New Hampshire Union Leader

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New Hampshire Union Leader
The July 27, 2005 front page of the New Hampshire Union Leader
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet

Owner	Union Leader Corp.
Publisher	Joseph W. McQuaid
Editor	Charles Perkins III
Founded	1863
Headquarters	100 William Loeb Drive Manchester, NH 03108-9555 United States

Website: UnionLeader.com

The New Hampshire Union Leader is the daily newspaper of Manchester, the largest city in the state of New Hampshire. As of 2003 it has a daily circulation of 61,548, and a circulation of 82,429 for its Sunday paper, the New Hampshire Sunday News. It was founded in 1863.

It was known as The Union Leader of Manchester until April 4, 2005.

The paper is best known for the conservative political opinions of its late publisher, William Loeb, and his wife, Elizabeth Scripps "Nackey" Loeb. Famously, the paper helped defeat Maine Senator Edmund Muskie in his 1972 bid for the presidency by attacking Muskie's wife, Jane, in editorials, leading him to tearfully defend her in a press conference that some say ruined his image in the state. (See also: Canuck Letter.)

Over the decades, the Loebs gained considerable influence, and helped shape New Hampshire's conservative political landscape. The newspaper's strident tone has lessened considerably since the Loebs died. In 2000, after Nackey's death on January 8, Joseph McQuaid took over publishership.

1 History
2 Contributers
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

Like many newspapers, the Union Leader has a complex history involving mergers and buyouts.

The weekly Union became into the Manchester Daily Union. (with a period) on March 31, 1863. The afternoon Union became a morning Daily Union (dropping the "Manchester") and was later purchased by the Manchester Leader. Loeb changed Manchester Union Leader to The Union Leader in the mid-1970s to emphasize the fact that it is the only statewide newspaper in New Hampshire.

The New Hampshire Sunday News was created in 1948.