The Lexington Herald-Leader covers news and events in the Lexington metropolitan area and central and eastern Kentucky. The newspaper is the result of the 1983 merger of the Lexington Herald and the Lexington Leader.
The story of the Herald-Leader began in 1870 with a newspaper known as the Lexington Daily Press, which in 1905 became the Lexington Herald. The Lexington Leader started publishing in 1888. The two papers came under common ownership when Leader owner John G. Stoll bought the Herald in 1937. Knight Newspapers bought them in 1973 and merged them on January 1, 1983. The McClatchy Company acquired the paper in 2006 when it acqured Knight Ridder.
Circulation estimate: 59,848
The Lexington Herald-Leader is one of the highest circulation newspapers in the USA.
This newspaper is owned by McClatchy Company.
| Book editor: | Janet Patton |
| Entertainment editor: | Janet Patton |
| Sports editor: | Mat Graf |
For Lexington Herald-Leader contact information, see the Kentucky news media contacts at EasyMediaList.com.
Very Good (2 votes)The Lexington Herald-Leader Names Richard Green Editor In July 2014, Rich Copley replaced Scott Shive as the arts and entertainment editor of the Lexington Herald-Leader. Shive's last day was July 11, 2014. Lexington Herald-Leader Wins Scripps Howard Award for Taking on Coal Industry
-- June 7, 2011 -- Sharon Walsh is now editor at Publicsource.org. She was previously enterprise editor at Lexington Herald-Leader. Tea Partier Rand Paul Wins Kentucky Senate Race
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-- In September 2023, Richard Green succeeded Peter Baniak as the executive editor of the Lexington Herald-Leader. Baniak, who had been editor since 2009, was promoted to vice president of news for small and medium markets for McClatchy.
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-- March 16, 2012: The Scripps Howard Foundation announced the winners of its annual Scripps Howard Awards, which highlight the best work in the communications industry and journalism education in 2011.
"From media partnerships to individual blogs, these journalists work across multiple platforms from around the block and the world," said Mike Philipps, president and CEO of the Scripps Howard Foundation.
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-- On November 3, 2010, the Lexington Herald Leader reported that Paul defeated Democrat Jack Conway:
"Paul, a Bowling Green eye surgeon making his first bid for public office, pushed a message of limited government and criticism of President Barack Obama to easily outdistance Conway, the state's attorney general from Louisville.
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