The ''Fremont Tribune'' is a daily newspaper in
Fremont, Nebraska
Fremont is a city and county seat of Dodge County in the eastern portion of the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. The population was 27,141 at the 2020 census. Fremont is the home of Midland University.
History
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The ''Tribune'' was founded on July 24, 1868 by J.N. Hayes.
It was purchased in 1966 by Speidel Newspapers;
acquired the paper in 1977 through its merger with Speidel.
Gannett sold the ''Tribune'' in 1989 to Hometown Communications of
Little Rock, Arkansas
(The Little Rock, The "Little Rock")
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The paper was later acquired by Independent Media Group;
Lee Enterprises
Lee Enterprises, Inc. is a publicly traded American media company. It publishes 77 daily newspapers in 26 states, and more than 350 weekly, classified, and specialty publications. Lee Enterprises was founded in 1890 by Alfred Wilson Lee and is b ...
bought the ''Tribune'' from IMG in 2000.
The ''Tribune'' received the 1931
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
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for "
The Gentleman From Nebraska
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The current editor is Tony Gray.
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1868 establishments in Nebraska
Daily newspapers published in the United States
Dodge County, Nebraska
Lee Enterprises publications
Newspapers published in Nebraska
Publications established in 1868
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