Gilroy Dispatch
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| OwnerTemplate:Pluralize from text | Weeklys |
| FounderTemplate:Pluralize from text | G.M Hanson C.F. Macy |
| Publisher | Dan Pulcrano |
| Editor | Erik Chalhoub |
| Founded | September 12, 1868 (as the Gilroy Advocate) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 7455 Monterey Rd Gilroy, California 95020 United States |
Sister newspapers | Hollister Free Lance Morgan Hill Times |
| Website | gilroydispatch |
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The Gilroy Dispatch is a weekly newspaper published in Gilroy, California. It is owned by Weeklys.
History
On Sept. 12, 1868, G.M Hanson and C.F. Macy published the first edition of the Gilroy Advocate.[1] Frederick W. Blake purchased the paper in 1877[2] and published it until his death in 1907.[3] At that time, the Advocate was passed down to his son William F. Blake.[2]
On Sept. 12, 1925, John N. Hall and Thomas Losey published the first edition of the Gilroy Dispatch.[4] Losey sold his stake to Al Nedom in 1926.[5] Lloyd E. Smith sold the Anderson News and bought out Nedom in 1928,[6][7] and then John N. Hall two years later.[8] Smith bought the Gilroy Advocate in 1933 from William F. Blake.[9] Six years later Smith sold his papers in 1939 to Anderson Browne and James W. Marmaduke.[10] A few months later Smith bought the Los Gatos Times.[11]
In 1941, William G. Werner bought the Gilroy Dispatch, at that time a five-day daily paper, the weekly Gilroy Advocate and shopper Gilroy Advertiser.[12] At some point the Advocate was absorbed into the Dispatch. In 1949, William G. Werner sold the Dispatch to Joseph C. Houghteling, Patrick H. Peabody and George R. Kane.[13] In 1972, Jerry Fuchs and Millard Hoyle bought the paper from the trio. Fuchs was the paper's business manager and Hoyle was owner of the Hollister Free Lance.[14] In 1978, Fuchs and Hoyle sold the Dispatch to El Dorado Newspapers Publishing Co., a subsidiary owned by McClatchy Newspapers. At that time the paper had a circulation of 6,500.[15]
In 1997, McClatchy sold the Gilroy Dispatch, along with the Hollister Free Lance, Morgan Hill Times and Amador Ledger-Dispatchto Central Valley Publishing, which was managed by USMedia Group, Inc., of Crystal City, Missouri.[16] The company's name was changed a few years later to Pacific Sierra Publishing Company.[17] In 2004, Mainstreet Media purchased ten publications from Pacific Sierra, including the Disptch.[18] In April 2014, the Dispatch was purchased by New SV Media Inc., a subsidiary of Metro Newspapers of San Jose, California.[19] After decades in a building at the south end of Monterey Street, the Dispatch returned to downtown Gilroy in August 2016, moving its offices to 64 W 6th St.[20]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."More Help". The Chico Weekly Courant. September 25, 1868. p. 2.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Dispatch' traces roots back to 'Gilroy Advocate' of 1868". Free Lance. Hollister, California. October 11, 1988. p. 15.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Well-Known Editor Dies". The Peninsula Times Tribune. Pall Alto, California. June 10, 1907. p. 6.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gilroy Dispatch Makes Appearance September 12th". Red Bluff News. September 18, 1925. p. 2.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."A. Nedom Buys Interest in the Evening Dispatch". Santa Cruz Sentinel. February 14, 1926. p. 11.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lloyd Smith Sells Anderson News To Redding Printer". The Corning Daily Observer. October 5, 1928. p. 1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lloyd Smith Resigns As Postermaster". Record Searchlight. Redding, California. October 6, 1928. p. 4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Former Woodland Man Sells Paper". Woodland Daily Democrat. February 21, 1930. p. 2.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lloyd Smith Buys Gilroy Advocate". Salinas Morning Post. December 27, 1933. p. 1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gilroy Papers Are Purchased". The Register. Santa Ana, California. United Press. March 21, 1939. p. 15.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Los Gatos Times Is Purchased By Lloyd E. Smith". Los Gatos Times-Saratoga Observer. July 21, 1939. p. 1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Werner Buys Newspaper In Gilroy | Richmond Man to Take Over Properties". The Independent. Richmond, California. October 20, 1941. p. 1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gilroy Dispatch Is Sold to 3 Newsmen". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. United Press. June 26, 1949. p. 2.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gilroy Dispatch has new owners". Los Gatos Times-Saratoga Observer. March 3, 1972. p. 1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gilroy Dispatch Sale Announced". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Associated Press. August 22, 1978. p. 10.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nax, Stanford (October 19, 1996). "McClatchy Newspapers sells 4 of its publications". The Fresno Bee. p. 47.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kieta, Joseph (March 29, 2002). "The Sun-Star boasts colorful history". Merced Sun-Star. p. 62.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gilroy (CA) Dispatch Sold to Mainstreet Media Group". Dirks, Van Essen & April. January 30, 2004. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Baumann, Greg (March 31, 2014). "Metro Newspapers buys weeklies in Santa Cruz, Gilroy, Morgan Hill and Hollister". bizjournals.com. Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hernandez-Cattani, Roseann (August 26, 2016). "Gilroy Dispatch Returns to Downtown". Gilroy Dispatch. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
