The Altoona Mirror is a daily newspaper located in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It is the hometown newspaper for Altoona, all of Blair County, and parts of surrounding counties.
The newspaper was founded on June 13, 1874 as The Evening Mirror by Harry E. Slep and George J. Akers (Slep & Akers Company). Akers left the company in 1877, leaving Slep as the sole owner. Mr. Slep's eldest son, William H. Slep, eventually joined the business and the firm became known as H. & W.H. Slep Company.
In 1888, the newspaper's name was changed to Altoona Mirror. In 1907, the Slep company name was changed to Mirror Printing Company. The paper remained in the Slep family until being sold to Thomson Newspapers in 1984. Under Thomson ownership, a Sunday edition was launched in 1987 and the paper switched its weekday publication to mornings starting in 1997. The Altoona Mirror was sold to current owner Ogden Newspapers in 1998.
Dan Slep, a fifth-generation descendant of co-founder Harry E. Slep, became publisher in 2021.[2]
Pennsylvania Mirroredit
A Mirror Printing Company sister newspaper, the Pennsylvania Mirror, was published between 1968 and 1977 and covered news and events in neighboring Centre County. As a morning paper, it offered an alternative to the State College, Pennsylvania-based Centre Daily Times which was an evening paper.[3]
^"Slep named Mirror publisher". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
^"The Old Pennsylvania Mirror". StateCollege.com. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
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December 11, 2023
altoona, mirror, daily, newspaper, located, altoona, pennsylvania, hometown, newspaper, altoona, blair, county, parts, surrounding, counties, typedaily, newspaperformatbroadsheetowner, ogden, newspaperspublisherdan, slepeditorneil, rudelfounded1874, evening, m. The Altoona Mirror is a daily newspaper located in Altoona Pennsylvania It is the hometown newspaper for Altoona all of Blair County and parts of surrounding counties Altoona MirrorTypeDaily newspaperFormatBroadsheetOwner s Ogden NewspapersPublisherDan SlepEditorNeil RudelFounded1874 as The Evening Mirror LanguageEnglishHeadquarters301 Cayuga AvenueAltoona Pennsylvania 16602 U S CountryUnited StatesCirculation27 732 1 WebsiteAltoonaMirror comMedia of the United StatesList of newspapers Contents 1 History 2 Pennsylvania Mirror 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe newspaper was founded on June 13 1874 as The Evening Mirror by Harry E Slep and George J Akers Slep amp Akers Company Akers left the company in 1877 leaving Slep as the sole owner Mr Slep s eldest son William H Slep eventually joined the business and the firm became known as H amp W H Slep Company In 1888 the newspaper s name was changed to Altoona Mirror In 1907 the Slep company name was changed to Mirror Printing Company The paper remained in the Slep family until being sold to Thomson Newspapers in 1984 Under Thomson ownership a Sunday edition was launched in 1987 and the paper switched its weekday publication to mornings starting in 1997 The Altoona Mirror was sold to current owner Ogden Newspapers in 1998 Dan Slep a fifth generation descendant of co founder Harry E Slep became publisher in 2021 2 Pennsylvania Mirror editA Mirror Printing Company sister newspaper the Pennsylvania Mirror was published between 1968 and 1977 and covered news and events in neighboring Centre County As a morning paper it offered an alternative to the State College Pennsylvania based Centre Daily Times which was an evening paper 3 References edit Altoona Mirror circulation Altoona Mirror Retrieved 2019 05 04 Slep named Mirror publisher Altoona Mirror Retrieved 2021 04 04 The Old Pennsylvania Mirror StateCollege com Retrieved 2021 09 29 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Altoona Mirror Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Altoona Mirror amp oldid 1172758681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
