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Celebrating 90 Years of Service to the Virgin Islands 1930 2020 ING T RV H E E S SINC E Celebrating 90 years of service to the Virgin Islands 1930 2020 ING T RV H E E S SINC E V S I 5=74 D R G N I N I S L A A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Newspaper ST. CROIX ST. JOHN ST. THOMAS TORTOLA 2 The Virgin Islands Daily News 1930-2020 | 90 YEARS OF SERVICE Saturday, August 1, 2020 90 Years of Daily News History On Aug. 1, 1930, two civic-minded friends, achievements and activities of Virgin Island- Ariel Melchior Sr. and J. Antonio Jarvis, ers far and wide. printed and hand-delivered 200 copies of Edi- tion No. 1 of their equivalent of the iconic V.I. horn-blower — a messenger of important in- How it began formation, a stimulator of V.I. commerce and a leader in informed discourse. After learning the printing business by The success of their bold venture is evident working as a typesetter at the St. Thomas in the existence of today’s newspaper — Edi- Mail Notes, Melchior Sr., applied to the only tion No. 23762 of The Virgin Islands Daily bank in St. Thomas for a loan to print V.I. News. For 90 years the newspaper has pre- tour guides to sell to travelers. He and Jar- vailed and excelled, winning so many nation- vis, a poet, artist and photographer hoped to al awards that it is often cited by journalism use profits from that venture to finance their schools and awards judges as “the best small dream of starting a newspaper. newspaper in America.” Melchior, who was 21 at the time, sat for Melchior eventually a week in the lobby of the National Bank of bought Jarvis’ share and the Danish West Indies in Charlotte Amalie developed the newspaper before loan officers would let him pitch his into the conscience of the idea. The bank finally gave him a $200 loan, Virgin Islands communi- but only after Melchior’s friend Adolph Ge- ty. He challenged the sta- reau agreed to surrender his savings book tus quo of Virgin Islands to the bank and only after the bank officers politics and government warned Melchior that he might sinking in his searing editorials money into a hopeless cause. They even sug- and news reports, which gested he would do better to go find work on from time to time led to J. Antonio Jarvis Copies of The Daily News roll off the press at the newspaper’s office on Back Street in the mainland. the removal of high-rank- Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas in 1988. Later that year, The Daily News would move to its Melchior took the money, ignored the ing government officials from public office – current location in Estate Thomas. warning and moved ahead. Adding a $350 a tradition that The Daily News has continued profit from the sales of the tour guide, a $400 to this day. the British Virgin Islands and development of challenges, and changes, Melchior’s indomi- loan from his brother, Gaston Benjamin, and Much has changed over the years, but an online edition. table spirit remains. The Daily News continues a line of credit from a friend, Melchior raised much remains the same. The Daily News’ Throughout all the advancements, triumphs, to hold the Virgin Islands government account- enough to buy a used printing press he found use of technology has grown by leaps and able, shines a light on corruption and mis- in Puerto Rico. On Aug. 1, 1930, he and Jar- bounds and so has its readership, particu- management and reports on the amazing larly with coverage of See HISTORY, page 5 Key points in 1930: Ariel 1940: Melchior 1960: The Daily 1961: The St. 1978: Melchior 1988: The Daily 1995: The Daily 1997: Gannett Melchior Sr. and buys out Jarvis’ News opens its Thomas office sells The News’ offices and News wins the sells the the history of J. Antonio Jarvis share in the St. Croix bureau. moves from Daily News to press move from Pulitzer Prize for newspaper to The Daily News publish the first newspaper Main Street to Gannett Co., a Back Street into Public Service St. Croix-based edition of The business and Back Street. national media a new office and for its 10-part Innovative Daily News of becomes sole conglomerate. printing plant in series “V.I. Crime: Communication the Virgin Islands owner, publisher Estate Thomas. Who’s to Blame.” Corp. from their office and editor. in The Art Shop on Main Street, St. Thomas. Saturday, August 1, 2020 1930-2020 | 90 YEARS OF SERVICE The Virgin Islands Daily News 3 The story of the That fancy “The” in our name on the front page ev- ery day first appeared on the first edition of this news- paper 90 years ago today. It was used for many years then replaced for a while by what was deemed a “modern” style. We resumed using that special “The” when we celebrated our 75 an- niversary because it was a fitting tribute to our history and because it is a beautiful, unique piece of original Virgin Islands artwork. The Daily News moved to its present office in Estate Thomas, above, from Back Street, below, in 1988. Back in 1930, for something like that to go on a printed page, it had to be drawn by hand, then carefully hand-carved into a wood block. The block then became the mold for casting the word in metal, making it one of the thousands of pieces of metal words and alphabet letters that printers put together, much like combining scrabble tiles. In those old days of what was called “hot type,” the printers’ fingers flew like hummingbird wings over the trays holding the type, picking up and assembling the letters into words, sentences, stories and headlines to fill the pages. In addition to the special The, the words “DAILY NEWS” on our front page nameplate also look much the way they did in our first edition. They are in the same font — the printer’s term for a style of lettering — and are all capital letters, as they were then. In the early decades, the letters in our name were far- ther apart than they are now. In the 1950s, the printers moved the letters closer to make room for a new addition: Senior a circle between the words Daily and News. At first the citizens from circle was a globe on which the U.S. Virgin Islands were Tutu, above, the only land masses. It is a visual suggestion that the Vir- and children The gin Islands are the world that this newspaper covers. from Antilles interior The circle has changed several times over the years, School, be- of the and now, as you can see on the front page, the words low, tour the paper’s in the circle are: Serving the Virgin Islands since 1930. Daily News new Under name on the front page every day is statement office on Estate we were able to print for the first time on April 19, Back Street. Thomas 1995: “A Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper.” office Every newspaper that has won a Pulitzer Prize after its proudly makes that statement somewhere in its name- opening plate, masthead or other identifying content. The Vir- in 1988. gin Islands Daily News is proud to be among those elite publications. — J. Lowe Davis 2001: Launch of 2002: The Daily 2008: Times- 2009: The Daily 2013: The Daily 2014: Virgin 2016: The St. 2017: Two 2020: The Daily The Daily News’ News debuts Shamrock News’ launches News wins the Islands-based Croix office of The Category 5 News marks Best of the Virgin www.virginislands- Communications its daily e-edition, inaugural First businessman Daily News moves hurricanes, 90 years of Islands magazine dailynews.com. of Scranton, the online Amendment Award Archie Nahigian from Gallows Bay Irma and Maria, continuous and annual Pa., buys The duplicate of the from the national buys The Daily to larger quarters hit the Virgin publishing. readers’ poll. Daily News print edition. Associated Press News from on Strand Street, Islands. The Daily as part of the Media Editors Times-Shamrock Christiansted. News continues breakup of ICC. organization for Communications, publishing despite reports on the returning the For an entire the challenges of V.I. Legislature’s company to local year, The Daily lengthy curfews, a spending and lack ownership. News publishes WAPA shutdown, of transparency. Centennial and territory- Countdown. wide damage. 4 The Virgin Islands Daily News 1930-2020 | 90 YEARS OF SERVICE Saturday, August 1, 2020 HISTORY Ownership changes CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 Over the years, Gannett found the cost of vis proudly launched The Daily News of the doing business in the Virgin Islands to be Virgin Islands. higher than its stockholders would tolerate, In the decades that followed, Melchior and it began looking for a buyer. proved the naysayers wrong and not only In December 1997, Gannett transferred thrived but also gained a reputation as the ownership of The Virgin Islands Daily News “must read” source of news and opinion as to Innovative Communications Corp., which he crusaded for progress in the territory and was owned by St. Croix businessman Jeffery waged epic battles with the sprawling Virgin Prosser. ICC also owned the telephone com- Islands government. pany and a number of other communications- related companies in the territory and else- where in the Caribbean. Big changes Over the next decade, The Daily News steadily expanded to cover the British Virgin After 48 years at the helm, Melchior Sr. Islands and to add its existing news and ad- was ready to retire from the grind of produc- vertising offices on St.
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