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Behind the Rio Grande Sun’s History and Sale

May 6, 2022
A stack of newspapers and a yellow cartoon sun.

5.6.22 – The Rio Grande Sun was established in October of 1956. It was started by two couples dedicated to covering Espanola and Rio Arriba County. Under the leadership of the Trapp family, the paper gained national attention for its investigative journalism and dedication to watchdog journalism. Recently, Editor and Publisher Robert Trapp made the…

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Reflecting on the Legacy of the Rio Grande Sun

May 5, 2022
A stack of newspapers.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, a reflection on a historic small-town paper, the Rio Grande Sun. The paper had carried the Trapp family name for more than a half-century, until the recent decision to sell. Gene Grant sits down with former owner, editor and publisher Robert Trapp to ask why he decided to…

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