The July 27, 2005 front page of The Telegraph |
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Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner | Telegraph Publishing Company |
Publisher | Terrence Williams |
Editor | Dave Solomon |
Founded | 1869 (as the Nashua Daily Telegraph) |
Headquarters | 17 Executive Drive Hudson, New Hampshire, United States |
Official website | nashuatelegraph.com |
The Telegraph, frequently referred to as the Nashua Telegraph, is a daily newspaper in Nashua, New Hampshire. It was founded as the Nashua Daily Telegraph in 1869, although a weekly version dates back to 1832. As of 2005[update] it is the second-largest newspaper in the state, with a circulation of about 27,000 daily, and 34,000 on Sunday.
After being family owned for a century, The Telegraph was bought in the 1980s by Independent Publications of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, which owns several, smaller daily and weekly newspapers around the U.S. as well as some other businesses. [1]
In 2005, the paper's owner bought the Cabinet Press, publisher of weekly newspapers based in nearby Milford, New Hampshire. [2]
The paper received national attention during the 1980 New Hampshire presidential primary, when it hosted a Republican debate paid for by the campaign of former California Governor Ronald Reagan. During a discussion over which candidates should be allowed to participate, Telegraph editor Jon Breen, acting as moderator, told the soundman to turn off Reagan's microphone. Reagan's response of "I am paying for this microphone, Mr. Green," was wildly applauded by the audience and even his fellow Republican primary opponents. [1]
The phrase entered the political lexicon and, some say, helped launch his successful run for the presidency. The fact that Reagan got the editor's name wrong is often forgotten.
Reagan later recounted the incident as a "brief and seemingly small event, one lasting only a few seconds," that he said he thought, "helped take me to the White House." He continues:
After arriving at the debate, he found two chairs - one each for Bush and Reagan. The other candidates were confused, as was the audience.