Grand Forks Herald facts for kids
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Forum Communications |
| Publisher | Korrie Wenzel |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Headquarters | 375 Second Avenue North Grand Forks, ND 58203-3707 |
| City | Grand Forks |
| Country | United States |
| ISSN | 0745-9661 |
| OCLC number | 1751382 |
The Grand Forks Herald is a daily newspaper that started in 1879. It is printed in Grand Forks, North Dakota, in the United States. This newspaper is the main daily paper for people in northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota.
About 7,500 copies are sold each day in Grand Forks. Another 7,500 copies go to nearby towns. This number includes people who read the paper online. The Grand Forks Herald has the second-largest number of readers in North Dakota.
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The Grand Forks Herald Building
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Grand Forks Herald
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The remains of the former Herald building after it was destroyed by fire and floodwater
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 Location in North Dakota
Location in the United States
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| Location | 120-124 N. 4th St., Grand Forks, North Dakota |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1939, 1949, 1959 |
| Architect | Wells, Theo. B.; Groz & Anderson |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| MPS | Downtown Grand Forks MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001326 |
| Added to NRHP | November 30, 1982 |
The Grand Forks Herald won a special award called the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. They earned it for their excellent news coverage of the big flood in 1997. This award was important, but also sad. The Herald building was completely destroyed by fire and floodwaters during the event.
Even though they lost their offices, the Herald never stopped printing the newspaper. They set up temporary offices at the University of North Dakota. They also used a nearby elementary school to keep working. Newspapers were given away for free to people who had to leave their homes because of the flood.
After the flood, the newspaper built a new office in downtown Grand Forks. This new building has a tall clock tower. It also includes parts of the old building that survived the fire. A new place for printing the newspapers was also built in an industrial park in western Grand Forks.
The original historic building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. This means it is an important historical site. It was a two-story building made of brick. It was built in three parts, in 1939, 1949, and 1959.
Who Owns the Grand Forks Herald?
Over the years, the Grand Forks Herald has had different owners. In 2006, a company called Knight Ridder sold the Herald to The McClatchy Company. However, McClatchy had already planned to sell the Herald to Forum Communications.
Today, Forum Communications owns the Grand Forks Herald. This company also owns other newspapers, like The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Because of this ownership, the Grand Forks Herald is now printed only two days a week. These days are Tuesdays and Saturdays. The newspaper is delivered only by mail, not by newspaper carriers.
Meet the Newsroom Team
The newsroom is where all the news is gathered and put together. Here are some of the people who work at the Grand Forks Herald.
Editors
- Korrie Wenzel (Publisher and Editor)
- Kim Wynn (Managing Editor)
- Wayne Nelson (Sports Editor)
Writers
- Marilyn Hagerty (Columnist)
- Brad Elliott Schlossman (College Hockey Reporter)
- Tom Miller (Sports Reporter)
- Brad Dokken (Outdoors Reporter)
- Pamela Knudson (Reporter)
- Sydney Mook (Higher Education Reporter and Community Editor)
Former Staff
- Stuart McDonald (Editorial cartoonist, 1961-1967)
- Robert Ridder (reporter)
Images for kids
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Nameplate of Grand Forks Herald on July 11, 1916
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