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Caller-Times wins Best Daily Newspaper, 2001 Katie Awards

There has been a newspaper in Corpus Christi for almost as long as there has been a town. In 1883, the Caller was started in a frame building at 310 North Chaparral, now the site of Green's Jewelers. Later, there was a newspaper called the Times. Both were located on North Chaparral in 1920. In the late 1920's, the two were combined to become the Caller-Times. The present building was erected in 1935 at 820 North Lower Broadway and has subsequently been remodeled and enlarged several times. The most recent addition was completed in 1994 when a new Goss Metroliner offset press was installed in a $10 million expansion.

Another milestone was reached in August 1995 - the internet edition of Caller-Times was launched. The site was re-designed and renamed caller.com in 1998. On Oct 15, 1997, the paper itself, long owned by Harte-Hanks Communications, was taken over by the Scripps Howard group.

In the early days, the paper cost just a few cents and until well after World War II, was delivered on bicycles. In 1939 the Caller-Times employed 100 people. Currently, there are nearly 400 full and part-time employees working at the Caller-Times.

Caller.com wins national Internet award

The Web site won Best Advertising Program for newspapers with circulation of less than 75,000.

Declared best newspaper 9 times in 13 years

The Caller-Times and Caller.com have consistently been recognized for quality. In 2001, Caller-Times was named Best Daily Newspaper by the Press Club of Dallas in a 5-state competition area. Staff also won 9 other 'Katies'. The Caller-Times has been chosen best newspaper in the 100,000 and under circulation category nine of the 13 years the category has been judged and was runner-up three of the other four years.

Caller.com judged to be Top 3 in America

Caller.com has won major recognition this year including the Texas Associated Press award for best newspaper Web site. Caller-Times staff swept 17 other awards in the same competition. In June, the Newspaper Association of America's judged Caller.com to be among Top 3 in America in the circulation category 75,000 and below.

Caller.com staffers won two of four individual awards for online design and advertising in this year's American Advertising Federation Corpus Christi chapter awards. The award-winning honors were for Web site design on behalf of Padre Mazda and a banner ad for J.D. Billiards.

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