West Orange Times & Observer

West Orange Times & Observer
Type Weekly
Format Tall tabloid[1]
Owner(s) Observer Media Group[2]
Publisher Dawn Willis [3]
Editor-in-chief Mike Eng [3][1]
Founded 1904[3]
Headquarters Winter Garden, Florida[1]
Circulation 20000<[1]
OCLC number 35207635
Website West Orange Times & Observer

The West Orange Times & Observer is an American paid newspaper published by Observer Media Group (OMG). It is available for delivery in western Orange County, Florida. It was founded and first published in 1904.

History

The West Orange Times & Observer was first published in 1904, but not by that name.[1][3] In 1970, George Bailey, a Korean War veteran, bought the Winter Garden Times which he renamed the West Orange Times.[4] It was acquired by OMG in 2014.[3][5]

OMG is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, and West Orange Times & Observer is now part of a family of thirteen local newspapers in Southern Florida, some of which were founded by OMG, others were acquired by OMG. Most of them now utilize the corporate brand of "Observer" in the title which came from Longboat Observer, the first OMG-owned paper.[3]

As of 2017, the Florida Press Association reports that West Orange Times & Observer has a circulation of 20,000 copies and is distributed weekly on Thursdays.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "West Orange Times & Observer". Florida Press Association. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Company Overview of Observer Media Group, Inc". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "About Us". Observer Media Group. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ Phifer, Martha (January 10, 2008). "Publisher George Bailey, 82, had a lasting impact on West Orange". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Observer buys The West Orange Times". Business Observer. February 6, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2017.


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