Grand Forks Herald

The Grand Forks Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper, established in 1879, published in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. It is the primary daily paper for northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Its average daily circulation is approximately 7,500, in the city of Grand Forks plus about 7,500 more to the surrounding communities. Total circulation includes digital subscribers. It has the second largest circulation in the state of North Dakota.[1]

TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Forum Communications
PublisherKorrie Wenzel
EditorKirsten Stromsodt
Founded1879
Headquarters375 Second Avenue North
Grand Forks, ND 58203-3707
CityGrand Forks
CountryUnited States
ISSN0745-9661
OCLC number1751382
Websitewww.grandforksherald.com
See also: List of newspapers in North Dakota

Grand Forks Herald Building
Grand Forks Herald
The remains of the former Herald building after it was destroyed by fire and floodwater
Location120-124 N. 4th St., Grand Forks, North Dakota
Coordinates47°55′33″N 97°1′58″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1939, 1949, 1959
ArchitectWells, Theo. B.; Groz & Anderson
Architectural styleModerne
MPSDowntown Grand Forks MRA
NRHP reference No.82001326[2]
Added to NRHPNovember 30, 1982

The Grand Forks Herald won a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its coverage of the 1997 flood but the prize was bittersweet, as the Herald building had not only been inundated but burned to the ground in the midst of the floodwaters. Despite losing its offices during the flood, the Herald never missed a day of publication. Temporary offices were set up at the University of North Dakota and at a nearby elementary school. Papers were distributed free of charge to flood "refugees" in neighboring towns.

Following the flood, the newspaper rebuilt its office building in downtown Grand Forks. Its distinctive features are a tall clock tower and the symbolism built into the structure, as well as parts of the old building that survived the fire. A new printing facility was also built in an industrial park in the western part of Grand Forks.

The historic building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2] It was a two-story Art Moderne brick commercial building built in three parts, in 1939 (designed by Theodore B. Wells, 1949, and 1959.[3]

Corporate ownership

Knight Ridder sold the Herald to The McClatchy Company on June 27, 2006. McClatchy had already arranged the sale of the Herald to Forum Communications, owner of The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAZ-TV in Grand Forks. Today, the Herald is one of many regional newspapers published by Forum Communications. Due to Corporate ownership, this newspaper is only printed 2 days a week NOW. Tuesdays and Saturdays and is delivered by mail only. No more carrier delivery.

Newsroom

Editors
The clock tower of the Herald building in downtown Grand Forks
  • Korrie Wenzel (Publisher)
  • Kirsten Stromsodt (Editor)
  • Christopher Bjorke (Content editor)
  • Janelle Vonasek (Design editor)
  • Lori Weber Menke (Multimedia manager)
  • Wayne Nelson (Sports editor)
  • Tom Dennis (Opinion page editor)

Writers
  • Marilyn Hagerty (columnist)
  • Brad Elliott Schlossman (college hockey reporter)
  • Tom Miller (sports reporter)
  • April Baumgarten (reporter)
  • Greg Devilllers (reporter)
  • Brad Dokken (outdoors reporter)
  • Andrew Haffner (reporter)
  • Andrew Hazzard (reporter)
  • Sam Easter (reporter)
  • Pamela Knudson (reporter)

Former personnel

References
  1. "Grand Forks Herald" (PDF). Minnesota Newspaper Association Directory. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. C. Kudzia; Norene Roberts; Joe Roberts; Gary Henrickson (1981). "North Dakota Cultural Resources Survey: Grand Forks Herald". National Park Service. Retrieved January 5, 2018. With four photos from 1981.

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