Valley Reporter

The Mad River Valley Reporter, usually called Valley Reporter, is a weekly newspaper based in Waitsfield, Vermont that is published every Thursday.[1] The paper covers the Mad River Valley area of central Vermont, including the towns of Waitsfield, Warren, Fayston, Moretown, Duxbury, and the Sugarbush and Mad River Glen ski resort.[2] Its circulation is estimated to be 3,700 copies.[3]

Valley Reporter
TypeWeekly
FormatTabloid
EditorLisa Loomis
Founded1971
HeadquartersVermont 100, Waitsfield, VT 05673 United States
Circulation3,700
Websitehttps://www.valleyreporter.com/

The Valley Reporter began publication in 1971.[4]

The current editor is Lisa Loomis.[3] The publisher is Patricia Clark.[5]

History

The Valley Reporter was originally founded and owned by the Stowe Reporter, which was owned by Trow Elliman.[6]The Valley Reporter began publication in 1971.[4]

In 1976, Valley Reporter editor Phyllis Gile and David Pomerantz left to start a rival paper, after a purported dispute with publisher Elliman.[7] The rival paper, called Green Mountain Independent folded in 1979.[8]

The paper became independent from the Stowe Reporter when Alvan Benjamin purchased the paper from Trow Elliman in 1982.[5][6] In 1985, Benjamin began purchasing new equipment for the paper, starting with a new typesetter.[9] He hired Lisa Loomis as a reporter for the paper in 1986.

Loomis became editor of the paper in 2000, though Alvan Benjamin retained the title of President of the paper until his death in 2015.[5][10][11] Lisa Loomis is also the President of the Vermont Press Association for 2017-2018.[12]

Coverage

Friends of Mad River test the waters of Mad River and publish the results in the Valley Reporter.[13]

Awards

In 1983, the Valley Reporter won first place for business and economic reporting from the New England Press Association.[14]

In 1991, Lisa Loomis, reporter for the Valley, won 3rd place in the category of Best Local Story, Non-daily in the Vermont Press Association Awards[15] Lisa Loomis and Katrina VanTyne won an honorable mention in that same category in 2007.[16]

In 2012, the Valley Reporter won second place in the Best in Vermont -- General Excellence (non-dailies) category in the Vermont Press Association Awards.[17]

References
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  3. "Mad River Valley Reporter". mondotimes. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  4. "The valley reporter". Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  5. "Business People-Vermont: The Valley Reporter, Al Benjamin". businesspeoplevermont.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  6. Bisbee, Richard (2007). "History of the Town of Waitsfield Vermont: 1789-2000" (PDF). Waitsfield Historical Society. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  7. "Two Leave Valley Reporter; Plan to Launch Rival Weekly". The Burlington Free Press. November 23, 1976. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  8. "Green Mountain Independent Paper Folds". The Burlington Free Press. September 5, 1979. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  9. "VT Newspapers Face Higher Costs". The Burlington Free Press. January 27, 1985. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  10. "Alvan R. Benjamin". Stowe Today. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  11. "ALVAN R. BENJAMIN Obituary". Legacy.com Boston Globe Obituaries. 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  12. "About the VPA – Vermont Press Association". www.vtpress.org. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  13. "Mad River: Group Tracks Contamination - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  14. "Free Press Wins Awards in Contest - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  15. "Free Press wins tops awards from Vt. Press Association - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  16. "Vermont Press Association presents annual awards - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  17. "Boright tops in sports writing — Williston Observer". www.willistonobserver.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
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