Santa Maria Times
| Type | Daily newspaper (Tuesday-Sunday) |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Santa Maria California News Media Inc. |
| Founder(s) | H.J. Laughlin S. Clevenger |
| Publisher | Terri Leifeste |
| Editor | Marga K. Cooley |
| Founded | April 1882 |
| Language | English |
| Circulation | 21,579 (as of 2018)[1] |
| Sister newspapers | Lompoc Record, Santa Ynez Valley News |
| ISSN | 0745-6166 |
| Website | santamariatimes |
The Santa Maria Times is a daily American newspaper on California's Central Coast serving the cities of Santa Maria; Orcutt; Guadalupe; Nipomo; unincorporated parts of northern Santa Barbara County and southern San Luis Obispo County.[2] It is published Tuesday through Saturday, and is part of Santa Maria California News Media Inc., which also publishes the Lompoc Record and Santa Ynez Valley News, among other newspapers.[3]
History
[edit]The Santa Maria Times was first published on April 22, 1882.[4][5][6] The proprietor was H.J. Laughlin and S. Clevenger was the editor and manager.[7] Laughlin retired as part owner in March 1884 and was succeeded by Clevenger and George W. Jenkins.[8][9] Ownership changed again in May 1887 to Jenkins and McGuire.[8]
A year later the Times expanded from a weekly to a twice-weekly.[9] In January 1894, O.W. Maulsby became editor while Jenkins continued to manage the business.[8] James F. Lyon leased the interest of McGuire in March 1896.[8] At that time the circulation was 1,200.[9]
C.A. Seay assumed full control of the Times in 1897 and was succeeded in 1902 by Julius Ebel.[8] In 1918, the Times became a daily.[10] The paper was bought by Orla M. Cannon in 1920,[11] Ernest L. Petersen in 1930,[12] Robert K. and Stanworth C. Hancock in 1938,[13] and the Kansas-based Stauffer Communications in 1948.[14]
In 1956, Earl J. Fenston bought the Times from Stauffer.[15] In 1958, Fenston Newspapers sold the Times and Hanford Sentinel to Scripps League Newspapers.[16] In 1996, Scrips was bought by Pulitzer, Inc.[17]
In 2005, Lee Enterprises acquired Pulitzer.[18] In 2020, Lee sold the Santa Maria Times, Hanford Sentinel, Lompoc Record, Santa Ynez Valley News and others to Santa Maria California News Media Inc., a newly formed company led by a group of Canadian newspaper executives.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ American Newspaper Representatives data (2018)
- ^ Stevenson, Paula. "Research Newspapers by State: California" (PDF). gotoanr.com. American Newspaper Representatives. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Lee Enterprises sells papers in Santa Maria, Hanford". Santa Maria Times. March 13, 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ Storke, Yda Addis.A Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura, California, pp. 517-18 (1891)
- ^ (31 March 2019). Important dates in April from 1882 to 2006, Santa Maria Times
- ^ "About Santa Maria semi-weekly times". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "The Santa Maria "Times."". The Morning Press. Santa Barbara, California. April 24, 1882. p. 2.
- ^ a b c d e Cooley, Marga K. (2022-04-22). "Santa Maria Times celebrates 140 years of telling our region's stories". Santa Maria Times. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ a b c "Santa Maria Times 89 Years Old". Santa Maria Times. November 13, 1971. p. 124.
- ^ (1 July 2012). ‘The Gazette’ was SB county’s first newspaper, Santa Maria Times
- ^ "Brief Items of Interest". The Lompoc Record. March 5, 1920. p. 5.
- ^ "Santa Maria Times Sold By Cannon | Former Minnesota Publisher Enters Daily Field". The San Diego Sun. United Press. March 1, 1930. p. 3.
- ^ "Santa Maria Daily Is Sold To New Yorkers". The Lompoc Record. October 21, 1938. p. 5.
- ^ "Kansan Purchases Santa Maria Times". The Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. March 27, 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ "Welcome to New Owner of Santa Maria Times". Santa Barbara News-Press. p. 22.
- ^ "Scrips League Buys Santa Maria Times". Santa Maria Times. February 8, 1958. p. 1.
- ^ "Business in Brief | Hanford Sentinel Sold". The Fresno Bee. May 7, 1996. p. 35.
- ^ Steinberg, Jacques (February 1, 2005). "Pulitzer to Be Acquired by Lee Enterprises". New York Times. Retrieved 7 July 2012.