The ''Times-Union'' was a daily evening newspaper in the greater Rochester, New York, area for 79 years. It was published as an afternoon daily counterpart to the morning ''
Democrat and Chronicle
The ''Democrat and Chronicle'' is a daily newspaper serving the greater Rochester, New York, area. At 245 East Main Street in downtown Rochester, the ''Democrat and Chronicle'' operates under the ownership of Gannett. The paper's production fa ...
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Gannett
Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.Luther Tucker. It was acquired by the ''Rochester Union'' which was bought by Frank Gannett. In 1918 Gannett merged it with ''Evening Times'' to form the ''Times-Union''. Ten years later Gannett purchased the 100-year-old ''Democrat and Chronicle'', the paper with which the ''Times-Union'' ultimately merged in 1997.
By 1963, the newspaper was known as just ''The Times-Union''.
The ''Times-Union,'' for most of its existence from 1928 until 1997, was based out of the Gannett Building at 55 Exchange Boulevard which was also the headquarters for Gannett and USA Today until 1985. The building, although it was later shared with the sister ''Democrat and Chronicle'' who moved into the building in 1959, was originally built for Gannett and the ''Times-Union'' and still features an interlocking ''TU'' over the front door.
Awards
The paper won a
Pulitzer Prize
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