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Odessa American

Odessa American
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)AIM Media Texas
PublisherPatrick Canty
EditorLaura Dennis
Founded1940 (as The Odessa American)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters700 N. Grant Ave., Suite 800,
Odessa, TX 79761-4590
United States
Circulation4,182 (as of 2023)[1]
Websiteoaoa.com

The Odessa American is a newspaper based in Odessa, Texas, that serves Odessa and the rest of Ector County.[2]

The paper is particularly notable for its Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of Baby Jessica McClure when she was rescued from her well in neighboring Midland, Texas.[3]

The American was owned by Freedom Communications until 2012, when Freedom papers in Texas were sold to AIM Media Texas.[4]

  1. ^ "2023 Texas Newspaper Directory". Texas Press Association. Archived from the original on 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  2. ^ American, Odessa. "Odessa American". Odessa American.
  3. ^ "U.S. News | National News". ABC News.
  4. ^ "[NR] AIM Media Texas, LLC acquires Texas newspapers". Odessa American.

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