Valley Roadrunner
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Roadrunner Publications, Inc. |
| Publisher | Justin Salter |
| President | Justin Salter |
| Editor | David Ross |
| Founded | 1974 (as Valley Roadrunner) |
| Headquarters |
29115 Valley Center Rd., Ste. L Valley Center, California |
| Website |
www |
The Valley Roadrunner is a weekly newspaper published in Valley Center, California serving Valley Center, Palomar Mountain, Pauma Valley, Pala, and North Escondido, California. The newspaper was founded by Derek Van Quackenbush in 1974. The Valley Roadrunner is owned by Roadrunner Publications.[1]
The newspaper also publishes a free quarterly magazine, entitled the Valley Center Magazine,[2] delivered to Valley Center and surrounding communities.
The Valley Roadrunner, known affectionately by local residents simply as "The Roadrunner" remains one of the few independently owned newspapers in San Diego County.
Awards
- 2007, First Place, non-daily humor, San Diego Press Club; First place, public service/consumer advocacy, San Diego Press Club.
- 2006, San Diego Society of Professional Journalists Herbert Lockwood “Woody” Award for humorous writing.
- 1998, an Diego Society of Professional Journalists First Place Award for news writing; Best of Show award for non-daily writing.
- 1998, San Diego Society of Professional Journalists First Place Award for news writing; Best of Show award for non-daily writing.
- 1997, San Diego Society of Professional Journalists First Place Awards for Dramatic Criticism Writing and Spot News Writing for a weekly newspaper; San Diego Press Club First Place Award for newswriting, Second Place award for investigative reporting.
- 1994, San Diego Society of Professional Journalists First Place Awards for Feature Writing and Arts Writing for a weekly newspaper.
- 1993, California Federation of Farm Bureaus Agriculture Reporter of the Year.
- 1991, Award for Best Column, 1991, San Diego Press Club
Publishers
- Derek Van Quakenbush, founder, 1972-1992
- Shirley Good, 1992 – November 28, 2012
- Eric Buskirk, November 29, 2012 – August 30, 2015
- Justin Salter, August 31, 2015 –
References
- ↑ "Publications". RRpub.us. Roadrunner Publications. Retrieved 1 Sep 2015.
- ↑ "Valley Center Magazine". RRpub.us. Roadrunner Publications. Retrieved 1 Sep 2015.
External links
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