Wednesday for the 125th birthday of the Times-News we are not only producing a special seection about our history but our regular A section will be inside a wrap — a four-page sheet that covers the front and pack of the newspaper. The wrap will feature photos of our folks — from newsroom to advertising to production and circulation — getting out the newspaper. Photographers Sam Roberts and Scott Muthersbaugh took the pictures and managing editor Jay Ashley wrote the text. Advertising will be included.
Here’s what the cover looks like — only the one in the paper will have an ad at the bottom. I love this photo of pressroom foreman Sherwood Bland standing by as newspapers roll of the press. Sam took the image. It’s a keeper. The romance of the press itself is a big part of why I love the work we do.
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Nice cover photo. I’m looking forward to seeing this special section and wrap when it is published this week.
Thanks jerry. Should be a ton of stuff in there. Hopefully it’s a keepsake edition.
I can’t wait to see this issue!!!!! I may have to make another piece of art with a newspaper in it!
Thanks Ann. Hope I’m not building up too much expectation! Look forward to seeing any art you create. BTW, has the Downtown Corporation placed the statue yet? I haven’t wandered far downtown in a few weeks.
Madison, great special section in today’s Times News. Although I am not orignally from Burlington or Alamance County I so enjoyed reading and seeing all of the things that have happened. Congrats on producing this collectors item(I feel sure it will become one) and congrats to the Times News for 125 years of coverage. I am still from the old school in that I enjoy reading the printed word each morning with my coffee. Keep up the good woirk!!
Bennie thanks very much. We were hoping to produce something people would want to hang on to — and perhaps buy extra copies as well! A lot of credit goes to Walter Boyd, Don, Jay, Linda Bowden and too many others to count. I’m pretty blessed to work with people so interested in the community.
Thanks for being a reader of the news and newspaper — and a loyal friend to the Times-News.