Spotlight Newspapers
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The Spotlight Newspapers is made up of 3 weekly newspapers in the suburban communities in the Capital District of New York State. The group began in 1955 with The Spotlight.
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Community Media Group, LLC |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Headquarters | 341 Delaware Ave. Delmar, NY United States |
| Website | SpotlightNews.com |
History
The Spotlight newspaper was first published as a four-page penny saver in Delmar, New York on December 1, 1955.[1]
It was founded by Tracy Walsh out of her home. In 1957, she sold the paper to Robert G. King, a former advertising salesman at the Times Union. In 1975, Nathaniel A. Boynton, a former Associated Presswriter, purchased the paper. Boynton stopped the free distribution of the paper and promoted subscription sales.[citation needed]
In 1980, Boynton sold the paper to Richard Ahlstrom, a retired vice-president of Westchester-Rockland Newspapers owned by Gannett. Ahlstrom turned The Spotlight into an 11- by 15-inch tabloid format, which allowed him to nearly double the news layout and photo content of the paper. He also started the Colonie and Loudonville editions of The Spotlight.[citation needed]
In 1998, Ahlstrom sold the papers to Eagle Newspapers in 1998, which formed Spotlight, LLC.[2] Spotlight, LLC expanded through purchases of existing newspapers and start-ups in areas without local newspapers to a dozen weekly newspapers by 2007. Papers in Rotterdam, NY, Niskayuna, Scotia-Glenville,[3] Clifton Park[4] Guilderland, Burnt Hills, NY,[5] Malta, NY, Milton[6] and the City of Saratoga Springs[7] were established.
On October 1, 2009, Spotlight Newspapers and its parent company Eagle Newspapers were sold to Community Media Group, LLC.[8][9]