The Bellingham Herald

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The Bellingham Herald

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet

Owner	The McClatchy Company
Publisher	Glen Nardi
Editor	Julie Shirley
Founded	1890
Headquarters	1155 N. State St. Bellingham, WA 98225 United States
Circulation	23,933 Daily 30,415 Sunday

Website: www.BellinghamHerald.com

The Bellingham Herald is the only daily newspaper published in Bellingham, Washington, in the United States. It is currently owned by The McClatchy Company.

1 History
2 The Herald Building
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

The Bellingham Herald began publication on March 10, 1890 as the tri-weekly Fairhaven Herald. The Herald went through many changes in its early years, including temporary suspension and a merger with a competing weekly. In 1900, the newspaper purchased the first linotype on the West Coast. When neighboring communities of Sehome, Whatcom and Fairhaven consolidated into the city of Bellingham in 1903, the paper was first printed as The Bellingham Herald.

There were many who filled the roles of publisher and editor over the years but perhaps the most notable was the Sefrit-Carver team under the ownership of Sidney Albert "Sam" Perkins, which began in 1911 and lasted into the 1950s. Federated Publications bought The Herald in 1967. In 1971 Federated Publications merged with Gannett Corporation. The Herald switched to morning delivery in May 1997. Knight Ridder acquired The Bellingham Herald in 2005. Knight Ridder was purchased by McClatchy in 2006.

[edit] The Herald Building

The Herald Building in downtown Bellingham

The Herald Building is centrally located in downtown Bellingham on the corner of State and Chestnut Street. The building, built in 1926 as an eight-story office building, houses The Bellingham Herald's main offices on the first and second floors. Tenant businesses occupy the upper floors.