The Reader (newspaper)

The Reader is an alternative weekly newspaper in Omaha, Nebraska.

The Reader was established in 1984 by a group that included John Heaston, Dan Beckmann, and others. Beckmann bought out Heaston in 1999, then sold nearly all of his ownership interest in February 2000 to 77-year-old Alan Baer, a member of the family that had founded the J. L. Brandeis and Sons department store chain.[1] Baer replaced Beckmann as publisher a few months later.[2]

Meanwhile, John Heaston established another paper, the Omaha Weekly, in March 2000. After Alan Baer died in November 2002, Heaston bought the Reader and merged it with the Weekly.[3]

The Reader's corporate owner, Pioneer Publishing, also publishes several other papers and websites, including the Spanish language El Perico.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Omaha Reader Sold to Department Store Heir: Former Owner Beckman Remains as Publisher", Altweeklies.com, March 22, 2000.
  2. ↑ Christine Iwan, "Omaha Reader Owner Takes Over as Publisher", Altweeklies.com, May 22, 2000.
  3. ↑ Christine Laue, "Two Omaha, Neb., Weekly Newspapers to Merge", Omaha World-Herald/Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, December 23, 2002  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .
  4. ↑ Jon Whiten, "Diversity Grants Fund Innovative Projects at Two Alt-Weeklies", Altweeklies.com, May 28, 2009.

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