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 The entrance to the former offices of theAlbany Herald as seen from the intersection of Pine Avenue and Washington Street in downtownAlbany | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | The Georgia Trust for Local News |
| Editor | Carlton Fletcher |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Headquarters |
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| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 14,717 (as of 2013)[2] |
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| OCLC number | 12531100 |
| Website | Official website |
The Albany Herald is the daily newspaper for metroAlbany in the U.S. state ofGeorgia. It is distributed in metro Albany and in southwest Georgia.[3] The newspaper was founded in 1891. Offices for the paper were previously housed in the historicRosenberg Brothers Department Store in downtown Albany.
The Herald Publishing Company, a company founded in 1897, was purchased byJames H. Gray in 1946 after he returned fromWorld War II.TheAlbany Herald would become the flagship newspaper ofGray Communications Systems (now Gray Media).[4]
In 1993,The Herald converted to a morning publication.[4]
In 2005 Gray's newspaper holdings were spun off into a separate company which was named Triple Crown Media.[5] Triple Crown Media changed its name to Southern Community Newspapers Incorporated in 2010.[6]
The Herald announced in October 2012 that it would cease its printing operation in Albany and cut 26 jobs. The paper was printed byGannett Company at theTallahassee Democrat.[7]
In May 2017,The Herald switched to a paid subscription website. Full access toThe Herald's website is free with the paid subscription to the print newspaper.[8]
The Herald introduced a new weekend edition in October 2017 which is delivered Sunday mornings. The new edition combines the Saturday and Sunday papers, and include more pages, new features and additional color comics.[9]
In March 2018, Scot Morrissey was named the new publisher ofThe Herald. Morrissey was previously the publisher of theAthens Banner-Herald for nearly 10 years.[10]
After more than three decades in the historic Rosenberg Brothers Department Store building, the paper moved to a smaller office on West Broad Avenue in December 2019.[1] The building, and several adjacent buildings, were sold to the city of Albany for $850,000 in April 2019.[11]
In 2023,The Albany Herald was acquired by theGeorgia Trust for Local News, an independent, nonprofit newspaper company in Georgia.[12]