Morley Cowles Ballantine

When Herald Editor Morley Cowles Ballantine passed away recently at the age of 84, phone calls from former governors started coming in, emphasizing the impact she had not only in Colorado, but nationwide. Photographs of lunch with President John F. Kennedy at The White House emerged and others from around the globe showed another side of the influential woman. Reading published columns and editorials gave us a look into her past, and we wanted to share these things with our readers.
Below, you’ll find a few of those offerings that appeared with various articles on our website. A 360 degree panorama and video place you at the tribute given in Ballantine’s honor at Fort Lewis College. A slideshow compiled from family photo albums takes you through her life in images while audio highlights stories and commentary from those who worked with Ballantine over the years. Finally, a virtual magazine will allow you to flip through and read some of her work published in the pages of The Durango Herald.
In their Statement of new publisher when buying the newspaper in 1952, Arthur and Morley Ballantine wrote “We intend to compete hard for your interest against the many other excellent sources of news available to you, such as radio…”
With more sources of news today than ever before, distributed across more mediums, the Herald continues to compete for your interest. We hope to use all of the tools and technologies available to best present the information you need in the format you desire. To leave feedback for us, enter a comment on this post, use the feedback form on the home page of durangoherald.com, or call me, Josh Stephenson at 375-4565.

Click on above image to view a 360 degree panorama of the Morley Ballantine tribute at the FLC Community Concert Hall