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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Owner | Gannett |
| Founded | January 20, 1949 (1949-01-20)[1] |
| Headquarters | 575 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Suite 100, Oak Ridge,Tennessee 37830,United States |
| ISSN | 0890-6009 |
| Website | oakridger |
The Oak Ridger is an Americandaily newspaper published Mondays through Fridays in Oak Ridge,Tennessee. It is owned byGannett. The news editor is Donna Smith.
The Oak Ridger was established in 1949 by Alfred and Julia Hill.[2] It published its first edition on January 20 of that year. The first publisher was Don J. McKay.[1] The paper was owned for many years by the Hill family.[2] Dick Smyser was its long-time editor. The Hill family sold the paper toStauffer Communications in 1987. Stauffer sold it toMorris Communications in 1995. In 2007, Morris soldThe Oak Ridger to GateHouse along with 13 other American newspapers.[3]
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