| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | USA Today Co. |
| Founder | Errol G. Brown |
| Editor | Zach Hillstrom |
| Founded | 1963 (as theSouthern Utah News-Advertiser) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 335 E. St. George Blvd, St. George, UT 84770 |
| Website | thespectrum |
The Spectrum is a daily newspaper based inSt. George, Utah.
In 1963, Errol G. Brown, owner of theSouthern Utah News in Kanab, founded theSouthern Utah News-Advertiser.[1] It was a freely distributed weekly newspaper with 10,000 copies sent out residents in five counties. After a few months, he set up an office and printing plant inHurricane.[1]
Over time it became too difficult for Brown to operate two publications 700 miles apart, so in March 1965 he sold his Hurricane paper, with an agreement for the new owners to change the name to theTri-StateNews-Advertiser.[1] The paper was soon sold again, moved toLa Verkin, and renamed to theSouthern Utah Free Press.[1] In 1971, Brown resumed management of the paper. He moved the business toSt. George and renamed the paper again to theSouth Utah Press-Advertiser.[1]
In December 1972, Brown sold the paper to R. Gail Stahle, who renamed it to theColor County Spectrum.[1][2] Stahle expanded it from a weekly into a daily starting March 24, 1976.[3] The name was changed toThe Daily Spectrum in 1982.[4] Toronto-basedThomson Corporation purchased paper in 1984.[2] The name was changed toThe Spectrum in 1994.[4] Thomson sold the paper toGannett in 2000.[5][6] Brown died in 2021.[7] Stahle died in 2024.[8]