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| Type | Free daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Swift Communications |
| Founder(s) | Jim Pavelich Jon Van Housen |
| Publisher | Mark Wurzer |
Managing editor | Krista Driscoll |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 40780 US Hwy 6 & 24 Avon, Colorado 81620 |
| Country | United States |
| Website | vaildaily |
The Vail Daily is a newspaper in Eagle County, Colorado first published in 1981.[1] Its primary digital platform is VailDaily.com, and it also publishes a 15,000-circulation, free-distribution newspaper seven days a week. The newspaper covers the Colorado communities of Vail, Avon, Edwards, Beaver Creek, and Minturn, the area ski resorts, and greater Eagle County.
Publishers
[edit]On June 15, 1981, the first edition of The Vail Daily was published.[2] It was founded by Jim Pavelich and Jon Van Housen with $3,000 in tip money as a successor to the recently defunct Vail Daily Mail.[2] At that time, The Daily was a competitor of the Vail Trail. After a few years, Pavelich bought out Van Housen.[2]
In 1992, Pavelich refused to run an ad from a gay man in The Daily. The ad advocated for a boycott of Colorado in response to the passing of the 1992 Colorado Amendment 2.[3] In 1993, Pavelich sold The Daily and the Summit Daily News to Swift Communications.[4] In 2021, the company was acquired by Ogden Newspapers.[5]
In 2025, The Daily became the newspaper of record for Eagle County following the closure of the Eagle Valley Enterprise.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Heicher, Kathy (June 14, 2021). "Before the Vail Daily: Newspapers 'keep the record' for Eagle County since 1881". Vail Daily. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- 1 2 3 LaConte, John (June 15, 2021). "Vail Daily turns 40: Co-founder Jim Pavelich looks back on publishing his first paper". The Vail Daily. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Vail newspaper refuses ad supporting boycott". Pueblo Chieftain. Associated Press. December 28, 1992. p. 9.
- ↑ "Swift Colorado buys Vail, Summit papers". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. October 13, 1993. p. 14.
- ↑ Miller, Scott (November 30, 2021). "Parent company of Vail Daily sells to Ogden Newspapers". Vail Daily.
- ↑ Goldstein, Zoe (November 18, 2025). "Eagle County names Vail Daily as newspaper of record". Retrieved May 9, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Vail Daily Website
- Swift Communications (official website)
- Colorado Mountain News Media