Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Editor | Stefanie Thomas |
Headquarters | 2020 N Loop W Ste 220 Houston, TX 77018 |
Website |
theleadernews |
The Leader is a weekly newspaper published in the Houston Heights, Houston, Texas. It is delivered to residences in the community. [1] In addition to the Houston Heights it is distributed to other northwest Houston communities, including Garden Oaks and Oak Forest. [2]
Anne Sloan, author of Houston Heights, wrote that circa the 1950s The Leader was "floundering". [1] At one point a man with the family name Burge acquired the publication, and according to Sloan Burge "brought" the publication "back to life in 1957." [1] The man's son, Terry Burge, [1] became the owner and publisher of the newspaper, serving in that role from circa 1970 to 2012. [3] In 2012 McElvy Media, LLC, headed by Jonathan McElvy, acquired the publication. [2] In summer 2022, California-based Street Media (CEO Brian Calle) bought The Leader along with McElvy Media's other assets, The Greensheet, The Fort Bend Star, Texas Printers, and The Charlotte Weekly.
Type | Weekly newspaper |
---|---|
Editor | Stefanie Thomas |
Headquarters | 2020 N Loop W Ste 220 Houston, TX 77018 |
Website |
theleadernews |
The Leader is a weekly newspaper published in the Houston Heights, Houston, Texas. It is delivered to residences in the community. [1] In addition to the Houston Heights it is distributed to other northwest Houston communities, including Garden Oaks and Oak Forest. [2]
Anne Sloan, author of Houston Heights, wrote that circa the 1950s The Leader was "floundering". [1] At one point a man with the family name Burge acquired the publication, and according to Sloan Burge "brought" the publication "back to life in 1957." [1] The man's son, Terry Burge, [1] became the owner and publisher of the newspaper, serving in that role from circa 1970 to 2012. [3] In 2012 McElvy Media, LLC, headed by Jonathan McElvy, acquired the publication. [2] In summer 2022, California-based Street Media (CEO Brian Calle) bought The Leader along with McElvy Media's other assets, The Greensheet, The Fort Bend Star, Texas Printers, and The Charlotte Weekly.