Artesia Daily Press
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | El Rito Media |
| Founder(s) | Lincoln O'Brien James K. Green |
| Founded | June 2, 1954 |
| Language | English |
| City | Artesia, New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| OCLC number | 15615995 |
| Website | artesianews |
The Artesia Daily Press is a newspaper in Artesia, New Mexico, United States.
History
[edit]On June 2, 1954, Lincoln O'Brien, president of New Mexico Newspapers, Inc., first published the Artesia Daily Press. It was launched as a rival to the much older Artesia Advocate. O'Brien owned papers in Tucumcari, Las Vegas, Gallup and Farmington. James K. Green was made publisher of the Daily Press. He was an investor in the company was publisher of the Farmington Daily Times.[1][2][3] In 1956, O'Brien bought the Advocate and absorbed it into the Daily Press.[4]
In 1957, O'Brien sold the paper to Graham M. Dean and his wife Ruth, owners of the Ashland Daily Tidings and Siskiyou Daily News. Green stayed on as publisher.[5] In 1966, Dean acquired the Deming Headlight and Deming Graphic.[6] In 1970, Green purchased the three New Mexican papers from Dean.[7]
In 1973, O'Brien was inducted into the New Mexico Press Association Hall of Fame.[8] In 1975, Green bought the Ruidoso News,[9] and in 1986 was inducted into the NMPA Hall of Fame.[10] In 1988, the Green family sold the News, Headlight and El Defensor-Chieftain to Jack Kent Cooke, owner of the Washington Redskins and the Los Angeles Daily News.[11] Green died in 2006 at age 91, and the Daily Press was then solely owned by his son Walt Green. [12] His widow Lajuana Green died two years later.[13] After 70 years of ownership by the Green family, El Rito Media acquired the Daily Press in 2023.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Daily Planned For Artesia". The Albuquerque Tribune. United Press. May 17, 1954. p. 7.
- ↑ "Artesia Gets Daily Today; another Soon". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Associated Press. June 1, 1954. p. 1.
- ↑ "Artesia Daily Press To Have Sunday Paper". The Albuquerque Tribune. United Press. June 7, 1954. p. 1.
- ↑ "O'Brien Buys State Daily". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Associated Press. May 3, 1956. p. 2.
- ↑ "Oregon Couple Buys Artesia Daily Press". Albuquerque Journal. Associated Press. March 6, 1957. p. 30.
- ↑ "Deming Newspaper under new ownership". The Deming Headlight. February 3, 1966. p. 1.
- ↑ "Artesia publisher buys three papers". The Albuquerque Tribune. Associated Press. August 3, 1970. p. 34.
- ↑ "O'Brien to Hall of Fame". Las Vegas Optic. Las Vegas, New Mexico. October 22, 1973. p. 6.
- ↑ "Ruidoso Newspaper Purchased". Silver City Daily Press. Silver City, New Mexico. Associated Press. October 11, 1975. p. 6.
- ↑ "Roswell, Los Alamos Papers Win Top Awards". Albuquerque Journal. Associated Press. October 21, 1986. p. 17.
- ↑ "Media Group Buys 3 N.M. Papers". Albuquerque Journal. Associated Press. November 15, 1988. p. 33.
- ↑ "James K. Green | Texas Native Owned Artesia Daily Press". Albuquerque Journal. Associated Press. August 25, 2006. p. 42.
- ↑ "Obituary | Lajuana Green". Carlsbad Current-Argus. December 10, 2008. p. 6.
- ↑ Ingham, Alex (March 10, 2023). "Investor group that purchased 'Rio Grande Sun' expands to Artesia". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
- ↑ "El Rito Media Acquires Artesia Daily Press". Dirks, Van Essen & April. February 2, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
