Leader-Telegram
{{Short description|Newspaper in Eau Claire, Wisconsin}}
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{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Leader-Telegram
| type = Daily newspaper
| owners = Adams Publishing Group
| publisher = Paul Gaier
| editor = Matt Milner
| foundation = 1881
| headquarters = 701 S. Farwell St, Eau Claire, WI
| circulation = 14,034
| circulation_date = 2022
| circulation_ref = {{Cite book |title=2023 Wisconsin Newspaper Directory |publisher=Wisconsin Newspaper Association |year=2023}}
| website = {{URL|leadertelegram.com}}
}}
The Leader-Telegram is a daily newspaper published in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, by Adams Publishing Group. It was founded in 1881 and is read throughout Eau Claire County and surrounding counties.
The Buckshot Run is named after Leader-Telegram sports-writer Ron Buckli.{{cite news |work=Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) |last=McGraw |first=Dennis |title=Strong thread runs through runners' tale |date=7 October 2009}}{{cite news |work=Leader-Telegram |last=Wachter |first=Blythe |title=Leader-Telegram Buckshot Run hits 30-year mark |date=1 September 2012}}
History
Adams Publishing acquired the Leader-Telegram from the Graaskamp and Atkinson families, which had owned the paper since 1887.
As of 2013, the paper has a daily circulation of nearly 30,000 during the week and a circulation rate of nearly 40,000 for the Sunday paper.{{Cite web| last = Giffey| first = Tom| title = Farewell, Family Ownership| work = Volume One| access-date = 2017-10-28| date = 2017-06-14| url = http://volumeone.org/articles/2017/06/14/19496_farewell_family_ownership}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official|1=http://www.leadertelegram.com}}
Category:Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Category:Newspapers published in Wisconsin