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History of The News Tribune For more than 100 years, pages of The News Tribune have been turned with understanding, laughter, tears, and awe. Every day, through each of its generations, The News Tribune has instilled a strong sense of community -- prompting citizens to act, businesses to flourish, and people to improve their daily lives. Today this vital source of news and information is also reaching its audience through new channels and ever-advancing technology. The News Tribune of today traces its roots back to The Tacoma Ledger, a weekly newspaper established in 1880 by R. F. Radebaugh and H.C. Patrick. Over the next three decades, two more Tacoma newspapers were founded, The Daily News and The Tacoma Daily Tribune. Daily publication got competitive. In 1912 Frank S. Baker and Elbert H. Baker purchased The Tacoma Tribune and began laying the foundation for a communications empire. By 1937 the Bakers had acquired The Daily News and The Tacoma Ledger. Consolidated under the name The Tacoma News Tribune and Sunday Ledger, editions were published mornings, evenings, and Sundays. The Baker family ran the organization until 1983, when McClatchy Newspapers purchased the company. To reflect its expanding readership in the South Puget Sound region. The Tacoma News Tribune was renamed The Morning News Tribune in 1987, changing its name again in 1993 to The News Tribune. McClatchy owns four newspapers in Washington, including The News Tribune (Tacoma), Tri-City Herald, Pierce County Herald, and Peninsula Gateway (Gig Harbor). McClatchy also owns twenty daily and community papers in Alaska, California, Minnesota, North Carolina and South Carolina. |
