The Cleveland Free Times was an alternative weekly newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. Its first issue was published on September 30, 1992.[2]
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| Type | Alternative weekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Kildysart LLC |
| Publisher | Matt Fabyan |
| Editor | Frank Lewis |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 2008 |
| Headquarters | 800 W. St. Clair Avenue Second Floor Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1266 , U.S. |
| Circulation | 75,000[1] |
| Website | freetimes.com |
The Free Times and Cleveland Scene, a competing weekly paper, were purchased by Times-Shamrock Communications, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in June 2008.[3] Times-Shamrock is a media company that publishes daily and weekly newspapers throughout Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Florida, Michigan, and Texas. They also own radio stations in Baltimore.[4] The Free Times published its final issue on July 16, 2008. It merged with Cleveland Scene.
Noteworthy staff members included Roldo Bartimole.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Cleveland Free Times". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Archived from the original on 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
- ^ "Cleveland Free Times". 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Scene and Cleveland Free Times Merge". 20 June 2008.
- ^ "Times-Shamrock Buys Cleveland Free Times, Cleveland Scene" (Press release). Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. June 21, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- ^ "Cleveland Free Times". 11 May 2018.
External links
edit- The Free Times at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
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