Stowe Reporter
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Vermont Community Newspaper Group
PublisherGregory Popa
Founded1958
HeadquartersStowe, Vermont, United States
Circulation4,500 (as of 2023)[1]
OCLC number38271178
Websitevtcng.com/stowe_reporter

The Stowe Reporter is a newspaper based in the US state of Vermont that is published once a week on Thursdays. It serves greater the Mt. Mansfield area, including Stowe, Waterbury, Morrisville, Hyde Park, and across Lamoille County, Vermont.[2]

History

The Stowe Reporter was founded in 1958 by Dorre Hanna and Martha Ball.[3][2]

It was purchased by Trow Elliman, Alex Nimick, Russ Spring, and Mary and Bob Bourdon two years later, in 1960. Elliman bought out his partners in 1965. He remained publisher of the paper until 1998.[4]

In May 1998, the paper was bought by A.B. "Biddle" Duke.[3] Duke was the son of Angier Biddle Duke and Robin Chandler Duke. In 2007, Duke spun off another paper, the Waterbury Record.[5] Duke stepped down as publisher in 2014.[6]

In 2015, Duke sold his majority share in the paper to Bob Miller[7][8] and Greg Popa became publisher of the paper.[9][10]

Since 2015, the Stowe Reporter has added more local newspapers to its group, including the Shelburne News, The Citizen, serving Hinesburg and Charlotte, South Burlington's The Other Paper, and the News & Citizen of Morrisville.[11][12]

In January 2019, the company changed its name to the Vermont Community Newspaper Group.[13]

Awards

New England Better Newspaper Competition - New England Newspaper and Press Association

Year Award Place Recipient
2017[14] Arts and Entertainment Reporting, Weekly Newspapers (circ. <6,000) 2nd Caleigh Cross
2017 Local Personality Profile, Weekly Newspapers (circ. <6,000) 1st Andrew Martin
2017 Obituaries 3rd Caleigh Cross
2017 Sports Story, Weekly Newspapers 3rd Tommy Gardner
2017 Food Page or Section 3rd Stowe Reporter
2017 Living Page or Section 2nd Stowe Reporter
2017 Best Niche Publication 1st, 3rd Stowe Reporter
2017 Special Sports Section, Weekly Newspapers 1st Stowe Reporter
2015[15] Arts and Entertainment Reporting, Weekly Newspapers (circ. <6,000) 2nd Tom Kearney
2015 General Excellence, Weekly Newspapers (circ. <6,000) 1st Stowe Reporter
2015 Photography, Weekly Newspapers (circ. <6,000) 1st Glenn Callahan
2015 Health Reporting, Weekly Newspapers (circ. <6,000) 3rd Tommy Gardner
2015 Overall Designand Presentation of a Niche Product 3rd Kimberly Whalen
2015 Special Sports Section 1st Stowe Reporter
2015 Transportation Reporting, Weekly Newspapers (circ. <6,000) 1st Tommy Gardner
2015 Food Page or Section, Weekly Newspapers 1st Stowe Reporter
2013[16] Business / Economic Reporting, Weekly Newspapers (circ. <6,000) 3rd Nathan Burgess
2013 Crime and Courts Reporting 2nd Lisa McCormack
2013 Local Personality Profile, Weekly Newspapers (circ. <6,000) 1st Lisa McCormack
2013 Food Page or Section, Weekly Newspapers 2nd Kim Whalen
2013 Living Page or Section, Weekly Newspapers (circ. <6,000) 1st Kim Whalen
2013 Editorial Writing, Weekly Newspapers (circ. <6,000) 2nd Biddle Duke
2013 Personality Photo, Weekly Newspapers (circ. <6,000) 1st Glenn Callahan
2013 Pictorial Photo, Weekly Newspapers (circ. <6,000) 3rd Glenn Callahan
2013 Sports Photo, Weekly Newspapers (circ. <6,000) 3rd Glenn Callahan
2013 Spot News Photo, Weekly Newspapers (circ. <6,000) 3rd Glenn Callahan

Vermont Press Association

Year Award Place Recipient
2009[17] General Excellence (non-daily) 2nd Stowe Reporter
2009 Outstanding Website (non-daily) 3rd Stowe Reporter
2009 Rookie of the Year - Jesse Roman
2007[18] General Excellence (non-daily) 2nd Stowe Reporter
2007 Best Local Story (non-daily) 2nd Scott Monroe
2007 Photo—Sports (non-daily) 3rd Glenn Callahan
2007 Photo—General news (non-daily) 2nd Glenn Callahan
2006[19] General Excellence (non-daily) 2nd Stowe Reporter
2005[20] General Excellence (non-daily) 2nd Stowe Reporter
2005 John D. Donoghue Award for Arts Criticism 2nd Marina Gisquet
2005 Photo—Sports (non-daily) 1st Glenn Callahan
2005 Photo—General news (non-daily) 1st Glenn Callahan
2004[21] General Excellence (non-daily) 1st Stowe Reporter
2004 Sports Writing (non-daily) 2nd Pete Hartt
2003[22] Rookie of the Year - Ethan Dezotelle
2003 Sportwriting (non-daily) 2nd Michael Schaefer
2003 Best Local Story (non-daily) 2nd John Zicconi
2003 Best Local Story (non-daily) 3rd Ethan Dezotelle
2003 Photo—Sports (non-daily) 2nd Glenn Callahan
2003 Photo—Feature (non-daily) 3rd Glenn Callahan
2002[23] Sports Writing (non-daily) 1st Pete Hartt
2002 Photo—General news (daily) 3rd Glenn Callahan
2002 Photo—General news (non-daily) 3rd Glenn Callahan
2000[24] Best Local Story (non-daily) 2nd John Zicconi
2000 Feature Writing (non-daily) 2nd Pete Hartt
2000 Best Editorial (daily & non-daily) 3rd (tied) Biddle Duke
2000 Photo—Sports (non-daily) 2nd Glenn Callahan
1999[25] Editorials (daily & non-daily) 2nd Greg Popa
1999 Best Local Story (non-daily) 3rd John Zicconi
1999 Sports Writing (non-daily) 2nd Pete Hartt

Vermont Ski & Snowboard Museum

Year Award Recipient
2014 Paul Robbins Journalism Award Bill Collom for race reports published in Stowe Reporter [26]
2012 Paul Robbins Journalism Award Linda Adams and Sporty Bell [26]
2012 Hall of Fame Induction Trow Elliman[4]

References

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