Post Register
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Adams Publishing Group |
| Publisher | Travis Quast |
| Managing editor | John Miller |
| Founded | 1880 (as Idaho Register) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 333 Northgate Mile, PO Box 1800 Idaho Falls, ID 83401 United States |
| Circulation | 10,615 (as of 2021)[1] |
| ISSN | 2834-5851 |
| OCLC number | 12292787 |
| Website | postregister |
The Post Register is a U.S. daily newspaper serving the Idaho Falls, Idaho, area, as well as Jackson, Wyoming, and West Yellowstone, Montana. It is owned by the Adams Publishing Group.[2]
History
[edit]In 1880, the Idaho Register was established[3] and the Idaho Post was first published in 1903.[3] M. B. Yeaman and W. S. Snyder purchased the Idaho Falls Times from S. W. Dennis and merged it with their Register to form the Idaho Falls Times-Register in 1920.[4]
In 1925, James Robb Brady Sr., son of James H. Brady, purchased The Daily Post from brothers Benjamin and Cliff J. Read.[5] He died a year later, found dead at his desk after suffering from ptomaine poisoning for several days.[6][7] In 1931, the Brady estate and E. F. McDermott, owners of the Idaho Falls Post, purchased the Idaho Falls Times-Register and merged it with their paper to form the Post Register.[3]
James Robb Brady Jr. was made publisher in 1977 after McDermott died.[8] In 1984, Post Company CEO/president James M. Brady died.[9] His brother Robb Jr. succeeded him as president and in 1988 he announced plans to sell controlling interests of the company to the family trusts of his brother James M. Brady's widow Marion L. Brady. At that time Post Co. also owned KIFI-TV.[10] At that time Jerry Brady, James' son and Rob's nephew, became the paper's editor/publisher.[11]
In 1998, a number of family shareholders sold 49% of their interest in the company to an Employee Stock Ownership Trust, and established employees of The Post Company as official stockholders of the business. The Brady family maintained enough stock, however, to maintain control of the company.[12]
In 2002, the paper's owner Jerry Brady ran as a Democrat for Governor of Idaho and named Roger Plothow publisher.[13] Brady lost the election to Governor Dirk Kempthorne. After losing the election, Brady officially turned over the title of editor and publisher to Plothow.[14]
In 2005, the paper won the Scripps Howard Foundation's First Amendment prize for an exposé on pedophilia in scouting.[15] Post-Register journalist Peter Zuckerman won the Livingston Award in the category of local reporting for his work on the same story.[16][17] In 2011, Robb Jr. died.[18]
In November 2015, the Post Company, which owned the Post Register as well as weekly newspapers Shelley Pioneer, Challis Messenger, and Jefferson Star, was purchased by the Adams Publishing Group, a family-owned media company based in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Idaho Circulation Map" (PDF). Adams Publishing Group. 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ^ Plothow, Roger. "Not just anyone will do". The Post Register. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Brady Estate Buys Idaho Falls Paper | Post Absorbs Times-Register; McDermott to Continue as Manager". Wallace News-Times. Associated Press. October 30, 1931. p. 1.
- ^ ""Let The Be Light" And There Was-Eventually | Idaho Falls Newspapers Enter Into Consolidation After Many Years". The Idaho Republican. September 17, 1920. p. 1.
- ^ "American Falls Will Attract An Immense Crowd". The Daily Times. Twin Falls, Idaho. June 11, 1925. p. 5.
- ^ "J. Robb Brady Dies Suddenly; Idaho Newspaper Man Drops Dead at His Desk; Ailing Several Days". The Idaho Statesman. May 13, 1926. p. 1.
- ^ "Idaho Brief News Items". South Idaho Press. May 20, 1926. p. 8.
- ^ "Publisher Named At Post-Register In Idaho Falls". The Idaho Statesman. Associated Press. November 4, 1977. p. 39.
- ^ "Manager of TV station in Idaho Falls dies at 76". The Idaho Statesman. United Press International. January 13, 1984. p. 12.
- ^ "Ownership is changing". South Idaho Press. Associated Press. September 12, 1988. p. 3.
- ^ "Nephew takes Post-Register job". The Coeur d'Alene Press. Associated Press. December 26, 1988. p. 3.
- ^ Hathaway, William (2009). Idaho Falls Post Register. Arcadia Publishing. p. 119. ISBN 9780738559681.
- ^ Wallace, C. G. (April 7, 2002). "Idaho Paper's Tough New Beat: The Boss's Gubernatorial Bid". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Former governor candidate steps down as publisher of Post Register". South Idaho Press. Associated Press. November 29, 2002. p. 3.
- ^ Scripps Howard Foundation National Award Winners Archived 2010-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Miller, Dean. "A Local Newspaper Endures a Stormy Backlash". Nieman Reports. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ Livingston Awards - Past Winners Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Brady, Former Post Register Publisher, Dies". The Times-News. September 21, 2011. p. 4.
- ^ Luke Ramseth (October 7, 2015). "Adams Publishing Group buys Post Register, weekly publications". Post Register.