The ''Star-Gazette'' is the major
newspaper
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for
Elmira, New York. Based in Elmira, the publication is owned by
Gannett.
History
The ''Star-Gazette'' was the first newspaper of the now massive Gannett conglomerate. It was founded as the weekly ''Elmira Gazette'' in 1828 and became an evening daily in 1856.
Frank Gannett
Frank Ernest Gannett (September 15, 1876 – December 3, 1957) was an American publisher who founded the media corporation Gannett Company. He began his career in 1906 as half owner of the ''Elmira Gazette''. He soon added newspapers in Ithaca, ...
bought a half-interest in the newspaper in 1906 to begin what would eventually be Gannett Co., Inc. The following year, he merged the ''Elmira Gazette'' with a competitor, the ''Evening Star'', to form the ''Star-Gazette''. In 1923, Gannett bought two other competitors in the city: the morning ''Daily Advertiser'' and the ''Sunday Telegram''. The ''Star-Gazette'' and ''Advertiser'' combined as a single all-day newspaper in 1963. The ''Star-Gazette'' became a morning publication in 1982. The ''Telegram'' nameplate was dropped from the Sunday edition in 1985.
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References
External links
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Daily newspapers published in New York (state)
Elmira, New York
Gannett publications
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