Burbank Leader
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The Burbank Leader is a biweekly newspaper
published by the Los Angeles Times
in Burbank, California
.
The Burbank Daily Review was founded in 1905, and later acquired by the Copley Press
. Copley sold the Daily Review and the Glendale News Press
to Morris Newspapers
in 1974; however Morris sold off the papers two years later. Ingersoll Publications bought the papers in 1980. The Daily Review was replaced by the biweekly Burbank Leader in 1985.
Page Group Publishing, who had just bought the Orange Coast Daily Pilot
and the Huntington Beach Independent
, acquired the papers from Ingersoll in 1989. Times Mirror bought the newspaper group in 1993.
Newspaper
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published by the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
in Burbank, California
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340....
.
The Burbank Daily Review was founded in 1905, and later acquired by the Copley Press
Copley Press
Copley Press was a privately held newspaper business, founded in Illinois, but later based in La Jolla, California. Its flagship paper was The San Diego Union-Tribune.-Pulitzer Prizes:...
. Copley sold the Daily Review and the Glendale News Press
Glendale News Press
The Glendale News Press is a daily newspaper published by the Los Angeles Times in Glendale, California. The paper was formed when Ira Clifton Copley's Copley Press bought and combined the Glendale Daily Press and the Glendale Evening News....
to Morris Newspapers
Morris Communications
Morris Communications of Augusta, Georgia is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include newspaper and magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, radio broadcasting, book publishing and distribution, visitor publications and online services. Newspapers are the foundation...
in 1974; however Morris sold off the papers two years later. Ingersoll Publications bought the papers in 1980. The Daily Review was replaced by the biweekly Burbank Leader in 1985.
Page Group Publishing, who had just bought the Orange Coast Daily Pilot
Daily Pilot
The Daily Pilot is a daily newspaper published by the Los Angeles Times to serve the communities of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa in Orange County, California....
and the Huntington Beach Independent
Huntington Beach Independent
The Huntington Beach Independent is a weekly newspaper published by the Los Angeles Times in Huntington Beach, California.Ingersoll Publications,who owned the Orange Coast Daily Pilot, bought the paper from Knight Ridder in 1985. Adams Communications bought the Pilot in 1988, but sold it to Page...
, acquired the papers from Ingersoll in 1989. Times Mirror bought the newspaper group in 1993.