''The Pitch'' is a free

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distributed in the

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, including Lawrence and

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. While known for its investigative stories of the local government, it also covers local

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s. It was started in July 1980 as the ''Penny Pitch'', which was a monthly handout at Penny Lane Record Shop in the Westport area of Kansas City. The original editors were Dwight Frizzell and Jay Mandeville. Village Voice Media bought ''The Pitch'' in 1999, and sold the paper in 2011 to SouthComm Communications. In 2017 ''The Pitch'' was sold to Stephanie Carey and Adam Carey. ''The Pitch'' is a member of the

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Staff

* Editor - Brock Wilbur *Publisher - Stephanie Carey

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Story on 2017 change of ownership
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