About Us
| Temple Daily Telegram 10 South 3rd Street, Temple, Texas
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The Temple Daily Telegram
-- a seven-day, morning newspaper and leading source of information
for Central Texans since 1907 -- is an integral component of the area's
vibrant economy.
Reaching into homes and businesses in Bell, Milam, Falls, Williamson,
Coryell and Lampasas counties, the Telegram has a circulation
exceeding 25,000 on Sunday and 22,000 daily.
With an emphasis on local news and civic involvement,
the 140 employees of the Telegram serve the economically stable and
diverse Central Texas area with distinction.
The locally owned Telegram -- one of the few papers
of its size in the state which can still make that claim -- places a
priority on local news and events.
Because of its independent status, the Telegram is able to change to
meet the community's needs as they arise.
The newspaper evolved from a dynamic environment created
by a plethora of publications which circulated in Temple between 1881
and 1907. In 1907, E. K. Williams and J. F. Crouch crafted the Temple
Times into the Temple Daily Telegram, the city's first daily newspaper.
On Nov. 1, 1929, Ward C. Mayborn and his three sons, Frank, Don and
Ted, bought the Temple Telegram.
Ward, a successful newspaperman, left in late 1930 to become the general
manager of the Baltimore News American. His son, Frank
Mayborn, assisted by a cadre of hard-working employees,
struggled, but kept the paper afloat during the Depression era.
After three years of service in World War II, Frank W. Mayborn returned
to become editor and publisher of the Temple Daily Telegram. He stayed
in Temple to run the Telegram for 58 years. His wife, Sue,
who had worked with him for many years, has run the paper since his
death in 1987.
Today the Temple Daily Telegram continues
its dedication to enriching the lives of its readers
and the communities it serves.
The "routine" for the Telegram is to report actions of city councils,
school boards and other governmental entities which impact the daily
lives of its readers.
All the while Telegram staffers are urged to keep in mind that their
foremost duty is to provide the information necessary for their readers
to make informed decisions on the things that matter most in their lives.