The Berkshire Eagle
The 2 October 2020 front page of The Berkshire Eagle | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | New England Newspapers, Inc. (John C. "Hans" Morris, Fredric Rutberg, estate of Robert G. Wilmers) |
| Publisher | Fredric D. Rutberg |
| Editor | Kevin Moran |
| Founded | Daily since May 9, 1892, with weekly roots beginning with the Western Star, founded in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in 1789 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 75 South Church Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201, United States |
| Circulation | For 12 months ending 30 August 2024:
Average daily paid print: 8,557 Average daily paid digital-only: 8,336 Total paid circulation: 16,893 |
| ISSN | 0895-8793 |
| Website | berkshireeagle.com |
The Berkshire Eagle is an American daily newspaper published in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and covering all of Berkshire County, as well as four New York communities near Pittsfield. It is considered a newspaper of record for Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Published daily since 1892, The Eagle has been owned since 1 May 2016 by a group of local Berkshire County investors, who purchased The Eagle and its three Vermont sister newspapers for an undisclosed sum from Digital First Media.
The Eagle has won the New England Newspaper and Press Association's Newspaper of the Year Award for Sunday newspapers, weekday newspapers, or both, for seven consecutive years (2018-2024), as detailed in the awards section below.