Steamboat Pilot & Today
American free newspaper
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The Steamboat Pilot & Today is an American newspaper serving Routt County, Colorado, and owned by Swift Communications. It is a free tabloid published daily.[2]
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 Front page on Sunday June 14, 2009. | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Swift Communications |
| Founder | James Hoyle |
| Editor | Lisa Schlictman (2013–2021) Brent Boyer (2007–2013)[1] |
| Founded | 1885 (Pilot) 1927 (Today) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 32 10th Street Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80477 |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 9,099 (as of 2009)[2] |
Sister newspapers | Craig Press |
| OCLC number | 82453875 |
| Website | www |
As of 2011, the Steamboat Pilot & Today has been named the top newspaper in its circulation class eight times in nine years by the Colorado Press Association.[1]
History
The Pilot was a newspaper established in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and first printed on July 31, 1885, by James Hoyle.[3][4] It merged with The Routt County Sentinel in 1927, and later with The Oak-Creek Times-Leader in 1944.[4][5] Jack Kent Cooke acquired The Pilot in 1988.[6] Steamboat Today was first published as a daily tabloid newspaper on August 21, 1989, as an accompaniment to The Pilot.[4] In 1994, WorldWest acquired the papers from the Cooke estate.[7] WorldWest was owned by the Simons family, which also owned the Lawrence Journal-World.[8]
In 2008, ExploreSteamboat.com, the website of Explore Steamboat affiliated magazine, was nominated for the EPPY Awards as Best Regional Magazine–Affiliated Web Site.[9]
In June 2016, the newspaper was acquired by Swift Communications.[8]
In May 2024, the paper announced it will cease publishing a print edition on Mondays.[10]
