The Olympian
Encyclopedia
The Olympian is a McClatchy
newspaper in Olympia, Washington
, in the United States
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the capital of Washington State. The Olympian was running strong when in 1906 it was purchased by S.A. Perkins.
Mr. Perkins founded the Daily Recorder in 1891, which served as one of the news outlets in Olympia, but after a couple years of running both papers in town Perkins consolidated the two papers into what is now The Daily Olympian in 1927. The Perkins family sold the Olympian to Federated Publications in 1967, but on July 1, 1971 Gannett Corporation acquired the Daily Olympian from Federated Publication, a subsidiary of Gannett Co. In its 130 years, The Olympian has had three name changes and occupied four buildings to bring it to its current offices on Bethel Street in Olympia.
In February, 1982, the paper's name was shortened from The Daily Olympian to The Olympian. In September, 2005, Gannett sold The Olympian to Knight Ridder
, who then sold it in 2006 to the current owners, The McClatchy Company
. http://www.theolympian.com/services/customercare/general/history.shtml In 2009, much of The Olympian's operations were merged with The News Tribune, a larger McClatchy newspaper in nearby Tacoma.
The McClatchy Company
The McClatchy Company is a publicly traded American publishing company based in Sacramento, California. It operates 30 daily newspapers in 15 states and has an average weekday circulation of 2.2 million and Sunday circulation of 2.8 million...
newspaper in Olympia, Washington
Olympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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History
The Olympian started in 1860 as "The Washington Standard" a weekly paper. Daily papers did not start until February 1889. The Olympian started daily service as a way to lead the crusade to make OlympiaOlympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...
the capital of Washington State. The Olympian was running strong when in 1906 it was purchased by S.A. Perkins.
Mr. Perkins founded the Daily Recorder in 1891, which served as one of the news outlets in Olympia, but after a couple years of running both papers in town Perkins consolidated the two papers into what is now The Daily Olympian in 1927. The Perkins family sold the Olympian to Federated Publications in 1967, but on July 1, 1971 Gannett Corporation acquired the Daily Olympian from Federated Publication, a subsidiary of Gannett Co. In its 130 years, The Olympian has had three name changes and occupied four buildings to bring it to its current offices on Bethel Street in Olympia.
In February, 1982, the paper's name was shortened from The Daily Olympian to The Olympian. In September, 2005, Gannett sold The Olympian to Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder was an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. Until it was bought by The McClatchy Company on June 27, 2006, it was the second-largest newspaper publisher in the United States, with 32 daily newspapers sold.- History :The corporate ancestors of...
, who then sold it in 2006 to the current owners, The McClatchy Company
The McClatchy Company
The McClatchy Company is a publicly traded American publishing company based in Sacramento, California. It operates 30 daily newspapers in 15 states and has an average weekday circulation of 2.2 million and Sunday circulation of 2.8 million...
. http://www.theolympian.com/services/customercare/general/history.shtml In 2009, much of The Olympian's operations were merged with The News Tribune, a larger McClatchy newspaper in nearby Tacoma.