Antioch Daily Ledger
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Contra Costa Newspapers (Knight Ridder) |
| Founded | March 26, 1870 as Antioch Ledger April 5, 1937 as Antioch Daily Ledger August 7, 1994 as Ledger Dispatch October 24, 2005 as East County Times |
| Ceased publication | April 2, 1937 as Antioch Ledger August 7, 1994 as Antioch Daily Ledger October 21, 2005 as Ledger Dispatch |
| Headquarters | 1700 Cavallo Road, Antioch, California, U.S. |
| Website | www |
The Antioch Daily Ledger was a defunct weekly newspaper based in Antioch, California, United States. Founded in 1870 as the Antioch Ledger, the Daily Ledger was Contra Costa County's largest newspaper until it was replaced by the Contra Costa Times. It was also Antioch's largest newspaper. The daily newspaper publishes three days a week (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday) as weekly community supplements of the Contra Costa Times.
History
[edit]The newspaper was founded on March 26, 1870 as the Antioch Ledger. On April 5, 1937, the newspaper become the Antioch Daily Ledger. In 1958, Dean Lesher purchased the Antioch Daily Ledger and begins twice-weekly home delivery of the Contra Costa Times.[1] From March 15, 1975 to September 30, 1990, the newspaper was known as the Daily Ledger. In 1986, Lesher purchased the Brentwood News, a newspaper serving far East County.
It was merged with Pittsburg Post-Dispatch to become Daily Ledger Post Dispatch on October 1, 1990, and again Ledger Dispatch on August 8, 1994. Pittsburg Post-Dispatch was founded in 1930 with the merger of the Post and Dispatch newspapers. On August 29, 1995, two years after Lesher's death, Margaret Lesher sold the privately held company to the Knight Ridder newspaper chain for $360 million, including the Ledger Dispatch.[2] On July 11, 2001, the Ledger Dispatch was converted from five days a week to three days a week.[3]
On October 21, 2005, Ledger Dispatch published its last edition.[4] The newspaper become East County Times on October 24, 2005.[5] Between October 2017 and April 2018, the office, which was used for the Ledger Dispatch newspaper was demolished.
References
[edit]- ^ "Lesher Communications Inc". Contra Costa Times. Lesher Communications Inc. August 29, 1995. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ Carl T. Hall; Erin Hallissy (August 29, 1995). "Page One – East Bay Newspaper Chain Sold / Knight-Ridder buys Contra Costa Times". SFGate. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ "Ledger continues tradition of change". Ledger Dispatch. Knight Ridder. July 7, 2001. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ The Local Funnies[dead link] Ledger Dispatch's Obituary
- ^ "Antioch". Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
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