Northwest Florida Daily News is a daily newspaper in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA covering local news, sports, business, jobs, and community events.
The newspaper is published seven days a week.
The Northwest Florida Daily News was founded on January 9, 1946 when a group of local businessmen met to organize a weekly newspaper for Okaloosa County's southern region. "Gonzo" journalist Hunter S. Thompson wrote a sports column for the Northwest Florida Daily News (then called the Playground News, which began publication on Feb. 7, 1946) while stationed at nearby Eglin Air Force Base. Thompson landed the job in early February 1957. Hired by Publisher Wayne Bell, Thompson wrote under the pseudonyms Thorne Stockton and Cubley Cohn. The newspaper was sold to Freedom Newspapers, Inc., now Freedom Communications, on July 1, 1969.
Circulation: 37,000 copies
This newspaper is owned by Freedom Communications, Inc..
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Colin Lipnicky is the editor of the Northwest Florida Daily News.
Mailing address: 2 Eglin Parkway NE., Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
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