Steamboat Pilot & Today

The Steamboat Pilot & Today is an American newspaper serving Routt County, Colorado, and owned by Swift Communications. It is a free tabloid published daily.^[2]

Steamboat Pilot & Today

Front page on Sunday June 14, 2009.
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Swift Communications
Founder(s)	James Hoyle
Editor	Lisa Schlictman (2013–2021) Brent Boyer (2007–2013)[1]
Founded	1885 (Pilot) 1927 (Today)
Language	English
Headquarters	32 10th Street Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80477
Country	United States
Circulation	9,099 (as of 2009)[2]
Sister newspapers	Craig Press
OCLC number	82453875
Website	www.steamboatpilot.com
Media of the United States List of newspapers

As of 2011, the Steamboat Pilot & Today has been named the top newspaper in its circulation class eight times in nine years by the Colorado Press Association.^[1]

History

The Pilot was a newspaper established in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and first printed on July 31, 1885, by James Hoyle.^[3][4] It merged with The Routt County Sentinel in 1927, and later with The Oak-Creek Times-Leader in 1944.^[4][5] Jack Kent Cooke acquired The Pilot in 1988.^[6] Steamboat Today was first published as a daily tabloid newspaper on August 21, 1989, as an accompaniment to The Pilot.^[4] In 1994, WorldWest acquired the papers from the Cooke estate.^[7] WorldWest was owned by the Simons family, which also owned the Lawrence Journal-World.^[8]

In 2008, ExploreSteamboat.com, the website of Explore Steamboat affiliated magazine, was nominated for the EPPY Awards as Best Regional Magazine–Affiliated Web Site.^[9]

In June 2016, the newspaper was acquired by Swift Communications.^[8]

In May 2024, the paper announced it will cease publishing a print edition on Mondays.^[10]

References

1. Lawrence, Mike (May 13, 2011). "CU journalism alums happily report and edit in Steamboat Springs". University of Colorado Boulder. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
2. "Steamboat Pilot & Today". Mondo Times. Mondo Code LLC. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
3. Ross, Tom (July 20, 2020). "Pilot Proud: The top 20 stories that shaped Steamboat". Steamboat Pilot & Today. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
4. "About the Pilot & Today". Steamboat Pilot. Archived from the original on December 26, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
5. "About Southern Routt County Oak Creek-Yampa times-leader. (Oak Creek, Routt County, Colo.) 1942-1944". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
6. Ross, Tom (March 29, 2003). "Dee Richards: Steamboat's newswoman". Steamboat Today. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
7. Roberts, Gene; Kunkel, Thomas; Layton, Charles, eds. (2001). Leaving Readers Behind: The Age of Corporate Newspapering. Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-55728-709-0. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
8. "Aspen Times owner acquires papers in Craig and Steamboat". The Aspen Times. June 19, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
9. "2008 EPpy Award Winners Announced". Mediaweek. May 15, 2008. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
10. Stewart, Bonnie (May 27, 2024). "Bonnie Stewart: Steamboat Pilot & Today to shift print edition schedule starting in June". Steamboat Pilot & Today. Retrieved May 27, 2024.