Herald-Mail Media

Herald-Mail Media is located in Hagerstown, United States on 100 Summit Ave. Herald-Mail Media is rated 2.8 out of 5 in the category newspaper publisher in United States. Herald-Mail Media is a newspaper and communications company owned by Schurz Communications, a family-owner, multi-media company based in South Bend/Mishawaka, Indiana. Founded: The Morning Herald was the first daily newspaper in Hagerstown, beginning publication in 1873. The Mail converted to daily in 1890. The two newspapers merged in 1920 and were purchased by Schurz Communications in 1960. The Daily Mail, published in the afternoon, and The Morning Herald were merged into one morning paper, The Herald-Mail, in October 2007. The Herald-Mail newspaper is published daily Monday through Sunday. Herald Mail Media has an array of daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly publications, websites and social media platforms that bring news and information to the community covering Washington County, MD, parts of Franklin County, PA, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Circulation Area: Hagerstown is located in Western Maryland. About 20% of our newspaper readership is in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The newspaper is distributed in all three states, with the most circulation in Maryland. Customers: More customers rely on The Herald-Mail as the primary source of advertising information for every major category than all other media combined in the Hagerstown market area. The Washington County Market: According to the Hagerstown-Washington County Economic Development Commission there are 3,550 businesses in the county including manufacturers, financial services and distribution companies. The distribution of employment by industry: 25% in trade, transportation and utilities; 14% in education and health services; 12% in manufacturing; and 10% in financial services. Hagerstown-Washington County is one of the top tourism destinations in Maryland, with Antietam National Battlefield drawing tourists from around the world and Prime Outlets attracting shoppers from throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Key Executives: Andy Bruns, president and publisher; Jake Womer, executive editor; Brittney Hamilton, advertising director; Kim Reno, controller; Liz Thompson, digital director; Brian Tedrick, circulation director. Online heraldmailmedia.com heraldmailmedia.com is the online site for The Herald-Mail newspaper. The site is the most viewed, up-to-the-minute source of local information for the Herald Mail coverage area and includes information on regional and national news, entertainment, sports, business, weather, shopping, as well as videos, photos and readers comments. Average Monthly Statistics: 2.6 million page views; 550,000 unique visitors Social Media Herald Mail Media has several social media sites on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, connecting with and liked by about 75,000 people.