 The 2 October 2020 front page of The Berkshire Eagle | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | New England Newspapers, Inc. (John C. "Hans" Morris, Fredric Rutberg, estate of Robert G. Wilmers) |
| Publisher | Fredric D. Rutberg |
| Editor | Kevin Moran |
| Founded | Daily since May 9, 1892, with weekly roots beginning with the Western Star, founded in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in 1789[1] |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 75 South Church Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201, United States |
| Circulation | For 12 months ending 30 August 2024:
Average daily paid print: 8,557 Average daily paid digital-only: 8,336 Total paid circulation: 16,893 [2] |
| ISSN | 0895-8793 |
| Website | berkshireeagle.com |
The Berkshire Eagle is an American daily newspaper published in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and covering all of Berkshire County, as well as four New York communities near Pittsfield. It is considered a newspaper of record for Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Published daily since 1892, The Eagle has been owned since 1 May 2016 by a group of local Berkshire County investors, who purchased The Eagle and its three Vermont sister newspapers for an undisclosed sum from Digital First Media.[3]
The Eagle has won the New England Newspaper and Press Association's Newspaper of the Year Award for Sunday newspapers, weekday newspapers, or both, for seven consecutive years (2018-2024), as detailed in the awards section below.
- ^ "A brief history of our newspapers". The Berkshire Eagle. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Statement of Ownership, Management & Circulation, [The Berkshire Eagle, 20 September 2024, page A3]
- ^ Fanto, Clarence (22 April 2016). "The Berkshire Eagle returning to local ownership". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 5 October 2021.