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The Hamilton Spectator

Canadian daily newspaper

Summary

Canadian daily newspaper

Field	Value
name	The Hamilton Spectator
logo	The Hamilton Spectator (2021-01-21).svg
image	TheHamiltonSpectator.jpg
caption	Front page of the June 1, 2020 edition
type	Daily newspaper
format	Broadsheet
founded	1846
owners	Metroland Media Group (Torstar Corporation)
headquarters	8 Spadina Ave, Suite 10A
<br />Toronto, Ontario<br />M5V 0S8<ref>{{Cite web	date	2025-04-20	title=Contact Us @ TheSpec.com	url=https://www.thespec.com/site/static-pages/contactus.html	access-date=2025-04-20	website=thespec.com	language=en-US}}
publisher	Brandon Grosvenor
editor	Cheryl Stepan
circulation	99,391 weekdays
103,109 Saturdays
circulation_date	2010
circulation_ref
ISSN	1189-9417
website

the Canadian newspaper

Toronto, Ontario M5V 0S8 103,109 Saturdays

The Hamilton Spectator, founded in 1846, is a newspaper published weekdays and Saturdays in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. One of the largest Canadian newspapers by circulation, The Hamilton Spectator is owned by Torstar.

History

Black and white image of a downtwon street scene centered on a six-storey office building — 1931}}

The Hamilton Spectator was first published July 15, 1846, as The Hamilton Spectator and Journal of Commerce. Founded by Robert Smiley and a partner, the paper was sold in 1877 to William Southam, who founded the Southam newspaper chain and made the Spectator the first of the chain. The Southam chain was sold in 1998 to Conrad Black, who in turn sold off The Hamilton Spectator to Toronto-based Sun Media. In 1999, the Spectator was sold for a third time to Torstar Corporation. On May 26, 2020, its parent company, Torstar, agreed to be acquired by NordStar Capital, a private investment firm. The deal was expected to close by year end.

Black and white group photo of 27 men and women dressed in formal wear — 1926}}

Publication

The Hamilton Spectator is published six days a week by Metroland Media Group, a division of Torstar. It serves Hamilton, Burlington and the Niagara region. It also serves Brant County and Haldimand County towns such as Caledonia, Hagersville and Dunnville. The Spectator also serves the region of Halton, which includes towns as far east as Oakville.

Notable staff

David Griffin, journalist, Olympic athlete, and Royal Canadian Air Force public relations officer
Ivan Miller, worked 45 years for The Hamilton Spectator, became the sports editor in 1944, then the sports director in 1958
Melville Marks Robinson, sports editor for The Hamilton Spectator and organizer of the 1930 British Empire Games

References

(2025-04-20). "Contact Us @ TheSpec.com".
(2025-04-20). "About Us".
[[BPA Worldwide. Canadian Circulations Audit Board]] [http://www.bpaww.com/Bpaww_com/Pages/CirculationReports.aspx Circulation Report] for the year ending December 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2012. {{Registration required
(2015-02-24). "Top 10 Canadian Newspapers".
(2020-05-26). "Torstar to be sold, taken private in $52-million deal". Toronto.com.
(February 21, 1944). "F.O. David Griffin Missing; Liberator Bomber Overdue". The Hamilton Spectator.
(February 21, 1944). ["Six Canadians Believed Lost On Bomber"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-journal-griffin-1944/166936652/}}; {{cite news). [[Ottawa Journal]].
Watkins, Joe. (June 3, 1967). "Friends To Amateurs To Pros: Miller death severs sports ties". The Hamilton Spectator.
"M.M. Robinson — a Burlingtonian who made a difference". Burlington Post.

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