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 November 27, 2011 front page of the New Hampshire Sunday News, which is now the Saturday edition of the New Hampshire Union Leader | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Union Leader Corp. |
| Publisher | Brendan J. McQuaid |
| Founded | 1863 |
| Headquarters | 200 Bedford Street Manchester, NH 03108-9555 United States |
| Circulation | About 20,000 on Sundays (as of 2024)[1] |
| ISSN | 0745-5798 |
| Website | UnionLeader.com |
The New Hampshire Union Leader is a daily newspaper from Manchester, the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. On Saturdays, it publishes as the New Hampshire Sunday News.
Founded in 1863, the paper was best known for the conservative political opinions of its late publisher, William Loeb, and his wife, Elizabeth Scripps "Nackey" Loeb. The paper helped to derail the candidacy in 1972 of U.S. Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine, who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination. Loeb criticized Muskie's wife, Jane, in editorials. When he defended her in a press conference, there was a measured negative effect on voter perceptions of Muskie within New Hampshire.[2]
Over the decades, the Loebs gained considerable influence and helped shape New Hampshire's political landscape. In 2000, after Nackey's death on January 8, Joseph McQuaid, the son and nephew of the founders of the New Hampshire Sunday News, Bernard J. and Elias McQuaid, took over as publisher. He was succeeded by his son, Brendan, in 2020.
- ^ "eCirc for Newspapers". Audit Bureau of Circulations. September 30, 2011. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012.
- ^ See also: Canuck letter