The Augusta Chronicle

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The Augusta Chronicle
The Augusta Chronicle Logo.png
TypeDaily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Gannett
PublisherWilliam S. Morris III
Founded1785 (as Augusta Gazette)
Headquarters725 Broad Street
Augusta, GA, 30901
United States
Circulation 17,238 Daily
19,351 Sunday(as of 2018) [1]
ISSN 0747-1343
Website augustachronicle.com

The Augusta Chronicle is the daily newspaper of Augusta, Georgia, and is one of the oldest newspapers in the United States still in publication. The paper is known for its coverage of the Masters Tournament, which is played in Augusta.

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History

The Augusta Chronicle's headquarters is in the News Building on Broad Street News Building, Augusta, GA May 2017.jpg
The Augusta Chronicle's headquarters is in the News Building on Broad Street

The paper was founded as the weekly Augusta Gazette in 1785. In 1786, the paper was renamed The Georgia State Gazette. From 1789 to 1804, the paper was known as The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State. Patrick Walsh, later a U.S. Senator, joined the editorial staff in 1866 and became owner in 1873.

In 1945, former bookkeeper William Morris, Jr. bought a controlling interest in the paper. This was the beginning of Morris Communications, headquartered in Augusta with the Chronicle as its flagship.

In addition to a daily online edition, the entire archives back to its founding have been made searchable on the Internet.[ citation needed ]

On 9 August 2017, it was announced that The Augusta Chronicle, along with Morris Communications' entire newspaper division and various periodicals, would be sold to GateHouse Media for $120 million in a deal expected to close on October 2. Stephen Wade and Billy Morris will retain their roles as president and publisher respectively. The Morris family will keep ownership of The Augusta Chronicle building and property in downtown Augusta. [2] The sale ended 232 years of local ownership, the last 72 of which had been under the Morris family.

Subsidiaries

Newspapers published by the Chronicle include The Columbia County News-Times, The Hampton County Guardian, The Jefferson News-Farmer, and the Sylvania Telephone.

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References

  1. "2018 Legacy NEWM Annual Reports" (PDF). investors.gannett.com. 2018.
  2. "Morris Publishing sells The Augusta Chronicle to GateHouse Media". The Augusta Chronicle. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.

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