Park Record

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The Park Record
TypeSemi-weekly newspaper
OwnerTemplate:Pluralize from textTatiana and Matthew Prince
FounderTemplate:Pluralize from textJames R. Schupbach
PublisherDon Rogers
EditorToria Barnhart
Founded1880
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters1670 Bonanza Dr.
Park City, UT 84060 USA
Websiteparkrecord.com

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The Park Record is a twice-weekly newspaper published in Park City, Utah that focuses on news in Park City and Summit County, Utah. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Utah, and new print issues are released every Wednesday and Saturday.[1]

History

On February 7, 1880, James R. Schupbach published the first edition of the Park Mining Record,[2][3] although the paper actually released Feb. 8 due to delays.[4] Schupbach owned one fifth of Salt Lake Tribune.[5] He was joined at the Record by Lorenzo E. Camomile and J.J. Buser, both former Tribune employees.[6] Schupbach only published the paper for a few months. He soon moved to Butte, Montana and leased the Record in June 1881 to Harry L. White.[5][7]

In November 1884, Buser acquired the paper.[8][9] After a week he dropped the word "mining" from the name and was soon joined by Samuel LePage Raddon, who also previously worked at the Tribune.[5] Raddon purchased a half-interest on December 6, 1884, and would oversee the Record for the next 65 years.[10] Raddon was a controversial figure since, under his guidance, the newspaper established itself as an "outspoken and critical" publication, and "anti-everything, including anti-Mormon, anti-Chinese, and anti-Indian." Raddon added several small, failing papers to the Record.[7]

Buser left the business due to illness in July 1885 and was succeeded by Camomile.[11][12] On June 19, 1898, the newspaper's newly completed printing plant,[7] and offices, were destroyed by the "Great Fire of 1898," which consumed most of Park City's Main Street, Swede Alley, and Park Avenue.[13] However, the paper released its June 25, 1898 issue on time.[14] The first few post-fire issues were printed by the Salt Lake Herald Republican, until S.L. Raddon purchased new equipment and installed the plant in Park City.[15][16] He then printed the Record for a few weeks out of a tent he pitched on the site of the destroyed office while the town was being rebuilt.[7][17] In March 1899, Camomile sold out to William Alexander Raddon, the other partner's brother.[18][19]

W.A. Raddon ran the paper until he moved to Los Angeles in 1924.[20] At that time he was replaced as co-owner by his nephew, LaPage Harper Raddon.[21] S.L. Raddon, nicknamed "Dad," retired in 1943,[17] and died in 1948.[22] His son L.P. Raddon published the paper until his death in February 1956.[21] His widow Mrs. Maie Raddon inherited the paper, which was published by long-time employee Lynx Langford.[23] In April 1956, H.C. "Mac" McConaughy purchased the Record.[23][24] A year prior he bought The Morgan County News and The Summit County Bee. After the sale, printing of the Record moved from Park City to the office of the News.[25]

McConaughy was recognized by the Utah Press Association as a "Master Editor and Publisher." He was honored by the National Newspaper Association for the best column of 1959.[25] McConaughy sold the Record to Richard Buys in 1976. A few years prior, Buys bought the Wasatch Wave and Payson Chronicle.[25] The newspaper merged with The Summit County Bee to become The Summit County Bee and Park Record in 1960.[26] However, the publication split into two newspapers in July 1964.[27]

A rival paper called The Park City Newspaper was founded in September 1975. Jan Wilking became its sole owner in 1980.[28] Around that time, the Record was struggling financially, as Park City had only one surviving silver mine, and the skiing industry supported the town only half of the year.[29] In 1983, The Newspaper and the Record merged, with Wiking being the majority stockowner.[28] The name Park Record was kept, but the Record's tabloid format was retired and The Newspaper's larger broadsheetbroadsheet were used instead.[29][30]

In 1987, Wilking sold the Record to Peter B. Bernhard, owner of The Green Sheet.[31] In 2005, Bernhard sold the Record to MediaNews Group.[32] In 2015, the Nevada-based Swift Communications bought the Record.[33] In 2021, Swift sold its local media and publishing businesses in Utah to the West Virginia-based Ogden Newspapers.[34] In 2023, the paper was sold to Utah billionaire Matthew Prince and his wife Tatiana. Matthew Prince is the co-founder and CEO of internet infrastructure and cybersecurity company Cloudflare.[35] The couple announced plans to convert the paper from a private business into a nonprofit or public benefit corporation.[36]

References

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  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Periodicals". The Salt Lake Herald. February 12, 1880. p. 3.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."News Gleanings". The Sacramento Union. February 13, 1880. p. 1.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Park Record, Established in 1880, Lived Through Rough Experience". The Park Record. August 5, 1971. p. 7.
  5. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Park City/Park Record: Survivors of a Tumultuous Century". The Park Record. February 7, 1980. p. 5.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."L.E. Camomile Called". The Park Record. February 18, 1937. p. 1.
  7. ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Thompson, George A. (1993). Treasure Mountain Home: Park City Revisited. Dream Garden Press. pp. 23–24. ISBN 978-0-942688-89-4.
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  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Park Record Completes 75 Years". The Park Record. January 13, 1955. p. 1.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Local Jots". Salt Lake Evening Democrat. July 20, 1885. p. 4.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Local Briefs". The Salt Lake Herald. July 21, 1885. p. 8.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Knispel, Diane (June 28, 2017). "The Aftermath of the Great Fire of 1898". parkcityhistory.org. Park City Museum. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Park City's Awful Fire | Over 2oo Business Houses and Dwellings Destroyed". The Park Record. June 25, 1898. p. 1.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Another Fire At Park City | The Kimball House Flames Out and Threatens What Was Left". The Salt Lake Tribune. June 22, 1898. p. 1.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Park Record. | Negotiations In Progress to Buy a New Plant". The Salt Lake Herald. June 29, 1898. p. 8.
  17. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Veteran Park City Editor Retires; Active 68 Years". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. September 23, 1943. p. 5.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Change of Firm". The Park Record. March 4, 189. p. 2.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Notice". The Wasatch Wave. Heber, Utah. March 10, 1899. p. 2.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fifty Wedded Years Saluted | W.A. RaddonsFeted By Family, Friends". The Southwest Wave. Los Angels, California. December 16, 1948. p. 18.
  21. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Park Record Editor Dies at 62; Was Provoan's Brother". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. United Press. January 27, 1956. p. 4.
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Publisher, 89, Succumbs At Park City". The Salt Lake Tribune. January 16, 1948. p. 17.
  23. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Park Record Sold to New Publishers". Morgan County News. Morgan, Utah. April 20, 1956. p. 1.
  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Park Record Sold To Morgan Publisher". The Park Record. April 12, 1956. p. 1.
  25. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Record Changes Hands". The Park Record. October 7, 1976. p. 20.
  26. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Weeklies Combine". The Salt Lake Tribune. July 7, 1960. p. 16.
  27. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Your Bee Changes Date". Summit County Bee. July 9, 1964. p. 1.
  28. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Utah's Oldest Weekly | 'Park Record' Paper To Print Final Edition in May". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. United Press International. May 1, 1983. p. 4.
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  30. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hampshire, David (June 2, 1983). "Park Record: continuing the old, exploring the new". Park Record. p. 4.
  31. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Buyer to Keep Status Quoat Park Record". The Salt Lake Tribune. January 3, 1987. p. 41.
  32. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MediaNews Group acquires The Park Record". Park Record. January 12, 2005. p. 1.
  33. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Swift Communications buys Park City newspaper in Utah". Reno Gazette Journal. Associated Press. December 1, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  34. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Michelle Deininger (November 30, 2021). "The Park Record gets a new owner". kpcw.org. KPCW. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  35. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Parker Malatesta (March 29, 2023). "Park City billionaire purchases Park Record newspaper". kpcw.org. KPCW. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  36. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Meyerowitz, Robert (March 28, 2023). "Tatiana and Matthew Prince set to acquire the 143-year-old Park Record newspaper". Park Record. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
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