| Format | Broadsheet |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 15, 1935 (age 91) (as Bremerton Sun) |
| Owners | USA Today Co. |
| Publisher | Brent Morris |
| Editor | David Nelson |
| Language | English |
| Circulation | 16,683 |
| Circulation date | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Bremerton, Washington, United States |
| Issn | 2837-8547 |
| Oclc | 60449235 |
| Website | kitsapsun.com |
The Kitsap Sun is a daily newspaper published in Bremerton, Washington, United States. It covers general news and serves Kitsap, Jefferson, and Mason counties on the west side of Puget Sound.[1]
History
On July 15, 1935, the first issue of Bremerton Sun was published. It was created by the Scripps League Newspapers and was a sister publication of The Seattle Star. Its first editor was Julius Gius.[2] In 1940, E. W. Scripps and J. G. Scripps, controlling stockholders of the company, agreed to sell a major interest in the Sun to their cousin John P. Scripps and his company called John P. Scripps Newspaper Group.[3]
In June 1984, the paper formally changed its name from the Bremerton Sun to The Sun.[4] The company merged with the E. W. Scripps Company in 1986, and the paper began publishing a Sunday morning edition in 1991.[4] On May 22, 2005, the newspaper was renamed the Kitsap Sun to reflect the regional nature of its coverage.[5]
The company spun off its newspaper assets into Journal Media Group in April 2015.[6] A year later the company was acquired by and then merged with Gannett.[7] In 2021, the paper sold its office at 545 Fifth Street, which it had occupied for 75 years.[8]
Archive
The University of Washington Library holds copies of the Kitsap Sun from 1935 to present.
Notable staff
- Adele Ferguson, columnist from 1945 to 1993 and first full-time female reporter at the Washington State Legislature in Olympia
Notes
- ^ "Seattle Post Intelligencer". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. October 29, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ "Bremerton Sun New Paper at Navy Yard City". The Seattle Star. July 16, 1935. p. 2.
- ^ "John P. Scripps Buys Interest in The Sun". Kitsap Sun. June 17, 1940. p. 1.
- ^ "The Kitsap Sun, 75 Years". Kitsap Sun. July 15, 2010. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ "A new Sun on the Kitsap horizon". Kitsap Sun. May 8, 2005. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Gores, Paul (1 April 2015). "Journal, Scripps merger creates two closely aligned media companies". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ Yu, Roger (April 7, 2016). "Gannett's acquisition of Journal Media Group approved". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ^ Vosler, Christian (January 7, 2021). "Kitsap Sun building in downtown Bremerton sold". Kitsap Sun. pp. J16.