Antioch Daily Ledger

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Antioch Daily Ledger
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s) Contra Costa Newspapers (Knight Ridder)
FoundedMarch 26, 1870;155 years ago (1870-03-26) as Antioch Ledger
April 5, 1937;88 years ago (1937-04-05) as Antioch Daily Ledger
August 7, 1994;30 years ago (1994-08-07) as Ledger Dispatch
October 24, 2005;19 years ago (2005-10-24) as East County Times
Ceased publicationApril 2, 1937;88 years ago (1937-04-02) as Antioch Ledger
August 7, 1994;30 years ago (1994-08-07) as Antioch Daily Ledger
October 21, 2005;19 years ago (2005-10-21) as Ledger Dispatch
Headquarters1700 Cavallo Road, Antioch, California, U.S.

The Antioch Daily Ledger was a defunct weekly newspaper based in Antioch, California, United States.

History

The newspaper was founded on March 26, 1870 as the Antioch Ledger. On April 5, 1937, the newspaper become the Antioch Daily Ledger. In 1958, Dean Lesher purchased the Antioch Daily Ledger and begins twice-weekly home delivery of the Contra Costa Times. [1] From March 15, 1975 to September 30, 1990, the newspaper was known as the Daily Ledger. In 1986, Lesher purchased the Brentwood News , a newspaper serving far East County.

It was merged with Pittsburg Post-Dispatch to become Daily Ledger Post Dispatch on October 1, 1990, and again Ledger Dispatch on August 8, 1994. On August 29, 1995, two years after Lesher's death, Margaret Lesher sold the privately held company to the Knight Ridder newspaper chain for $360 million, including the Ledger Dispatch. [2] On July 11, 2001, the Ledger Dispatch was converted from five days a week to three days a week. [3]

On October 21, 2005, Ledger Dispatch published its last edition. [4] The newspaper become East County Times on October 24, 2005. Between October 2017 and April 2018, the office, which was used for the Ledger Dispatch newspaper was demolished.

References

  1. ↑ "Lesher Communications Inc". Contra Costa Times . Lesher Communications Inc. August 29, 1995. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  2. ↑ Carl T. Hall; Erin Hallissy (August 29, 1995). "Page One – East Bay Newspaper Chain Sold / Knight-Ridder buys Contra Costa Times". SFGate . Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ledger continues tradition of change". Ledger Dispatch. Knight Ridder. July 7, 2001. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  4. ↑ The Local Funnies [ dead link ] Ledger Dispatch's Obituary


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