Knickerbocker News

The Knickerbocker News (popularly, The Knick[1]) of Albany, New York was a daily newspaper from Sept. 4, 1843 (when it was the Albany Knickerbocker) until April 16, 1988.[2]

The first publisher was Hugh Hastings, an Irish immigrant, who gave the paper its name in commemoration of the area's Dutch heritage.[2] he sold to the Gannett Company in 1928.[2] The evening-published newspaper's final editor was Harry M. Rosenfeld, also then editor of the morning Times Union. The Knickerbocker's resources were folded into the Times Union, though some employees were laid off.

According to The New York Times in 1988, in the paper's "heyday in the 1930's and 1940's" it "was known for aggressive reporting, strong political coverage and a readable style."[1]

Its circulation peaked in 1972-73 at 69,000 in 1972-73 but fell to 28,000 by the late 1980s.[1]

At the time of its demise, it had the second-largest circulation in Albany.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 James Barron (15 April 1988). "Albany Afternoon PaperClosing After 145 Years". New York Times. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Knickerbocker News to Fold on April 16 After 145 Years". Los Angeles Times. 9 March 1988. Retrieved 5 January 2015.


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