Daily Herald publisher Kirk Parkinson – in conjunction with Robert McDougall, managing editor – announced five changes on the editorial staff, to take effect Monday. Marion Dunn, sports editor, will become executive sports columnist. Dick Harmon, city editor, will become sports editor. Jim Hills, news editor, will become city editor. Rod Collett, associate sports editor,… Continue reading Publisher announces Daily Herald staff changes
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B.E. ‘Bye’ Jensen
Byron E. Jensen, 60, first vice president of the Scripps League of newspapers and publisher of The Daily Herald, died Saturday in Provo of heart failure. He was born in Ogden Sept. 3, 1925, the son of Parley and Margaret Jensen. He married Nanette Christensen June 11, 1950 in Elko, Nev. He was named first vice president of Scripps… Continue reading B.E. ‘Bye’ Jensen
From Very Humble Beginnings
B. E. (Bye) Jensen’s career in newspapering amounts to a notable success story in which he rose from a humble beginning in advertising to become first vice president of Scripps League Newspapers, Inc. Jensen died suddenly last Saturday of heart failure at age 60. Scripps League has newspapers in 16 states from Vermont and Florida… Continue reading From Very Humble Beginnings
In 1874, Horses Had Mishaps
Wouldn’t it be interesting if, by some sort of magic, we could transport ourselves back into a bygone era for a look at its people and lifestyles? Of course a really old newspaper can provide some intimate glimpses and right now I’m looking at a copy of the Sept, 15, 1874, issue of the Salt… Continue reading In 1874, Horses Had Mishaps
Forty Years Ago Our Friends Were Our Foes
The newspaper dated May 8, 1945, is yellowed and torn, held together in places by scotch tape. The banner headline jumps out at you in 2 1/2-inch letters: V-E DAY PROCLAIMED. On either side of the name plate – The Daily Herald (Provo, Utah) – is the word, “Extra,” in smaller but very bold type.… Continue reading Forty Years Ago Our Friends Were Our Foes
Herald Staffers Salute UPI
Staffers of the Daily Herald (and readers too) have reason to share the nostalgia of United Press International’s 15th anniversary observance now in progress. The Herald, you see has been a client newspaper of that agency nearly 58 years. UPI’s world-wide wire news network transmits domestic and global news and pictures to augment our local… Continue reading Herald Staffers Salute UPI
A sampler of reactions
Dr. Hollstein is a professor of communication at the University of Utah. “Now I know how many of the people I have covered over the years must have felt about some of the stories I did on them and their activities.” That’s from a letter I received from a newsman mentioned in one 1981 Media Monitor column. It’s not… Continue reading A sampler of reactions
Convention Was Quite a Show
EDITOR’S NOTE: N. LaVerl Christensen recently was in Honolulu to accept the American Legions prestigious Fourth Estate Award for a series of columns he wrote for The Daily Herald and other Scripps League newspapers about the American way of life and American values. Following is his comment on the convention at which he accepted the… Continue reading Convention Was Quite a Show
‘Chris’ Retires After 30 Editor Years
By RENEE C. NELSON Herald Women’s Editor N. LaVerl Christensen’s 39-year newspapering career has spanned a remarkable era of growth for Central Utah and for The Daily Herald. For 38 of these years “Chris” has been employed in the news area of The Daily Herald. He has served as editor or managing editor for just over 30… Continue reading ‘Chris’ Retires After 30 Editor Years
A Salute to 106 Years Of Provo Newspapering
The Provo Daily Timer, great ancestor of The Daily Herald, made its appearance 106 years ago today – Aug. 1, 1873. It wasn’t much of a newspaper by present standards. Four pages, tabloid size… carrying very little news. Mostly small ads, poetry, anecdotes, directories – and even a “fish story.” But it marked the beginning of serious newspapering… Continue reading A Salute to 106 Years Of Provo Newspapering