Gilroy Dispatch

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Gilroy Dispatch
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Weeklys
Founder(s)G.M Hanson
C.F. Macy
Publisher Dan Pulcrano
EditorErik Chalhoub
Sports editorEmanuel Lee
FoundedSeptember 12, 1868 (as the Gilroy Advocate)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters7455 Monterey Rd
Gilroy, California 95020
United States
Sister newspapers Hollister Free Lance , Morgan Hill Times
Website gilroydispatch.com

The Gilroy Dispatch is an weekly newspaper published in Gilroy, California. It is owned by Weeklys.

History

On Sept. 12, 1868, G.M Hanson and C.F. Macy published the first edition of the Gilroy Advocate. [1] Frederick W. Blake purchased the paper in 1877 [2] and published it until his death in 1907. [3] At that time, the Advocate was passed down to his son William F. Blake. [2]

On Sept. 12, 1925, John N. Hall and Thomas Losey published the first edition of the Gilroy Dispatch. [4] Losey sold his stake to Al Nedom in 1926. [5] Lloyd E. Smith sold the Anderson News and bought out Nedom in 1928, [6] [7] and then John N. Hall two years later. [8] Smith bought the GilroyAdvocate in 1933 from William F. Blake. [9] Six years later Smith sold his papers in 1939 to Anderson Browne and James W. Marmaduke. [10] A few months later Smith bought the Los Gatos Times. [11]

In 1941, William G. Werner bought the Gilroy Dispatch, at that time a five-day daily paper, the weekly Gilroy Advocate and shopper Gilroy Advertiser. [12] At some point the Advocate was absorbed into the Dispatch. In 1949, William G. Werner sold the Dispatch to Joseph C. Houghteling, Patrick H. Peabody and George R. Kane. [13] In 1972, Jerry Fuchs and Millard Hoyle bought the paper from the trio. Fuchs was the paper's business manager and Hoyle was owner of the Hollister Free Lance . [14] In 1978, Fuchs and Hoyle sold the Dispatch to El Dorado Newspapers Publishing Co., a subsidiary owned by McClatchy Newspapers. At that time the paper had a circulation of 6,500. [15]

In 1997, McClatchy sold the Gilroy Dispatch, along with the Hollister Free Lance , Morgan Hill Times and Amador Ledger-Dispatch to Central Valley Publishing, which was managed by USMedia Group, Inc., of Crystal City, Missouri. [16] The company's name was changed a few years later to Pacific Sierra Publishing Company. [17] In 2004, Mainstreet Media purchased ten publications from Pacific Sierra, including the Disptch. [18] In April 2014, the Dispatch was purchased by New SV Media Inc., a subsidiary of Metro Newspapers of San Jose, California. [19] After decades in a building at the south end of Monterey Street, the Dispatch returned to downtown Gilroy in August 2016, moving its offices to 64 W 6th St. [20]

References

  1. ↑ "More Help". The Chico Weekly Courant. September 25, 1868. p. 2.
  2. 1 2 "'Dispatch' traces roots back to 'Gilroy Advocate' of 1868". Free Lance. Hollister, California. October 11, 1988. p. 15.
  3. ↑ "Well-Known Editor Dies". The Peninsula Times Tribune. Pall Alto, California. June 10, 1907. p. 6.
  4. ↑ "Gilroy Dispatch Makes Appearance September 12th". Red Bluff News. September 18, 1925. p. 2.
  5. ↑ "A. Nedom Buys Interest in the Evening Dispatch". Santa Cruz Sentinel. February 14, 1926. p. 11.
  6. ↑ "Lloyd Smith Sells Anderson News To Redding Printer". The Corning Daily Observer. October 5, 1928. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "Lloyd Smith Resigns As Postermaster". Record Searchlight. Redding, California. October 6, 1928. p. 4.
  8. ↑ "Former Woodland Man Sells Paper". Woodland Daily Democrat. February 21, 1930. p. 2.
  9. ↑ "Lloyd Smith Buys Gilroy Advocate". Salinas Morning Post. December 27, 1933. p. 1.
  10. ↑ "Gilroy Papers Are Purchased". The Register. Santa Ana, California. United Press. March 21, 1939. p. 15.
  11. ↑ "Los Gatos Times Is Purchased By Lloyd E. Smith". Los Gatos Times-Saratoga Observer. July 21, 1939. p. 1.
  12. ↑ "Werner Buys Newspaper In Gilroy | Richmond Man to Take Over Properties". The Independent. Richmond, California. October 20, 1941. p. 1.
  13. ↑ "Gilroy Dispatch Is Sold to 3 Newsmen". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. United Press. June 26, 1949. p. 2.
  14. ↑ "Gilroy Dispatch has new owners". Los Gatos Times-Saratoga Observer. March 3, 1972. p. 1.
  15. ↑ "Gilroy Dispatch Sale Announced". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Associated Press. August 22, 1978. p. 10.
  16. ↑ Nax, Stanford (October 19, 1996). "McClatchy Newspapers sells 4 of its publications". The Fresno Bee. p. 47.
  17. ↑ Kieta, Joseph (March 29, 2002). "The Sun-Star boasts colorful history". Merced Sun-Star. p. 62.
  18. ↑ "Gilroy (CA) Dispatch Sold to Mainstreet Media Group". Dirks, Van Essen & April. January 30, 2004. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  19. ↑ Baumann, Greg (March 31, 2014). "Metro Newspapers buys weeklies in Santa Cruz, Gilroy, Morgan Hill and Hollister". bizjournals.com. Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  20. ↑ Hernandez-Cattani, Roseann (August 26, 2016). "Gilroy Dispatch Returns to Downtown". Gilroy Dispatch. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
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