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Odessa American is a subsidiary of Freedom Communications. Odessa American's mission is a source of information in the Permian Basin and promotes the spirit of freedom, responsibility and free enterprise. The company covers everything from local sorts and news, to classifieds and weather predictions. Headquartered in Odessa, Texas, Odessa American employs nearly 130 people.
Based in Odessa, Texas, the Odessa American was founded in 1940 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for spot photography. In... August 1927, production of Odessa "Times" and Odessa "News" began. In October 1928, the two-weekly papers were merged as the Odessa "News-Times". The first daily newspaper, The "Daily Bulletin" began in 1936. The "News-Times" followed with a daily in 1937. On Oct. 2,...