Charlottesville Observer
The Charlottesville Observer was a weekly newspaper covering Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and UVa[1] and founded by Kay Peaslee.
The first edition was published on September 7, 1978 [1], and the paper folded in 2004. [2].
The Hook wrote that the paper's "muckraking set a standard for 1980s and 1990s Charlottesville."[3] It was considered by some[who?] to be a conservative media outlet.
Main Street Media took ownership of the Observer in 2000, with Donald Hodel holding 90% ownership and Jeff Peyton holding 10%. Peyton was fired from the company in late 2002. With full ownership of the paper, Hodel turned it over in January 2003 to Kimberly S. Robbins, a staffer with the paper since 1990. Ron Hasson became managing editor in 2003. Robbins worked to return the paper to profitability and did so by 2004. She arranged a sale of the paper, but was left "standing at the altar" and let the newspaper cease publication.[2]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Web. About this Newspaper: Charlottesville observer, Chronicling America, Wikipedia:United States Library of Congress, retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Web. Observer Folds, Waldo Jaquith, Cvillenews.com, 9 Aug. 2004, retrieved 13 Aug. 2009.
- ↑ Web. Observer founder Kay Peaslee has died, Hawes Spencer, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, January 14, 2012, retrieved January 23, 2012. Print. January 19, 2012 , 1103, page 19.