Portland Oregonian received the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, the only gold medal annually awarded by the organization.
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12 Facts About Portland Oregonian
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Portland Oregonian is home-delivered throughout Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and Yamhill counties in Oregon and Clark County, Washington four days a week ; it is home-delivered in parts of Marion and Columbia counties.
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Portland Oregonian ordered a new press in December 1860 and arranged for the news to be sent by telegraph to Redding, California, then by stagecoach to Jacksonville, Oregon, and then by pony express to Portland.
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In 1922, the Portland Oregonian discontinued its weekly edition, and launched KGW, Oregon's first commercial radio station.
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In 1944, KEX was sold to Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc The Portland Oregonian launched KGW-FM, the Northwest's first FM station, in 1946, known today as KKRZ.
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Circa 1946, The Oregonian purchased the block for $100,000, which led to complaints from paper editor Leslie M Scott because of the outrageous price.
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New Portland Oregonian building was to contain the KGW radio station and a television studio, as well as a large and opulent dining room.
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The Portland Oregonian had to borrow from banks, the first time in over 50 years.
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Production and business operations of the two newspapers were consolidated in The Portland Oregonian building, while their editorial staffs remained separate.
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Portland Oregonian published a twenty-part series on the Rajneeshpuram, a religious community that established itself in Antelope, Oregon.
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Also in 1989, The Portland Oregonian endorsed a Democratic candidate for president for the first time in its history when it supported Bill Clinton in 1992.
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In 2000, The Portland Oregonian was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting for its coverage of an environmental disaster created when the New Carissa, a freighter that carried nearly 400,000 gallons of heavy fuel, ran aground February 4,1999, north of Coos Bay, Oregon.
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