Jim Conkle of the Route 66 Preservation Foundation announced over the weekend that a new Route 66 newspaper, called Route 66 Pulse, will be published later this year. Its first issue will be available at the Albuquerque Route 66 festival in June.
The newspaper will be by the same folks who publish the Route 20 Pulse, the Richfield Springs Mercury and New York Canal Times.
I’ve already warned them about a few hurdles, like distributing a newspaper over the 2,400 miles of Route 66 and ensuring they have enough ad sales to support it. Doing a publication like this properly will present numerous challenges, so I wish them luck.