Reno Gazette-Journal

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Reno Gazette Journal
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The front page of the Reno Gazette-Journal on July 27, 2005
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Gannett
EditorBrian Duggan [1]
FoundedNevada State Journal: November 23, 1870;153 years ago (1870-11-23)
Reno Evening Gazette: March 28, 1876;147 years ago (1876-03-28)
Reno Gazette-Journal: October 7, 1983;40 years ago (1983-10-07)
Headquarters80 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.com

The Reno Gazette Journal is a daily newspaper in Reno, Nevada. It is owned and operated by the Gannett Company.

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History

The newspaper came into being when the Nevada State Journal (founded on November 23, 1870) and the Reno Evening Gazette (founded on March 28, 1876) were combined on October 7, 1983. [2]

Speidel Newspapers bought the Gazette on October 1, 1939, and bought the Journal a month later. [3] Gannett bought Speidel Newspapers on May 11, 1977. [4]

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. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Reno Gazette-Journal has new executive editor, Brian Duggan". January 12, 2019. Archived from the original on January 12, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Reno Gazette-Journal". Gannett . Archived from the original on 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  3. "Nevada State Journal Is Sold" . The New York Times . 15 October 1939. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  4. Jones, William H.; Anderson, Laird (July 30, 1977). "Gannett: 73 Papers and Still Counting". The Washington Post . Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  5. Sonner, Scott (April 17, 2019). "Reno's 1872 time capsule includes California Gold Rush lore". Associated Press . Reno, Nev. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  6. "1872 time capsule from Masonic Lodge opened in Reno". KOLO-TV . April 12, 2019. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2021.