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News Coverage

May 25, 2008

The Delta Queen in the news – let us know when you find news coverage about this issue we don’t have in the list yet.

  • The Daily Sentinel (Oct 23, 2009): Amendment to restore status of Delta Queen; Supporters urged to contact congress now
  • Courier-Journal (Oct 21, 2009): Hill rebuffed in effort to revive Delta Queen cruises
  • Examiner.com (Sep 24, 2009): Haunted Delta Queen only a short cruise down the highway
  • Tripinfo.com (Sep 23, 2009): Delta Queen Still Classy as Floating Hotel
  • (lot of smaller articles between April and September 2009, mainly about the Delta Queen Hotel)
  • USA Today (Feb 24, 2009): Delta Queen docks at Chattanooga to become hotel
  • Travel Weekly (Feb 03, 2009): Delta Queen could become permanent fixture on the Tennessee River
  • Cincinnati Enquirer (Feb 01, 2009): Grass-roots effort to save Queen
  • USA Today / AP (Jan 04, 2009): Delta Queen nominated as endangered historic site
  • The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia (Nov 15, 2008): Mississippi Delta Blues
  • The Times-Picayune / NOLA.com (Nov 6, 2008): Delta Queen steamboat may have made its final voyage
  • NPR (Oct 31, 2008): Delta Queen Prepares for Last Journey
  • WMC-TV Action News, Memphis (Oct 30, 2008): Delta Queen makes last trip through Memphis
  • CNN (Oct 30, 2008): Last days of an American icon?
  • FOX St. Louis (Oct 29, 2008): Good Bye to the Delta Queen?
  • Southeast Missourian (Oct 29, 2008):  Delta Queen celebrated during Riverfront park ceremony pointing to the economic consequences for the region by the Delta Quen’s demise
  • Commercial Appeal, Memphis (Oct 26, 2008): Delta Queen paddles into Memphis for the final time
  • ABC NEWS Good Morning America (Oct 25, 2008): Delta Queen dethroned?
  • Chicago Tribune (Oct 25, 2008): Delta Queen riverboat bids farewell in Ohio
  • CNN.com (Oct 24, 2008): Historic steamboat may be on last cruise
  • Associated Press (Oct 22, 2008): Fans of Delta Queen riverboat bid farewell in Ohio
  • New York Times (Oct 21, 2008): Paddle-Wheeler’s Fans Seek a Reprieve
  • Associated Press (Oct 19, 2008): Say goodbye to royality (e.g. at Kentucky.com) about Louisville’s plans for a farewell party
  • The Charleston Gazette (Oct 8, 2008): Delta Queen bids West Virginia goodbye
  • The Marietta Register (Oct 1, 2008): Speaking of Bailouts, what about the sinking Delta Queen? is a very descriptive and comprehensive article about the actual situation
  • Fox News Channel, "Special Report" by Brit Hume (Jul 19, 2008): Delta Queen Retiring?
  • The Economist (Jul 17, 2008): Requiem for a Queen

— the comprehensive record of news coverage stops here — closed for success! The campaign to save the DQ is so successful that there is coverage now every day! But I’ll continue to post the most memorable and interesting news articles here. For a full record of Delta Queen news items, please check Google News

  • Gadsden Times (May 25, 2008): Riverboat Man
  • The Madison Courier (May 23, 2008): Save the Delta Queen rally Monday in Madison
  • Evansville Courier & Press (May 23, 2008): Delta Queen rally this afternoon
  • Evansville Courier & Press (May 23, 2008): Editorial – Save the Queen The Issue: Riverboat will be focus of rally. Our View: Let it keep on cruising
  • Evansville Courier & Press (May 23, 2008): Queen’s course irks riders, exemption’s loss would dock boat
  • Evansville Courier & Press (May 23, 2008): Bluegrass, cars and Delta Queen in Henderson
  • Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (May 11, 2008): Riverboat Delta Queen may be steaming into past
  • KDKA Pittsburgh CBS 2 (May 10, 2008): Local Tribute Held For Delta Queen Steamboat
  • WTRF Wheeling CBS 7 (May 9, 2008): Troubled Waters For Historic Delta Queen
  • Marietta Times (May 9, 2008): A royal visit: Events draw plenty of people to town
  • WTAP Fox Parkersburg (May 8, 2008): The Delta Queen Might Dock For Good
  • WTAP Fox Parkersburg (May 7, 2008): Delta Queen Stops In Marietta
  • The Ledger Independent (May 6, 2008): Delta Queen’s status still unclear
  • Wheeling News-Register (May 6, 2008): Keep Delta Queen Cruising the River
  • WBKO ABC 13 Bowling Green (May 6, 2008): Fans Raise Awareness of Historic Ohio Paddleboat
  • Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (May 6, 2008): Delta Queen games
  • Local 12, Cincinnati (May 5, 2008): Rally Today to Save Delta Queen
  • Associates Press (May 5, 2008): example WTOL 11 Toledo – Rally planned by fans of Delta Queen paddlewheeler
  • WCPO 9 (May 5, 2008): Rally To Save Delta Queen Steamboat Today
  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (May 4, 2008): Delta Queen seeks last-minute reprieve
  • Cruise Critic (May 3, 2008): The End for Delta Queen?
  • Courier-Journal Louiville (May 3, 2008): Derby goes Dallas
  • Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (May 2, 2008): Save the Queen
  • WLKY (May 2, 2008): Delta Queen Wins Great Steamboat Race
  • Herald Ledger (May 1, 2008): This could be Delta Queen’s last race
  • Herald-Dispatch Huntington WV (May 1, 2008): Editorial – Congress sidelines a great tradition by voting down Delta Queen exemption
  • WAVE 3, Louisville (May 1, 2008): Delta Queen wins Great Steamboat Race in surprise move
     

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