Published August 30, 2017 by Tom Porter

Newspaper Publisher Alan Baker '51 to Enter Hall of Fame

Alan Baker
Alan Baker '51. Photo: The Ellsworth American

The owner and publisher of two Maine weekly newspapers—The Ellsworth Americanand the Mount Desert Islanderis being inducted into the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame in October. Alan Baker '51 is to be honored along with former Bangor Daily Newseditor Mark Woodward.

After a successful international business career, Baker began publishing The Ellsworth Americanin 1989, and two years later purchased the newspaper, which saw its staff size double and advertising revenues quadruple under Baker's guidance. He launched the Mount Desert Islanderin 2001.