Lewiston Morning Tribune
Daily newspaper[4]
FounderEugene L. Alford
Albert H. Alford
PublisherNathan Alford
PresidentA. L. Alford Jr., president, TPC Holdings
EditorNathan Alford
Managing editorMatt Baney
Metro editorJennifer Ladwig
Opinion editorMarty Trillhaase
Founded1892 (age 134)
Daily (1898)[1]
Headquarters505 Capital Street
Lewiston, Idaho, U.S. [2]
Circulation24,515 Daily
26,005 Sunday
Circulation date2014
Sister newspapersMoscow-Pullman Daily News[3]
Issn0892-2586
Oclc232117597
Websitelmtribune.com
Publishing countryUnited States
Publishing cityLewiston, Idaho

The Lewiston Morning Tribune is an independently owned newspaper in the northwestern United States, located in Lewiston, Idaho.[5] Founded in 1892, it serves eight counties in north-central Idaho and southeastern Washington, the southern portion of the Inland Empire.[6] As of 2017, the Lewiston Tribune has a circulation of 25,000 papers in north-central Idaho and southeastern Washington.[7]

It was the first newspaper in Idaho to publish an electronic edition, which was offered in September 1995.[6][8]

Founding and ownership

Eugene L. Alford and Albert H. Alford founded the Lewiston Morning Tribune in 1892.[9][10] It started as a four-page weekly newspaper in 1892 and it went to twice-weekly in 1895. Later it became a morning daily newspaper in 1898.[1] Eugene worked as the publisher and business manager while Albert assumed the position of editor.[11]

After Albert H. Alford died in 1928, his nephew Albert L. Alford (1907–1968) returned to Lewiston from Washington and Lee University in Virginia to assume the position as a managing editor,[12] then became the publisher and editor after his father's death in 1946.[13] Known to his friends as "Bud" Alford,[14] Albert continued to work for the Tribune for 43 years.[12][15] Following his death in 1968, his son, A.L. Alford Jr., became the third publisher of the Tribune.[7]

Following 89 years of local ownership, two-thirds of the stock was sold in 1981 to Kerns-Tribune.[16][17] A.L. Alford Jr. repurchased the Tribune from TCI (who had purchased Kerns-Tribune in 1997) in a deal that was finalized March 31, 1998. The transition also introduced an employee ownership component to the business.[18][19][20][21][22] Nathan Alford became the editor and publisher on October 1, 2008. after the retirement of his father A L Butch Alford, making him the fourth publisher of the Tribune.[9][23]

References

  1. ^ "Tribune Marks 75th Anniversary". Lewiston Morning Tribune. September 29, 1967. p. 22.
  2. ^ "Lewiston Morning Tribune - Lewiston, ID Newspaper - Website, Address, Phone Number, Editor, Contact Information and Translate to Languages". USNPL. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  3. ^ "About Us - The Lewiston Tribune: Site". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  4. ^ "About The Lewiston morning tribune, Lewiston, Idaho". Chronicling America - Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  5. ^ "Contact Us". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  6. ^ "Lewiston Tribune". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  7. ^ "Albert Larson "Butch" Alford, Jr.". School of Journalism and Communication. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  8. ^ "Lewiston Tribune [Kindle Edition]". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  9. ^ "Daily News publisher takes reins at Lewiston Tribune". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. October 1, 2008. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  10. ^ "A LOOK AT HISTORY...". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  11. ^ "TRIBUNE HIERARCHY TWO BROTHERS MIGRATED FROM TEXAS A CENTURY AGO, AND THE HELM OF THE TRIBUNE HASN'T LEFT THE FAMILY SINCE". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  12. ^ "IDAHO OBITUARIES". www.alfordassociation.org. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  13. ^ "Albert L. Alford. Papers, 1913-1972". www.lib.uidaho.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  14. ^ Congress, United States (1968). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  15. ^ "Alford rites set tomorrow". Spokane Daily Chronicle. July 22, 1968. p. 6.
  16. ^ "Tribune stock sold to TCI Newspapers, Inc.". Lewiston Morning Tribune. September 2, 1981. p. 1C.
  17. ^ "Lewiston paper sold". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 2, 1981. p. 11.
  18. ^ Emerson, Paul (1998-04-01). "Trib's back in the family; A.L. Alford Jr. completes purchase of 4 newspapers". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  19. ^ "Alford regains ownership of Lewiston Trib; Heir of paper's founders buys it from TCI subsidiary". Lewiston Tribune. Jan 1, 1988.
  20. ^ "Daily News sold". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. January 1, 1998. p. 1A.
  21. ^ Emerson, Paul (January 1, 1998). "Alford regains ownership of Lewiston Trib". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1A.
  22. ^ "Moscow-Pullman paper losing publisher in ownership change". The Spokesman-Review. January 14, 1998. p. B3.
  23. ^ Tribune, ELAINE WILLIAMS The Lewiston. "Alford replaces Alford at Lewiston Tribune". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved 2019-10-03.