The Daily Press is a newspaper published in Escanaba, Michigan, United States. The newspaper serve Delta, Schoolcraft, and northern Menominee counties. The Daily Press publishes editions Monday through Saturday. The newspaper offices are located at 600 Ludington St. in downtown Escanaba, Michigan. The Daily Press was founded as the Escanaba Morning Press on March 19,1909. It competed with the Escanaba Mirror, an evening publication founded in the 1880s. On June 30, 1924, the Mirror was taken over by the Press and the evening paper was discontinued. Daily Press founder John P. Norton left the Press and most of the rest of his estate to the Escanaba Schools upon his death in 1951. The Press was sold shortly after to Frank Russell, publisher of the Marquette Mining Journal, with the proceeds used to create large scholarship program for graduating seniors, as directed by Norton’s will.The paper passed through a succession of owners before being bought by its current owner, Ogden Publications.The newspaper remained a morning publication until 1947, when it switched to afternoons. From 1922 to 1978, the Daily Press was known as The Escanaba Daily Press.[2]
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Ogden Newspapers Inc. |
| Publisher | Sarah Maki |
| Editor | Brian Rowell |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Headquarters | Escanaba, Michigan, U.S. |
| Circulation | 5,596 Daily 5,858 Sunday (as of 2022)[1] |
| Website | dailypress.net |
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edit- ^ "2022-2023 Michigan Press Association Member Directory". Michigan Press Association. 2022-02-01. Archived from the original on 2023-04-22. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ^ "About The Escanaba daily press. (Escanaba, Mich.) 1922-1978". Chronicling America. United States Library of Congress. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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