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The Deming Headlight is back, with a new owner and editor-in-chief

Algernon D'Ammassa, editor-in-chief of The Deming Headlight; and Nick Seibel, editor and publisher of the Silver City Daily Press
Scott Brocato
Algernon D'Ammassa, editor-in-chief of The Deming Headlight; and Nick Seibel, editor and publisher of the Silver City Daily Press

Recently the publisher of the Silver City Daily Press and Independent, the Silver City Independent Publishing Co., purchased and revived the Deming Headlight from newspaper conglomerate Gannett. Scott Brocato spoke with Nick Seibel, editor and publisher of the Silver City Daily Press; and Algernon D’Ammassa, the Daily Headlight’s new editor-in-chief; about the purchase, and the importance of having a local newspaper in a smaller community.

Algernon D'Ammassa

Scott Brocato has been an award-winning radio veteran for nearly 40 years. He has lived and worked in Las Cruces since 2016. You can hear him regularly during "Morning Edition" from 5am-9am on weekdays. Off the air, he is also a local actor and musician, and you can catch him playing bass with his band Flat Blak around Las Cruces and El Paso.