The Berkshire Eagle

The Berkshire Eagle
The 2 October 2020 front page
of The Berkshire Eagle
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)New England Newspapers, Inc. (John C. "Hans" Morris, Fredric Rutberg, estate of Robert G. Wilmers)
PublisherFredric D. Rutberg
EditorKevin Moran
FoundedDaily since May 9, 1892, with weekly roots beginning with the Western Star, founded in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in 1789[1]
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters75 South Church Street,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201, United States
CirculationFor 12 months ending 26 August 2023: Average daily paid print: 9,158
Average daily paid digital-only: 6,841
Total paid circulation: 15,999 [2]
ISSN0895-8793
Websiteberkshireeagle.com

The Berkshire Eagle is an American daily newspaper published in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and covering all of Berkshire County, as well as four New York communities near Pittsfield. It is considered a newspaper of record for Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

Published daily since 1892, The Eagle has been owned since 1 May 2016 by a group of local Berkshire County investors, who purchased The Eagle and its three Vermont sister newspapers for an undisclosed sum from Digital First Media.[3]

For six consecutive years, 2018-2023, The Eagle's weekend edition was named Newspaper of the Year in its circulation class by the New England Newspaper & Press Association.[4][5]

  1. ^ "A brief history of our newspapers". The Berkshire Eagle. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ Statement of Ownership, Management & Circulation, [The Berkshire Eagle, 29 September 2023, page A3]
  3. ^ Fanto, Clarence (22 April 2016). "The Berkshire Eagle returning to local ownership". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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