National Newspaper Carrier Day
Thank your newspaper carrier for getting out every day, rain or shine to bring you the latest news from around the world in good old fashioned print.
Honor the print journalism workforce and nostalgia for traditional media delivery to build brand loyalty among legacy readers and local communities.
- Share carrier spotlights: feature local newspaper carriers and their stories of dedication
- Nostalgia campaign: 'How newspaper carriers shaped our mornings' with vintage imagery
- Community appreciation: partner with local papers to offer carrier discounts or thank-you promotions
- Behind-the-scenes content: show the early morning routes and logistics of print delivery
National Newspaper Carrier Day was created to honor the efforts of the first newsboy hired in the United States by the Museum of the City of New York. It was in 1833 that 10-year-old Blarney Flaherty first picked up his load of papers, answering an advertisement for The Sun that specified that “steady men” could apply. Benjamin Day decided that Flaherty fit the bill, and it was soon after that his cries of “Paper! Get your paper, here!” were first heard calling out across the streets of the Big Apple. 180 years later National Newspaper Carrier Day celebrates those intrepid souls who followed in his footsteps.
It’s amazing to think about all of the people who were uplifted by this career as young boys, and the newest generation of newspaper carriers is no exception. The likes of James Cagney, Albert Einstein, even Isaac Asimov and Martin Luther King Jr had their start early in their lives carrying the local paper. It still serves as one of the first jobs young men and women will hold in many local communities, using their bikes to carry out paper routes to deliver the news to people all over their neighborhood. There’s even a Newspaper Carrier Hall of Fame that was created in 1960 acknowledging some of history’s most famous newspaper carriers, including those above and the likes of Warren buffer and John Wayne.