The Boston Record
American newspaper (1884–1961)
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The Boston Record was founded on September 3, 1884 by The Boston Daily Advertiser as an evening campaign newspaper. The Record was so popular that it was made a permanent publication.[1] It was the first tabloid-format newspaper in New England.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Publisher | Advertiser Newspaper Company |
| Founded | September 3, 1884 |
Ceased publication | September 30, 1961 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Begun as the Afternoon Record, it was bought by William Randolph Hearst in 1921 and known as the Daily Record by the 1930s.[2] It was merged with another Hearst newspaper, the Evening American, to form the Record American in 1961. In 1972, this was merged into the Boston Herald-Traveler, which later became the Boston Herald.
Notable staff
- Leo Monahan – sports journalist who wrote for the Daily Record and the Record American[3]
- Elliot Norton - theater critic
