The Public Record (newspaper)

The paper's November 11, 2008 front page
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) The Public Record
Publisher James Tayoun, Sr.
Editor-in-chief James Tayoun, Sr.
Founded 1999
Language English
Headquarters 1323 South Broad Street
Philadelphia PA 19147
 United States
ISSN 1938-8551
Website http://www.phillyrecord.com

The Public Record is a free weekly tabloid newspaper, published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since 1999. The editorial matter is local and state politics, labor unions, schools and community organization news. The advertising matter is by labor unions, businesses, candidates for public office, elected officials, and official city notices such as legal notices by the courts, election notices and Philadelphia Sheriff's sales.[1]

History

The Public Record began publication in September 1999 as a semi-monthly, and changed to a weekly in April, 2000.

The publisher of the Public Record is James Tayoun, Sr. who is a former City Councilman in Philadelphia and State Representative in Harrisburg who resigned from office after pleading guilty to racketeering, mail-fraud, tax- evasion and obstruction-of-justice. [2]

In 2010, the Public Record announced a new sister publication, "The South Philadelphia Public Record."

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Public Record (masthead)". The Public Record. James Tayoun, Sr. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  2. ↑ "Tayoun Accepts A Jail Term - Philly.com". articles.philly.com. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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