The Berkshire Eagle
Newspaper in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Berkshire Eagle is an American daily newspaper published in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and covering all of Berkshire County, as well as four New York communities near Pittsfield. It is considered a newspaper of record for Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | New England Newspapers, Inc. (John C. "Hans" Morris, Fredric Rutberg, estate of Robert G. Wilmers) |
Publisher | Fredric D. Rutberg |
Editor | Kevin Moran |
Founded | Daily since May 9, 1892, with weekly roots beginning with the Western Star, founded in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in 1789[1] |
Language | English |
Headquarters | 75 South Church Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201, United States |
Circulation | For 12 months ending 26 August 2023:
Average daily paid print: 9,158 Average daily paid digital-only: 6,841 Total paid circulation: 15,999 [2] |
ISSN | 0895-8793 |
Website | berkshireeagle.com |
Published daily since 1892, The Eagle has been owned since 1 May 2016 by a group of local Berkshire County investors, who purchased The Eagle and its three Vermont sister newspapers for an undisclosed sum from Digital First Media.[3]
For six consecutive years, 2018-2023, The Eagle's weekend edition was named Newspaper of the Year in its circulation class by the New England Newspaper & Press Association.[4][5]