Riverfront Times
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Village Voice Media |
| Editor | Tom Finkel |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Tivoli Building 6358 Delmar Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63130 United States |
| Circulation | 81,276 weekly |
| Official website | riverfronttimes.com |
The Riverfront Times (also known as the RFT) is a weekly newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri that consists of local politics, music, arts and dining news in the print edition and daily updates to blogs and photo galleries on its website. The paper and website also feature a weekly syndicated column by relationship and sex advice writer Dan Savage.
As of June 2008, Riverfront Times has an ABC-audited weekly circulation of 81,276 copies.[1]
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[edit] History
The paper was founded in 1977 by Ray Hartmann[2][3] who, along with co-owner Mark Vittert, sold the newspaper in 1998 to New Times Media[4][5][6] (now known, following a 2006 merger, as Village Voice Media).[7][8]
The paper has received considerable recognition and claims more than three dozen awards from the Missouri Press Association,[citation needed] along with the group's Gold Cup.[citation needed] It is widely distributed at various locations around the St. Louis area.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Association of Alternative Newsweeklies". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewCompany?oid=77. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ^ Underground, The Christian Science Monitor, May 20,1980 (noting "Ray Hartmann's fledgling Riverfront Times ...")
- ^ WELL ESTABLISHED: RAY HARTMANN HAS TURNED AN ALTERNATIVE PAPER INTO A 20-YEAR-OLD COMMUNITY FIXTURE, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 16, 1997
- ^ "New Times, Inc. Buys Riverfront Times". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. 1998-09-16. http://aan.org/news/new_times__inc__buys_riverfront_times/Aan/ViewArticle?oid=897. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ Riverfront Times being sold to chain, St. Louis Business Journal, September 24, 1998
- ^ PHOENIX CHAIN BUYS RIVERFRONT TIMES PRICE IS ESTIMATED AT $6-10 MILLION, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 25, 1998
- ^ Riverfront Times turns 30, St. Louis Journalism Review (October 2007)
- ^ Riverfront Times parent to merge with Village Voice, St. Louis Business Journal, October 24, 2005
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