The newspaper was formed in 1926 from the merger of two competing newspapers: The Knoxville News and The Knoxville Sentinel. John Trevis Hearn began publishing The Sentinel in December 1886, while The News was started in 1921 by Robert P. Scripps and Roy W. Howard.[2] The two merged in 1926 under Scripps-Howard ownership, with the first edition of The Knoxville News-Sentinel appearing on November 22 of that year. The editor from 1921 to 1931, Edward J. Meeman, later was sent to Memphis to edit the since defunct Memphis Press-Scimitar.[3]
In 1986, the News-Sentinel became a morning paper, with the other paper in Knoxville, the Knoxville Journal, becoming an evening paper. The Journal ceased publication as a daily in 1991, when the joint operating agreement between the two papers expired. In 2002, the paper dropped the hyphen from its name to become the Knoxville News Sentinel. It followed Scripps' newspaper holdings into Journal Media Group in 2015.
In April 2016, the News Sentinel announced it had become part of Gannett, as a part of the USA Today Network.[4] This was the result of Gannett's acquisition of Journal Media. The News Sentinel was added to the nation's largest newspaper company with more than 200 local dailies and USA Today.
Managementedit
Joel Christopher, formerly of Louisville Courier Journal, was appointed the executive editor[5] at Knoxville News Sentinel in January 2019.
Christopher's appointment came after the retirement of executive editor Jack McElroy [6] in early 2019. McElroy, formerly of the Rocky Mountain News[7] served the News Sentinel as its top editor for 17 years.
Frank E. Rosamond Sr.[8] served as the newspaper's last president after leaving the company with McElroy in 2018.
Knox Newsedit
Knox News, the digital brand of the News Sentinel and Knoxnews.com, has won many national awards, including winning three 2008 Digital Edge Awards from the Newspaper Association of America for best overall news website, most innovative user-participation and best site design.[citation needed]
^"Edward John Meeman". The Tennessee Encyclopedia. January 1, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
^McElroy, Jack (April 17, 2016). ""Gannett's acquisition of Knoxville News Sentinel means new reach, resources for newsroom"". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
^"Joel Christopher named executive editor of Knoxville News Sentinel".
^"News Sentinel's Jack McElroy to retire after 17 years as top editor".
^Trosky, Steve (March 17, 2017). "News Sentinel names new president". Retrieved May 18, 2017.
Sources
"2007 Top 100 Daily Newspapers in the U.S. by Circulation" (PDF). BurrellesLuce. March 31, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2007.
Lester, Connie L. "Knoxville News-Sentinel". Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved November 8, 2006.
. The E.W. Scripps Company. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved November 8, 2006.
Further readingedit
Mooney, Jack (1996). A History of Tennessee Newspapers.
External linksedit
Official website
Other internet properties owned by the Knoxville News Sentinel
Knoxville Information Guide
Knoxville Book of Lists
University of Tennessee sports news coverage
- an effort by the Knox County Public Library system to create a digital archive of the News Sentinel spanning the years 1922 to 1990
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Knoxville News Sentinel also known as Knox News is a daily newspaper in Knoxville Tennessee United States owned by the Gannett Company Knoxville News SentinelThe May 2 2011 front page ofKnoxville News SentinelTypeDaily newspaperFormatBroadsheetOwner s GannettEditorJoel ChristopherFounded1886 138 years ago 1886 as The Sentinel Headquarters2332 News Sentinel DriveKnoxville Tennessee 37921United StatesCirculation119 172 Daily150 147 Sunday as of 2007 1 OCLC number12008657Websiteknoxnews wbr comThe headquarters of the Knoxville News Sentinel newspaper pictured on April 24 2014 in Tennessee Contents 1 History 2 Management 3 Knox News 4 Spelling bee sponsorships 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksHistory editThe newspaper was formed in 1926 from the merger of two competing newspapers The Knoxville News and The Knoxville Sentinel John Trevis Hearn began publishing The Sentinel in December 1886 while The News was started in 1921 by Robert P Scripps and Roy W Howard 2 The two merged in 1926 under Scripps Howard ownership with the first edition of The Knoxville News Sentinel appearing on November 22 of that year The editor from 1921 to 1931 Edward J Meeman later was sent to Memphis to edit the since defunct Memphis Press Scimitar 3 In 1986 the News Sentinel became a morning paper with the other paper in Knoxville the Knoxville Journal becoming an evening paper The Journal ceased publication as a daily in 1991 when the joint operating agreement between the two papers expired In 2002 the paper dropped the hyphen from its name to become the Knoxville News Sentinel It followed Scripps newspaper holdings into Journal Media Group in 2015 In April 2016 the News Sentinel announced it had become part of Gannett as a part of the USA Today Network 4 This was the result of Gannett s acquisition of Journal Media The News Sentinel was added to the nation s largest newspaper company with more than 200 local dailies and USA Today Management editJoel Christopher formerly of Louisville Courier Journal was appointed the executive editor 5 at Knoxville News Sentinel in January 2019 Christopher s appointment came after the retirement of executive editor Jack McElroy 6 in early 2019 McElroy formerly of the Rocky Mountain News 7 served the News Sentinel as its top editor for 17 years Frank E Rosamond Sr 8 served as the newspaper s last president after leaving the company with McElroy in 2018 Knox News editKnox News the digital brand of the News Sentinel and Knoxnews com has won many national awards including winning three 2008 Digital Edge Awards from the Newspaper Association of America for best overall news website most innovative user participation and best site design citation needed Spelling bee sponsorships editThe News Sentinel has sponsored four winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee 1940 Laura Kuykendall now Laura Kuykendall Mullins therapy 1960 Henry Feldman eudaemonic 1963 Glen Van Slyke III equipage 1994 Ned Andrews antediluvian See also edit nbsp Journalism portal nbsp United States portalList of newspapers in TennesseeReferences editCites BurrellesLuce Top 100 List PDF burrellesluce com December 31 2006 Archived from the original PDF on July 3 2007 Retrieved November 22 2023 About Us Knoxville News Sentinel Edward John Meeman The Tennessee Encyclopedia January 1 2010 Retrieved May 24 2015 McElroy Jack April 17 2016 Gannett s acquisition of Knoxville News Sentinel means new reach resources for newsroom Knoxville News Sentinel Retrieved August 10 2022 Joel Christopher named executive editor of Knoxville News Sentinel News Sentinel s Jack McElroy to retire after 17 years as top editor Jack McElroy bio KnoxNews com Trosky Steve March 17 2017 News Sentinel names new president Retrieved May 18 2017 Sources 2007 Top 100 Daily Newspapers in the U S by Circulation PDF BurrellesLuce March 31 2007 Retrieved May 31 2007 Lester Connie L Knoxville News Sentinel Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture Retrieved November 8 2006 Scripps Newspapers Knoxville News Sentinel The E W Scripps Company Archived from the original on October 20 2006 Retrieved November 8 2006 Further reading editMooney Jack 1996 A History of Tennessee Newspapers External links editOfficial website Other internet properties owned by the Knoxville News Sentinel Knoxville Information Guide Knoxville Book of Lists University of Tennessee sports news coverage From Papers to Pixels an effort by the Knox County Public Library system to create a digital archive of the News Sentinel spanning the years 1922 to 1990 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Knoxville News Sentinel amp oldid 1197669641, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
