The July 27, 2005 front page of The Gazette |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | SourceMedia Group |
| Publisher | Tim McDougall |
| Editor | Lyle Muller |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Headquarters | 500 3rd Ave SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52401-1608 United States |
| ISSN | 1066-0291 |
| Official website | thegazette.com |
The Gazette is a daily newspaper published in the American city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The first paper was published as an evening journal, as the Evening Gazette on Wednesday January 10, 1883 and sold for 3¢; it presently sells for 75¢. The newspaper is distributed throughout northeast and east central Iowa, including the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City metropolitan areas. It was formerly called the Cedar Rapids Gazette. As of June 30, 2005, The Gazette has a circulation of 63,144 for the daily edition and 76,622 for the Sunday edition.[1]
The locally-owned SourceMedia Group (formerly "Gazette Communications")[2] publishes The Gazette and two weekly newspapers, the Penny Saver in Linn County and the Community News Advertiser in Johnson County. Gazette Communications also owns KCRG-TV9 (the call letters stand for Cedar Rapids Gazette). The company owned KCRG radio (1600 AM) until they sold the station to the owners of another local broadcaster, KZIA FM 102.9. The sale was completed on October 31, 2006, with the radio station's call letters changing to KGYM as a result.[3] SourceMedia Group also owned Decisionmark, which runs the TitanTV Web site, until selling it to a syndicate led by Turnstone Capital and Capitol Broadcasting Company.[4]
When the Flood of 2008 hit Cedar Rapids, SourceMedia Group employed roughly 600 people. But on February 24, 2009, company officials announced a reorganization that would result in the loss of 100 jobs.[5]
Joe Hladky serves as chairman of the company's board of directors, while Chuck Peters is the president and CEO.
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