The Canadian Record was a weekly newspaper of Canadian, Texas, first published in 1893.[3][1]
History
Ben Ezzell acquired the newspaper in 1948. He opposed the Vietnam War and supported the Civil rights movement. Following Ezzell's death in 1993, his daughter Laurie Ezzell Brown took control of the newspaper.
After decades in the business, and citing stress from the constant workload, Brown ceased print production in 2023.[3] As the final print newspaper in Canadian,[2] the paper's last days are depicted in the documentary film For the Record.[4]
Brown was inducted into the Texas Newspaper Hall of Fame in 2025.[5]
References
12"About". The Canadian Record. n.d. eISSN2834-2054. ISSN2834-2046. OCLC14062638. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
12Keenan, Caden (6 March 2023). "The Canadian Record closes doors after 132 years". KAMR-TV. Nexstar Media Inc.Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
12Garcia, Nic (14 March 2023). "A storied Texas Panhandle newspaper halts publication after 130 years". The Texas Tribune. OCLC465271495. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
↑Barnes, Michael. "'For the Record': See a film that documents the last days of one rural Texas newspaper". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
↑Wood, Kristina. "Canadian Record editor Laurie Ezzell Brown inducted into Texas Newspaper Hall of Fame". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
