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|name = Delaware County Daily Times
| name = Delaware County Daily Times
|type = Daily [[newspaper]]
| type = Daily [[newspaper]]
|format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]]
| format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]]
|foundation = 1876
| foundation = 1876
|owners = [[21st Century Media]]
| owners = [[21st Century Media]]
|headquarters = 639 South Chester Road, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States
| headquarters = 639 South Chester Road, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States
| editor = Joe Hart <ref name="Delco-Times-Hart">{{Cite web |url=https://www.delcotimes.com/2020/04/26/delco-times-veteran-joe-hart-named-as-its-next-editor/ |title=Delco Times veteran Joe Hart named as its next editor |publisher=Delaware County Times |access-date=2022-06-23}}</ref>
|editor = Phil Heron
|publisher = Ed Condra
| publisher = Ed Condra
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The '''''Delaware County Daily Times''''' is a daily newspaper published in the Primos section of [[Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania]] in the United States. It is the only major newspaper in the state to be branded with a county name rather than a city. It has a politically liberal bent and is known for its colorful "Sound Off" feature.
The '''''Delaware County Daily Times''''' is a daily newspaper founded 1876. It is the only major newspaper in the state to be branded with a county name rather than a city. It is known for its colorful "Sound Off" feature and allowing voices from the community on either side of the political spectrum to be heard.


The newspaper began as the ''Chester Daily Times'' in 1876. Its current name was adopted in 1959 and its offices left the economically declining City of [[Chester, Pennsylvania]] for Primos, an unincorporated postal designation in [[Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby Township]]. According to the [[Journal Register Company]], it has the largest circulation of any [[suburb]]an paper in the [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] area. The Sunday edition is known as the ''Delaware County Sunday Times''.
The newspaper began as the ''Chester Daily Times'' in 1876. Its current name was adopted in 1959 and its offices left the economically declining City of [[Chester, Pennsylvania]] for Primos, an unincorporated postal designation in [[Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby Township]]. According to the [[Journal Register Company]], it has the largest circulation of any [[suburb]]an paper in the [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] area. The Sunday edition is known as the ''Delaware County Sunday Times''.


==History==
==History==
The first edition of the paper, then known as the '''''Chester Times''''', was a four-page broadsheet printed on September 7, 1876 selling for one cent. Pictures began to appear in the paper by 1915. In November 1959, the ''Chester Times'' changed its name to the ''Delaware County Daily Times. ''
The first edition of the paper, then known as the '''''Chester Times''''', was a four-page broadsheet printed on September 7, 1876, selling for one cent. Pictures began to appear in the paper by 1915. In November 1959, the ''Chester Times'' changed its name to the ''Delaware County Daily Times. ''


On June 15, 1981, the paper transformed from a broadsheet to a tabloid and made the switch from an afternoon paper to a morning edition. Previously a six-day paper, the ''Delaware County Daily Times'' began to print Saturday editions on October 25, 1997.<ref>Carey, Kathleen. "We've changed, and so has the news." Delaware County Daily Times, Sept. 28, 2001</ref>
On June 15, 1981, the paper transformed from a broadsheet to a tabloid and made the switch from an afternoon paper to a morning edition. Previously a six-day paper, the ''Delaware County Daily Times'' began to print Saturday editions on October 25, 1997.<ref>Carey, Kathleen. "We've changed, and so has the news." Delaware County Daily Times, Sept. 28, 2001</ref>
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* Joby Warrick, 1996 Pulitzer Prize winner for public service in journalism.<ref name="ReferenceA" />
* Joby Warrick, 1996 Pulitzer Prize winner for public service in journalism.<ref name="ReferenceA" />


==External links==
==Selected editors==
* Phil Heron (to 2020)<ref name="Delco-Times-Hart">{{Cite web |url=https://www.delcotimes.com/2020/04/26/delco-times-veteran-joe-hart-named-as-its-next-editor/ |title=Delco Times veteran Joe Hart named as its next editor |publisher=Delaware County Times |access-date=2022-06-23}}</ref>
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* [http://www.delcotimes.com/ Delaware County Daily and Sunday Times]
* Joseph Hart (2020-2022)<ref name="Delco-Times-Hart">{{Cite web |url=https://www.delcotimes.com/2020/04/26/delco-times-veteran-joe-hart-named-as-its-next-editor/ |title=Delco Times veteran Joe Hart named as its next editor |publisher=Delaware County Times |access-date=2022-06-23}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Carey |first=Kathleen E. |date=2022-06-22 |title=Joseph Hart, 60, Delaware County Daily Times Executive Editor, died Tuesday |url=https://www.delcotimes.com/2022/06/21/joseph-hart-60-delaware-county-daily-times-executive-editor-died-tuesday |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=Delco Times |language=en-US}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.delcotimes.com/ Delaware County Daily and Sunday Times]


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Latest revision as of 03:10, 24 April 2024

Delaware County Daily Times
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)21st Century Media
PublisherEd Condra
EditorJoe Hart [1]
Founded1876
Headquarters639 South Chester Road, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States
Circulation40,291 Daily
35,653 Sunday (as of 2009)[2]
Websitedelcotimes.com

The Delaware County Daily Times is a daily newspaper founded 1876. It is the only major newspaper in the state to be branded with a county name rather than a city. It is known for its colorful "Sound Off" feature and allowing voices from the community on either side of the political spectrum to be heard.

The newspaper began as the Chester Daily Times in 1876. Its current name was adopted in 1959 and its offices left the economically declining City of Chester, Pennsylvania for Primos, an unincorporated postal designation in Upper Darby Township. According to the Journal Register Company, it has the largest circulation of any suburban paper in the Philadelphia area. The Sunday edition is known as the Delaware County Sunday Times.

History

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The first edition of the paper, then known as the Chester Times, was a four-page broadsheet printed on September 7, 1876, selling for one cent. Pictures began to appear in the paper by 1915. In November 1959, the Chester Times changed its name to the Delaware County Daily Times.

On June 15, 1981, the paper transformed from a broadsheet to a tabloid and made the switch from an afternoon paper to a morning edition. Previously a six-day paper, the Delaware County Daily Times began to print Saturday editions on October 25, 1997.[3]

Notable former reporters

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  • William Cameron Sproul, former Pennsylvania governor and 1920 Republican presidential candidate.[4]
  • F. Gilman Spencer Sr., 1974 Pulitzer Prize winner in editorial writing.[4]
  • Orrin C. Evans, pioneering African-American journalist
  • Joby Warrick, 1996 Pulitzer Prize winner for public service in journalism.[4]

Selected editors

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  • Phil Heron (to 2020)[1]
  • Joseph Hart (2020-2022)[1] [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Delco Times veteran Joe Hart named as its next editor". Delaware County Times. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  2. ^ "Journal Register publications". Journal Register Company. Archived from the original on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
  3. ^ Carey, Kathleen. "We've changed, and so has the news." Delaware County Daily Times, Sept. 28, 2001
  4. ^ a b c Logue, Timothy. "The People Behind the Times." Delaware County Daily Times, Sept. 28, 2001
  5. ^ Carey, Kathleen E. (2022-06-22). "Joseph Hart, 60, Delaware County Daily Times Executive Editor, died Tuesday". Delco Times. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
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