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{{short description|Puerto Rican newspaper}}
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{{Infobox Newspaper
{{Infobox newspaper
|name = The San Juan Star
| name = The San Juan Daily Star
|image =
| image = File:Logo of The San Juan Star.jpeg
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|type = Daily [[newspaper]]
|format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]]
| type = Daily [[newspaper]]
| format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]]
|foundation = 1959
| foundation = 1959
|ceased publication = 2008
|relaunched = 2009
| relaunched = 2009
|owners = The San Juan Star, Inc.
| owners = Ricardo Angulo
|language = English
| language = English
|editor =
| editor =
|headquarters =
| headquarters =
|president = Dr. Ricardo Angulo
| president = Ricardo Angulo
|website = http://www.sanjuanweeklypr.com/
| website = {{URL|sanjuandailystar.com}}
}}
}}


'''''The San Juan Star''''' was an English-language daily newspaper based in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], [[Puerto Rico]]. The [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning newspaper was originally{{clarify|And who publishes in currently?|date=January 2019}} published by Star Media Network, a subdivision of San Juan Star, Inc.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Erwin |first=Ray |date=May 6, 1961 |title=Amarillo Globe-Times Wins Public Service Pulitzer |language=English |work=[[Editor and Publisher]] |publisher=Duncan McIntosh |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1961-05-06_94 |access-date=2021-02-20}}</ref>
'''''The San Juan Daily Star''''', originally '''''The San Juan Star''''', is the only English and Spanish newspaper in [[Puerto Rico]]. The [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning newspaper was published by Star Media Network, a subdivision of San Juan Star, Inc.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Erwin |first=Ray |date=May 6, 1961 |title=Amarillo Globe-Times Wins Public Service Pulitzer |language=English |work=[[Editor and Publisher]] |publisher=Duncan McIntosh |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1961-05-06_94 |access-date=2021-02-20}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The newspaper was founded in 1959 by [[William J. Dorvillier]], and was intended for the English-speaking population in [[Puerto Rico]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/06/obituaries/w-j-dorvillier-85-founded-newspaper-and-won-a-pulitzer.html |title= W. J. Dorvillier, 85; Founded Newspaper And Won a Pulitzer |date= May 6, 1993 |work=New York Times }}</ref> [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning novelist [[William Kennedy (author)|William Kennedy]] was once the managing editor of the ''Star'', soon after its inception to 1961.<ref>New York State Writers Institute [http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/wjkennedybio.html William Kennedy Biography]</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://archives.cjr.org/behind_the_news/william_kennedy_albany_journal.php |title=Always an ink-stained wretch: William Kennedy on his life as a journalist |author=William Kennedy |work=[[Columbia Journalism Review]] |location=New York |date=November 26, 2013 }}</ref> Other contributors included [[Eddie López (journalist)|Eddie López]]<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/28/archives/eddie-lopez-humorist-is-dead-columnist-for-the-san-juan-star.html |title= Eddie Lopez, Humorist, Is Dead; Columnist for The San Juan Star |date=November 28, 1971 |work=New York Times }}</ref> and [[Juan Manuel García Passalacqua]]. Scott Ware served as managing editor from 1991 to 1992, then editor until 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sun Editor Scott Ware to Retire at Year's End|url=http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local/sun-editor-scott-ware-to-retire-at-years-end-ep-421671825-358462501.html|access-date=2021-07-14|website=www.kitsapsun.com|language=en}}</ref> The paper was sold in 1996 from then owner Scripps-Howard to Gerry Angulo, who had formerly worked for money manager [[Ivan Boesky]].<ref name="forbes">{{cite journal|date=3 May 1999|title=Warning Flags|journal=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/1999/0503/6309142a_print.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040215142811/http://www.forbes.com/forbes/1999/0503/6309142a_print.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 15, 2004|accessdate=21 January 2010}}</ref>
The newspaper was founded in 1959 by [[William J. Dorvillier]], and was intended for the English-speaking population in [[Puerto Rico]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/06/obituaries/w-j-dorvillier-85-founded-newspaper-and-won-a-pulitzer.html |title= W. J. Dorvillier, 85; Founded Newspaper And Won a Pulitzer |date= May 6, 1993 |work=New York Times }}</ref> [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning novelist [[William Kennedy (author)|William Kennedy]] was once the managing editor of the ''Star'', soon after its inception to 1961.<ref>New York State Writers Institute [http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/wjkennedybio.html William Kennedy Biography]</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://archives.cjr.org/behind_the_news/william_kennedy_albany_journal.php |title=Always an ink-stained wretch: William Kennedy on his life as a journalist |author=William Kennedy |work=[[Columbia Journalism Review]] |location=New York |date=November 26, 2013 }}</ref> Other contributors included [[Eddie López (journalist)|Eddie López]]<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/28/archives/eddie-lopez-humorist-is-dead-columnist-for-the-san-juan-star.html |title= Eddie Lopez, Humorist, Is Dead; Columnist for The San Juan Star |date=November 28, 1971 |work=New York Times }}</ref> and [[Juan Manuel García Passalacqua]]. Scott Ware served as managing editor from 1991 to 1992, then editor until 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sun Editor Scott Ware to Retire at Year's End|url=http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local/sun-editor-scott-ware-to-retire-at-years-end-ep-421671825-358462501.html|access-date=2021-07-14|website=www.kitsapsun.com|language=en}}</ref> The paper was sold in 1996 from then owner Scripps-Howard to Gerardo Angulo, a prominent Cuban businessman and venture capitalist who had formerly worked with money manager [[Ivan Boesky]].<ref name="forbes">{{cite journal|date=3 May 1999|title=Warning Flags|journal=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/1999/0503/6309142a_print.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040215142811/http://www.forbes.com/forbes/1999/0503/6309142a_print.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 15, 2004|accessdate=21 January 2010}}</ref>

==Demise==
On Friday August 29, 2008, The ''Star'' published its last issue and closed down with publisher Gerry Angulo because the union did not agree to cost cuts. At the time, the ''Star'' had 120 employees. The paper had reportedly been losing money for several years and the losses deepened due to the 2008 recession.<ref name="usa">{{cite journal|last=Coto|first=Danica|date=29 August 2008|title=Renowned 'San Juan Star' newspaper folds after 49 years|journal=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2008-08-29-san-juan-star-newspaper-folds_N.htm|accessdate=21 January 2010}}</ref><ref name="last issue">{{cite web |last1=Gillin |first1=Paul |title=RIP San Juan Star |url=http://newspaperdeathwatch.com/rip-san-juan-star/ |website=Newspaper Death Watch |accessdate=8 September 2019 |date=1 September 2008}}</ref>


==Relaunch==
==Relaunch==
In 2009, ''The San Juan Star'' reopened as a weekly with a new staff and a new vision.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sanjuanweeklypr.com/about-us.html|title=The San Juan Daily Star|website=www.sanjuanweeklypr.com}}</ref> It has since increased to daily publication: Monday through Thursday with an additional weekend edition. On October 25, 2015, Gerry Angulo died as a result of a car accident.
In 2009, ''The San Juan Star'' relaunched, renamed ''The San Juan Daily Star,''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sanjuanweeklypr.com/about-us.html|title=The San Juan Daily Star|website=www.sanjuanweeklypr.com}}</ref> having increased to daily publication: Monday through Thursday with an additional weekend edition. On October 23, 2015, Gerardo Angulo died in an automobile accident during a business trip to the Dominican Republic. The newspaper continues to operate under the ownership of the Angulo family.<ref>{{cite web | title=Gerardo Angulo Mestas '78 | website=Princeton Alumni Weekly | date=November 18, 2016 | url=https://paw.princeton.edu/memorial/gerardo-angulo-mestas-78 | access-date=April 23, 2022}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 19:25, 14 July 2024

The San Juan Daily Star
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Ricardo Angulo
PresidentRicardo Angulo
Founded1959
LanguageEnglish
Relaunched2009
Websitesanjuandailystar.com

The San Juan Daily Star, originally The San Juan Star, is the only English and Spanish newspaper in Puerto Rico. The Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper was published by Star Media Network, a subdivision of San Juan Star, Inc.[1]

History

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The newspaper was founded in 1959 by William J. Dorvillier, and was intended for the English-speaking population in Puerto Rico.[2] Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist William Kennedy was once the managing editor of the Star, soon after its inception to 1961.[3][4] Other contributors included Eddie López[5] and Juan Manuel García Passalacqua. Scott Ware served as managing editor from 1991 to 1992, then editor until 1994.[6] The paper was sold in 1996 from then owner Scripps-Howard to Gerardo Angulo, a prominent Cuban businessman and venture capitalist who had formerly worked with money manager Ivan Boesky.[7]

Relaunch

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In 2009, The San Juan Star relaunched, renamed The San Juan Daily Star,[8] having increased to daily publication: Monday through Thursday with an additional weekend edition. On October 23, 2015, Gerardo Angulo died in an automobile accident during a business trip to the Dominican Republic. The newspaper continues to operate under the ownership of the Angulo family.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Erwin, Ray (May 6, 1961). "Amarillo Globe-Times Wins Public Service Pulitzer". Editor and Publisher. Duncan McIntosh. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  2. ^ "W. J. Dorvillier, 85; Founded Newspaper And Won a Pulitzer", New York Times, May 6, 1993
  3. ^ New York State Writers Institute William Kennedy Biography
  4. ^ William Kennedy (November 26, 2013), "Always an ink-stained wretch: William Kennedy on his life as a journalist", Columbia Journalism Review, New York
  5. ^ "Eddie Lopez, Humorist, Is Dead; Columnist for The San Juan Star", New York Times, November 28, 1971
  6. ^ "Sun Editor Scott Ware to Retire at Year's End". www.kitsapsun.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  7. ^ "Warning Flags". Forbes. 3 May 1999. Archived from the original on February 15, 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  8. ^ "The San Juan Daily Star". www.sanjuanweeklypr.com.
  9. ^ "Gerardo Angulo Mestas '78". Princeton Alumni Weekly. November 18, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
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