Gilroy Dispatch
Weekly newspaper published in Gilroy, California
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The Gilroy Dispatch is a weekly newspaper published in Gilroy, California. It is owned by Weeklys.
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Weeklys |
| Founder(s) | 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 |
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]