Wilsonville Spokesman

Wilsonville Spokesman
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Pamplin Media Group
PublisherJ. Brian Monihan
EditorPatrick Malee
Founded1985
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersWilsonville, Oregon, USA
Circulation5,254 (as of 2022)[1]
Websitewilsonvillespokesman.com
Newsbox with the newspaper on sale

The Wilsonville Spokesman is the local weekly newspaper in Wilsonville, Oregon, United States. Published on Wednesdays,[2] the paper is owned by Pamplin Media Group, which owns other local newspapers in Oregon such as The Newberg Graphic and The Canby Herald.

History

The Valley Publishing Company launched the Wilsonville Times in 1972. It was a free weekly newspaper delivered to 4,600 residents in Wilsonville, Oregon.[3] The Times folded in 1984 due to it being an unsuccessful business venture for its entire existence.[4] The following year Thomas Russ Dillon, who worked at Eagle Newspapers as publisher of the Canby Herald, founded a paper to replace the Times called the Wilsonville Spokesman.[5] The paper was originally a combined edition titled the Canby Herald & Wilsonville Spokesman. The two papers were separated after a year.[6] In January 2013, Eagle Newspapers sold the Spokesman to Pamplin Media Group.[7][8] Robert B. Pamplin Jr. sold the company in June 2024 to Carpenter Media Group.[9]

Awards

In 2003, the newspaper won two awards from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association.[10] That year an opinion piece printed in the paper was part of a lawsuit by a city employee against the city council relating to protected speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.[11] In 2006, the paper took two second and two third place awards for newspapers in their category from the local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Pamplin Media Group: Media Kit 2022" (PDF). 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  2. ^ "Wilsonville Spokesman". Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  3. ^ "Paper started in Wilsonville". The Oregonian. p. 41.
  4. ^ "Wilsonville newspaper closes down". The Oregonian. June 1, 1984. p. 19.
  5. ^ "Thomas Russ Dillon, 54, Canby publisher, dies". The Oregonian, May 30, 1991.
  6. ^ "Wilsonville Spokesman (Wilsonville, Or.) 1985-Current". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  7. ^ "Pamplin Media Group acquires 6 weekly papers from Eagle Newspapers". The Oregonian. January 8, 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  8. ^ Giegerich, Andy (January 8, 2013). "Pamplin Media buys more papers". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  9. ^ Rogoway, Mike (June 3, 2024). "Pamplin Media, Portland Tribune's owner, sells to Carpenter Media". The Oregonian. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  10. ^ 2003 Associate Member Contest. Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on January 23, 2008.
  11. ^ Lang, Jeremy (February 13, 2003). "Judge puts Wilsonville aide back". The Oregonian.
  12. ^ SPJ Oregon contest results. SPJ Oregon. Retrieved on May 22, 2008.