Monumental Majesty: 100 Years of Colorado National Monument, a book published by the Sentinel to commemorate the nearby park's 100th anniversary, won the 2011 Colorado Book Award for anthology.Ĭopy Editor Carrie Marfitano in 2011 was honored with the Rising Star Award from the Colorado Press Association, an honor granted to a journalist with five or fewer years in the industry who exhibits exceptional talent and leadership potential. He also served as interim publisher in 20.ĭrink It In: Wine Guide of Western Colorado, a book published by the Sentinel and written by Sentinel wine columnist and writer Dave Buchanan, was a 2013 Colorado Book Award Finalist for nonfiction. Publisher Jay Seaton said in his nomination, “For 33 years, Silbernagel has lent his voice to the pages of the Sentinel, and for 18, his has been the voice of the Sentinel.”Įxecutive Editor Dennis Herzog was named Newspaper Person of the Year in 2008 by the Colorado Press Association. It is the highest honor granted to a newspaper professional by the trade organization. First place awards included Best Local Community Initiative, Best Use of Multimedia-Editorial Content, and Best Blog Initiative.Įditorial Page Editor Bob Silbernagel in 2013 was honored with the Newspaper Person of the Year Award from the Colorado Press Association, following a 40-year career in newspapers. won eight awards and finished fifth overall in the 2014 Local Media Association's Best of Digital Media Contest. In 2014, The Daily Sentinel won 51 awards from the CPA, 11 of which were first place winners. The Daily Sentinel in 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2011 received the General Excellence Award from the CPA, recognizing it as the top daily newspaper in the state with circulation between 15,001 and 75,000. The "Failure to Protect" series, by reporters Erin McIntyre and Gabrielle Porter, won first place for public service and third place for general reporting series from the Society of Professional Journalists' Top of the Rockies competition. It also won 27 individual awards, 10 of which were first place winners. In 2017, The Daily Sentinel won the sweepstakes award in the categories of advertising, as well as photography and design from the Colorado Press Association. Jay Seaton was named publisher of The Daily Sentinel and president of the new Grand Junction Media Co. In 2009, it sold the Sentinel to Kansas-based Seaton Publishing Co., a long-standing family newspaper company that publishes the Manhattan Mercury. He was succeeded by Alex Taylor.Īmidst a downturn in the newspaper industry and the Great Recession, Cox put most of its newspaper holdings up for sale. The corporation named George Orbanek publisher, who retired in 2007. Kennedy of the Cox family, left to become chairman and CEO of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises in 1985. He left it to newspaper employee Ken Johnson, who sold it the company to Cox Newspapers in 1979. When he died in 1956, his son, Preston Walker, inherited the Sentinel, managing it until he died in 1970. Senator Walter Walker bought the newspaper. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel is the largest daily newspaper in western Colorado, with distribution in six counties. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( August 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view. This article contains content that is written like an advertisement.
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