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![]() The front page of the Reno Gazette-Journal on July 27, 2005 | |
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Gannett |
Editor | Brian Duggan [1] |
Founded | Nevada State Journal: November 23, 1870 Reno Evening Gazette: March 28, 1876 Reno Gazette-Journal: October 7, 1983 |
Headquarters | 80 W First St, Reno NV 89501 Reno, Nevada 89502-2000 US |
Circulation | 66,442 Daily 82,651 Sunday(as of 2007) [2] |
ISSN | 0745-1415 |
Website | rgj |
The Reno Gazette Journal is a daily newspaper in Reno, Nevada. It is owned and operated by the Gannett Company.
The first edition of the Nevada State Journal was published on November 23, 1870. It was a Republican paper founded by J.G. Law. [3] [2] The Reno Evening Gazette was founded on March 28, 1876 by Alexander & Hayden. [4] [2]
Speidel Newspapers bought the Gazette on October 1, 1939, and bought the Journal a month later. [5] Gannett bought Speidel Newspapers on May 11, 1977. [6] The two papers were combined on October 7, 1983. [2]
On April 16, 2019, an edition of the Nevada State Journal was found during the opening of a time capsule from 1872 in the cornerstone of a demolished Masonic lodge in Reno. [7] [8]
In May 2024, the newspaper announced it will switch from carrier to postal delivery. [9] [10]