About Us
Odessa American
222 E. Fourth Street
Odessa, TX 79761
PHONE: 432-337-6262
FAX: 432-334-8671
www.oaoa.com
CONTACTS
Newsroom
>> Phone: 432-333-7714
>> oanews@oaoa.com
Publisher: Patrick Canty
>> Phone: 432-333-7721
>> pcanty@oaoa.com
Executive Editor: Laura Dennis
>> Phone: 432-333-7740
>> ldennis@oaoa.com
Founded:
1940. Joined Freedom Communications, Inc. in 1948.
Circulation:
Daily: 21,917; Sunday: 20,780.
Philosophy:
We take pride in providing excellent on-the-job training for all associates, including opportunities for new associates to work on important stories immediately.
Special features:
We are recognized in the industry for our excellent reproduction and history of strong photography.
Awards:
Pulitzer Prize in 1988 and we routinely do well in Texas APME competitions and other state and regional contests. We’ve won more than 60 awards in the past four years.
THE COMMUNITY
Location:
West Texas, serving an 18-county region.
Market:
Odessa is the hub of the geological formation known as the Permian Basin, home of West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil, the U.S. benchmark on which all U.S. oil prices are based. The city of Odessa is also the home to the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and the community college, Odessa College.
Things to do:
A surprising array of arts and athletic entertainment opportunities including minor-league baseball and hockey teams, and one of the most notable high school football programs in the nation.
