oaks, New Mexico. November 18, 1897. p. 2.
- ^ a b "Change In Organization Of The Alamogordo News". Alamogordo Daily News. January 3, 1946. p. 1.
- ^ "The Territorial Press. | Will Be A Good Paper". The Santa Fe New Mexican. June 3, 1899. p. 2.
- ^ Townsend, David; Clif McDonald (July 1999) [1999]. Centennial: Where the Old West Meets the New Frontier. Alamogordo, NM: Alamogordo/Otero County Centennial Celebration. ISBN 978-1-887045-05-6. OCLC 41400788.
- ^ "Alamogordo News-Advertiser". Alamogordo Daily News. December 7, 1912. p. 2.
- ^ "A Brief Salutatory". Alamogordo Daily News. January 9, 1914. p. 2.
- ^ "Announcement". Alamogordo Daily News. July 27, 1922. p. 1.
- ^ Harwell, June (2000). Alamogordo Public Library: A Community Treasure, 1900-2000. Pioneer. Vol. 3. Alamogordo, NM: Tularosa Basin Historical Society. OCLC 45084643.
- ^ "C.W. Morgan, Alamogordo Editor, Passes". Carlsbad Current-Argus. Associated Press. March 31, 1953. p. 2.
- ^ "Alamogordo News Goes to New Owners of Kansas, on January 1". Alamogordo Daily News. December 17, 1953. p. 1.
- ^ "Holder Sole Owner of Daily News". Alamogordo Daily News. June 19, 1956. p. 1.
- ^ "Dunn quits Senate in surprise action". Alamogordo Daily News. Associated Press. December 26, 1979. p. 1.
- ^ "Partners sell newspaper in Alamogordo to group". El Paso Herald-Post. United Press International. July 4, 1983. p. 14.
- ^ "Donrey sells Daily News and 27 other papers". Alamogordo Daily News. July 3, 1998. p. 1.
- ^ "MediaNews Group purchases Daily News". Alamogordo Daily News. March 14, 2001. p. 1.
- ^ "Gannett acquires The Daily Times, sister newspapers". Daily Times. Farmington, New Mexico. June 2, 2015. pp. A1.
- ^ Nott, Robert (May 7, 2024). "Gannett sells four New Mexico newspapers, three to 'Rio Grande Sun' owners". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
- ^ "El Rito Media acquires Alamogordo Daily News, Carlsbad Current Argus and Ruidoso News". Editor and Publisher. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.