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Easy Reader

Newspaper in Hermosa Beach, California

For the character of the same name in the Electric Company, see The Electric Company.

The Easy Reader is a weekly newspaper founded in 1970 and published every Thursday, being delivered to homes in Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Redondo Beach (Beach Cities/South Bay, California), with a circulation of approximately 45,000 weekly (70,000 first Thursdays include Palos Verdes), offering local news and extensive entertainment listings. It is the legally adjudicated newspaper for the cities of Hermosa Beach[1] and Redondo Beach.[2] Easy Reader, Inc. also publishes two monthly magazines: Peninsula People and Beach. Bob Staake, award-winning editorial cartoonist, had his first long-term position working at the paper for six years. In the 1980s, Easy Reader was known for its in-depth coverage of the McMartin preschool trial.

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Easy Reader publisher Kevin Cody at the newspaper offices on Oct. 5, 2021

On January 21, 2014, Freedom Communications, owner of the Orange County Register and other publications, announced that it had signed a long-term agreement to take over management of the Easy Reader. The arrangement was short lived. Management of the circular quickly reverted to Easy Reader publisher Kevin Cody.

References

  1. [1]
    "Hermosa Beach City Council Meeting, June 2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
  2. [2]
    City of Redondo Beach Barking Dog Incident Report Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, page 5, section 5


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