AdVantage News is a daily (online) and weekly (print) hyper-local American newspaper, published in Alton, Illinois, and serving the Metro East region of Illinois. Established as a pennysaver in 1986, the publication transitioned into a newspaper in February 2014.
| Owner(s) | John Simmons |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Sharon McRoy, Jim Siebold |
| Publisher | Eric McRoy |
| Editor-in-chief | Fred Pollard |
| Sports editor | Bill Roseberry |
| Launched | 1986 (Today's AdVantage) 2013 (AdVantage News) |
| Headquarters | Alton, Illinois |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 77,700 (as of 2016) |
| Website | advantagenews.com |
| Free online archives | yes |
In 1986, Jim Seibold and Sharon McRoy formed Today's AdVantage,[1] a pennysaver that was mailed to 42,000 households in the Riverbend area.
In 2013, Alton-based lawyer and owner of Alton Steel John Simmons purchased Today's AdVantage[2][3] from Seibold and McRoy with the intention of turning it into a newspaper.
On Feb. 1, 2014, Today's AdVantage became AdVantage News.
References
edit- ^ Newspapers, Cliff Whitt Nationwide. "ALTON, ILLINOIS Today's Advantage Weekly Newspaper". Nationwide Newspapers Advertising. Archived from the original on 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ Staff report. "Alton lawyer buys Today's Advantage". Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ^ "Simmons Buys Advantage | RiverBender.com WBGZ Radio". Archived from the original on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2016-07-28.