The Express-Times
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| The Express-Times | |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | Advance Publications |
| Publisher | Martin K. Till |
| Editor | Joseph P. Owens |
| Founded | 1855 as The Easton Daily Express |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Easton, Pennsylvania United States |
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| Website: lehighvalleylive.com | |
The Express-Times is a daily newspaper published in Easton, Pennsylvania, with an emphasis on local news. It has won awards in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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[edit] Ownership
The Express-Times is owned by Penn Jersey Advance, Inc. and is part of the Advance Publications family of newspapers and magazines. It is published by the Easton Publishing Co.
[edit] Management
- Martin K. Till, president and publisher
- Joseph P. Owens, editor
- Robert F. Rothacker Jr., vice president, circulation/operations
- Kenneth R. Vance, controller
[edit] Distribution
The Express-Times publishes three zoned editions (Bethlehem, Easton and New Jersey) and delivers to Lehigh and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania, Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey.
[edit] History
First printed 1855 as The Easton Daily Express, the name changed to The Easton Express in 1917 and was abbreviated to The Express in 1973. In 1991, The Express merged with the Globe-Times of Bethlehem to become The Express-Times.
[edit] Sections
The Express-Times has four editorial sections:
- Front: Local, national and world news
- Valley: Local news and obituaries
- Sports: Local and national sports
- Today: Local and national arts & entertainment
- Editorials, classifieds, comics, horoscopes and puzzles also appear each day.
[edit] Inserts
The following are inserted into The Express-Times during the week.
- Monday: The sports section is published in the form of a tabloid called SportsPLUS
- Friday: Exposed, an entertainment tabloid
- Saturday: Home Source, a real estate guide
- Sunday: Leisure, Sunday (two features sections), news from The Wall Street Journal and full color comics.
[edit] Other publications
The Express-Times also publishes a weekly, the US, based in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
