The San Juan Daily Star
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Ricardo Angulo |
| President | Ricardo Angulo |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Language | English |
| Relaunched | 2009 |
| Website | sanjuandailystar |
The San Juan Daily Star, originally The San Juan Star, is the only English and Spanish newspaper in Puerto Rico. The Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper was published by Star Media Network, a subdivision of San Juan Star, Inc.[1]
History
[edit]San Juan Star
[edit]The newspaper was founded in 1959 by William J. Dorvillier, and was intended for the English-speaking population in Puerto Rico.[2] Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist William Kennedy was once the managing editor of the Star, soon after its inception to 1961.[3][4] Other contributors included Eddie López[5] and Juan Manuel García Passalacqua. Scott Ware served as managing editor from 1991 to 1992, then editor until 1994.[6] The paper was sold in 1996 from then owner Scripps-Howard to Gerardo Angulo, a prominent Cuban businessman and venture capitalist who had formerly worked with money manager Ivan Boesky.[7]
The paper was shut down in August 2008, in what its staff contended was a union busting operation.[8]
Relaunch
[edit]In 2009, The San Juan Star relaunched, renamed The San Juan Daily Star,[9] having increased to daily publication: Monday through Thursday with an additional weekend edition. On October 23, 2015, Gerardo Angulo died in an automobile accident during a business trip to the Dominican Republic. The newspaper continues to operate under the ownership of the Angulo family.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Erwin, Ray (May 6, 1961). "Amarillo Globe-Times Wins Public Service Pulitzer". Editor and Publisher. Duncan McIntosh. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ^ "W. J. Dorvillier, 85; Founded Newspaper And Won a Pulitzer", New York Times, May 6, 1993
- ^ New York State Writers Institute William Kennedy Biography
- ^ William Kennedy (November 26, 2013), "Always an ink-stained wretch: William Kennedy on his life as a journalist", Columbia Journalism Review, New York
- ^ "Eddie Lopez, Humorist, Is Dead; Columnist for The San Juan Star", New York Times, November 28, 1971
- ^ "Sun Editor Scott Ware to Retire at Year's End". www.kitsapsun.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ "Warning Flags". Forbes. 3 May 1999. Archived from the original on February 15, 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ Johnson, Reed (31 August 2008). "San Juan Star stops the presses". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "The San Juan Daily Star". www.sanjuanweeklypr.com.
- ^ "Gerardo Angulo Mestas '78". Princeton Alumni Weekly. November 18, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
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