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The ''Holyoke Transcript-Telegram'', or ''T‑T'', was an afternoon daily newspaper covering the city of Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA, and adjacent portions of Hampden County and Hampshire County. Published as a daily since 1882, the newspaper folded in January 1993 after four years of heavy losses. Long owned by the Dwight family, the ''T‑T'' With the departure of the ''T‑T'', Holyoke lost its only newspaper of record. Daily newspaper readers in the city turned to newspapers in nearby cities, which increased their coverage of Holyoke: the ''Union-News'' of Springfield, now called ''The Republican''; and the ''Daily Hampshire Gazette'' of Northampton. == History == Founded as Holyoke's first newspaper, the ''Hampden Freeman'', in 1846, the story of the ''T-T'' begins when William G. Dwight became part-owner of the paper in 1882. He oversaw the conversion of the weekly, by then called the ''Holyoke Transcript'', into a daily; and in 1926 he completed the acquisition of the ''Holyoke Telegram'' daily, lending the combined newspaper the name it would keep until 1993.〔"Holyoke Daily Splits into Four Weeklies". ''The Boston Globe'', January 22, 1993.〕 Dwight died in 1930, and his wife, Minnie Dwight, became publisher. Their son, also named William Dwight, was named managing editor but he also explored other investments. He founded WHYN radio with Charles DeRose, owner of the ''Daily Hampshire Gazette''. The two also founded WHYN-TV, the Springfield area's second television station, in 1954. They sold the WHYN properties in 1967.〔"William Dwight, 92, Holyoke Publisher". Obituary. ''Union-News'', Springfield, Mass. June 5, 1996.〕 Another of William Dwight's purchases would have a profound impact on the ''T‑T'' Following Minnie's death in 1957, her son William became publisher of the ''T‑T'', a title he held until his son, William Jr., took the reins in 1975. William Sr. stayed on as chairman of the board until 1982, succeeded in that capacity by his son Donald R. Dwight.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Holyoke Transcript-Telegram」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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