West Orange Times & Observer

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West Orange Times & Observer
West Orange Times & Observer 14 April 201 Front Page.jpg
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner Observer Media Group [1]
PublisherMike Eng
Editor-in-chiefMike Eng
Founded1905
Headquarters Winter Garden, Florida
Circulation 31,489< [2]
OCLC number 35207635
Website orangeobserver.com

The West Orange Times & Observer is an American paid newspaper published by Observer Media Group. It is available for delivery in western Orange County, Florida.

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As of 2019, the West Orange Times & Observer and the Southwest Orange Observer (Windermere, Dr. Phillips and Horizon West), both free publications, have a combined circulation of 31,489 copies and are distributed weekly on Thursdays. [2]

History

The Winter Garden Ricochet was first published on Sept. 13, 1905 by A.B. Newton. A year later, Newton bought The Apopka Citizen and merged the papers together. He sold the Ricochet in 1909. The paper changed names and ownership a number of times over the decades. [3] In 1970, George Bailey, a Korean War veteran, bought the Winter Garden Times which he renamed the West Orange Times. [4] It was acquired by Observer Media Group in 2014. [5] The company split the newspaper to create the West Orange Times & Observer and Southwest Orange Observer. [3]

OMG is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, and West Orange Times & Observer is part of a family of twelve newspapers in Florida, some of which were founded by OMG, others were acquired by OMG. Most of them now utilize the corporate brand of "Observer" in the title which came from Longboat Observer , the first OMG-owned paper. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Company Overview of Observer Media Group, Inc". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "West Orange Times & Observer". Florida Press Association. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Quesinberry, Amy (September 13, 2024). "From 'Ricochet' to 'Orange Observer': 119 years of community news". West Orange Times & Observer. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  4. ↑ Phifer, Martha (January 10, 2008). "Publisher George Bailey, 82, had a lasting impact on West Orange". Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ Quesinberry, Amy (February 6, 2014). "Observer Media Group buys The West Orange Times". Observer Media Group. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  6. ↑ "About Us". Observer Media Group . Retrieved September 14, 2024.


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