The Westside Gazette is a newspaper based in Broward County, Florida. It was established to serve an African American audience and is the oldest African-American newspaper in the region.
History
Levi Henry established the Westside Gazette in 1971, reportedly with "$158 and good name". Henry, who began his career selling ads for radio station WRBD his contacts to entice advertisers to his new paper. The paper has broken several stories in South Florida's African-American community, including a 1990 incident in which longtime Fort Lauderdale Mayor Bob Cox told fourth-grade students that in order to be mayor, one had to be "free, white and 21".
A weekly paper, The Westside Gazette is now owned by Levi Henry's son, Bobby Henry. Henry's wife, Bertha Henry, was the Chief Executive of Broward County, Florida (County Administrator) for over a decade. Circulation of the newspaper increased from 10,000 copies in 1971 to 70,000 copies in 2001. PBS correspondent Yamiche Alcindor interned at the paper when she was in high school.
Competing African-American newspapers have alleged that The Westside Gazette inflates circulation numbers.
References
- ^ Bothel, Todd L. (2015). Legendary Locals of Fort Lauderdale. Arcadia Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-4671-0220-9. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Olmeda, Rafael A. (19 February 2001). "'WESTSIDE GAZETTE' IS A FAMILY TRADITION". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- Jones, Elgin (Sep 30 – Oct 6, 2005). "Report Claims: Westside Gazette Outlandishly Inflated Circulation Numbers". Broward Times. No. 39. ProQuest 367827676. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- Norman, Bob (April 27, 2006). "Oh, Henrys". New Times Broward-Palm Beach.
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