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Volume 71, Number 7 - July 2000 68 S
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PUBLISHED AS A MEMBER SERVICE OF THE KENTUCKY PRESS ASSOClATlON AND KENTUCKY PRESS SERVICE
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M-I Herald-Leader tie for first 1n contest
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Nine newspapers received ﬁrst place General Journal; Jessamine Journal; Appalachian News- Times-Tribune; Commonwealth-Journal,
Excellence awards in the KPA Better Newspaper Express. Pikeville; The Winchester Sun; The Somerset; The Daily Independent, Ashland;
Contest, including a tie between The Messenger- Gleaner, Henderson; and the Kentucky Kernel. Kentucky New Era, Hopkinsville; Paducah Sun;
Inqurier, Owensboro, and the Lexington Herald- University of Kentucky . (‘ollege Heights Herald, Western Kentucky
1 Leader in the Daily ClassBdivision. Other newspapers honored included: The University; and the Williamson (W.Va.) Daily
The awards were handed out during the 2000 Fulton Leader; Hickman Courier; Springfield News.
Summer Convention in Owensboro on June 16. Sun; Citizen Voice & Times, Irvine; Corbin News- (A complete list of winners is in the contest tab
Other ﬁrst place General Excellence winners Journal; Anderson News; Georgetown News- that's inserted in this issue and can also be found on
included: The Spencer Magnet; Laurel News— Graphic; Shelbyville Sentinel News; Corbin our web site at wwuukypress.com.I
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e10 to sell Kentucky pape s W; nm n g ideas
By LISA CARNAHAN Belo, the company will also sell a 55““, .; _ 5,
KPA News Bureau third daily, the Bryan-College If jmr “Mi":
Dallas-based Belo Corp. Station(Texas) Eagle. Burl Osborne, . :ggf-{L‘S‘f 7 , w ejgi
announced June 27 that it plans to president of Belo’s publishing divi— 5" ﬂ ...-‘ii§:3:- ”W“
sell its eight Kentucky newspapers, sion, said while the newspapers are ‘ , i g iv. a it
including the dailies, The recognized as among the best com- f ‘1, ’ .m ‘ ‘1:
Messenger-Inqunier, Owensboro, munity publications in this country, 5' .3 F ‘ ‘3‘” e‘”
and The Henderson Gleaner. they “do not ﬁt well” with the com- 1 ,1“ 5 WW ., ﬁg
Also included in the sale are the pany’s strategy for the future. A - ‘ ‘ - e‘ y
weekly newspapers the company Ed Riney, publisher of The 5 12% é - : _ FA 44 ,2}
purchased three years ago, the Messenger-Inqurier and District 3 ; * .~ - } ‘ i§£ «5‘
McLean County News, Franklin KPA boardmember, said his employ— a . ﬁfe! ‘ {$.3- I. ' .A 1"}
Favorite, Union County Advocate, ees had typical questions after the i”? 3* e53» if.“ 5» i I "" 5 igﬂgﬁr
Benton Tribune-Courier, Cadiz announcement was made: mostly -" ’ g»; J 1 i '- ”wag
Record and Eddyville Herald- concerning beneﬁts and stafﬁng. ‘ " ,_ « "ie .1, 2;?
According to a release from See BELO, page 3 ‘ "1 a ,1, film" W“
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M-I marks 125th anniversary ‘ . - .
The KPA Advertising Division .
By KARLADOOLEY Riney. “To be around for 125 years Sponsored 3 3955i°"_ at the ' g
KPA Contributing Writer recognizes that we’re fortunate 2000 Summer Convention that . f;
The rich history of the enough to be in a community that mV'ted ad reps to bring 'n_the"’ _ }{_Q W
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer’s recognizes and appreciates the kind best revenue generating ideas ' ; Vf
presence in the community was the of newspapering that we do.” “-3 compete for prize money. 5, in; 9:;
focus of a large-scale birthday cele- SO on June 1, exactly 125 and a F'rSt place ' Teresa Revlett, ii Age naive
bration last month. half years from the date of the McLean Co. News’ second ' ' ‘1 Q3
“We really wanted to involve the paper’s ﬁFSt publication. the polace - Faye Murry, ”(Ta-«iii “i5: _.
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