The Record (Stockton, California)
 The July 27, 2005 front page of The Record. | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Gannett |
| Founder(s) | Irving Martin |
| Editor | Don Blount |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 530 E. Market Street Stockton, CA 95202 United States |
| Circulation | 14,500 Daily 23,200 Sunday |
| Website | recordnet |
The Record is a daily newspaper based in Stockton, California, serving San Joaquin and Calaveras Counties. It is owned by Gannett.
History
The Record was first published by Irving Martin on April 7, 1895.[1] Speidel Newspapers, Inc. bought the newspaper from the Martin family in 1969.[2] The company merged with the Gannett Company in 1977[3][4] and sold The Record to the Omaha World-Herald Company in 1994.[5] Ottaway Community Newspapers bought The Record for $144 million in 2003.[6]
The company's name was changed to Dow Jones Local Media Group, and was sold by News Corp in 2013 to Fortress Investment Group for $87 million. The newspapers were managed by GateHouse Media,[7] which soon after the sale filed prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure its debt obligations in order to accommodate the acquisition.[8]
In October 2018, The Record closed its press facility.[9] In 2019, GateHouse merged with Gannett.[10] In March 2024, The Record announced it will switch from carrier to postal delivery.[11]
References
- ^ "Press To Honor Irving Martin". Stockton Evening and Sunday Record. June 18, 1948. p. 17.
- ^ "Speidel Offical Pledges Record's Independence". Stockton Evening and Sunday Record. March 27, 1969. p. 17.
- ^ "Merger of newspaper chains, Gannet, Speidel approved". The San Bernardino County Sun. December 21, 1976. p. 19.
- ^ "Speidel-Gannett merger wins approval". The Salinas Californian. May 11, 1977. p. 18.
- ^ Millegan, Lisa (November 29, 1994). "Nebraska-based chain buys Stockton Record". Oakland Tribune. p. 27.
- ^ Kemsley, Jyllian (April 17, 2003). "Ottaway buys Stockton newspaper". Santa Cruz Sentinel. p. 34.
- ^ Foley, Peter (September 4, 2013). "News Corp. sells 33 papers to New York investors". New York Business Journal. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ Pearson, Sophia; Kary, Tiffany (September 27, 2013). "GateHouse Files for Bankruptcy as Part of Fortress Plan". Bloomberg.
- ^ "Stockton Record Closing Press Facility, 40 Jobs Lost In GateHouse Media Slashing". KOVR. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "New Media and Gannett Complete Merger, Creating Leading U.S. Print and Digital News Organization" (Press release). Business Wire. November 19, 2019.
- ^ Romero, Sheyanne (March 8, 2024). "Delivery changes coming to The Stockton Record: What to know". The Stockton Record. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
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