Wick Communications

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Wick Communications
TypePrivate
IndustryNewspapers
FoundedJuly 30, 1984 (1984-07-30)[1]
HeadquartersSierra Vista, Arizona, U.S.
Key people
Milton I. Wick, Founder
Francis Wick, President and CEO
Mike Rand, CFO
Ron Pranger, Controller
Sean Fitzpatrick, Digital Director
Dan Shearer, Editorial Director[2][3]
Number of employees
400+[4][5]
Websitewickcommunications.com

Wick Communications (formerly known as Wick Newspaper Group)[2] is a family-owned media company with 27 newspapers and 18 specialty publications in 11 states. They also publish websites and other specialty publications. The home offices are in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and it has newspapers in Arizona, Louisiana, Montana, Colorado, Alaska, California, North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.[6]

History[]

Milton I. Wick and his brother James Wick founded Wick Communications Company in 1984.

Milton Wick entered the publishing business in 1926 when he became owner and publisher of the in Niles, Ohio. Over a period of years his corporation acquired some 27 newspapers.

In 1926 he married Rose Mary Lumas and they had two sons, Walter M. Wick and Robert J. Wick, both of whom entered the newspaper business.

In 1926 Milton Wick purchased the Niles Daily Times. His brother, James, was partner in all of the newspaper enterprises until his death in 1965 when Milton and sons, Walter and Robert, purchased James' interests.

Milton Wick was born February 20, 1899, in Bowdle, South Dakota and died on November 30, 1981. He was inducted posthumously into the Arizona Newspapers Hall of Fame.[7] In September 2004, Walt and Robert were named to the Arizona Newspaper Hall of Fame.[7][8]

In January 2018, Wick sold The Daily Herald in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, a paper it had owned since 1948, to Paxton Media Group.[9] Wick sold the Half Moon Bay Review, based in Half Moon Bay, California, in May 2018.[10]

In March 2018, Wick Communications bought The Wenatchee World, which was formerly a family-owned newspaper in Washington.[11] Wick Communications also acquired Acadiana LifeStyle in July 2018.[12]

Newspapers[]

State City Newspaper
Alaska Wasilla Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
Anchorage Anchorage Press
Arizona Willcox Arizona Range News
Bisbee Bisbee Review
Sonoita The Weekly Bulletin
Clifton Copper Era
Douglas Douglas Dispatch
Safford Eastern Arizona Courier
Green Valley Green Valley News & Sun
Nogales Nogales International
Parker (50%)
Benson
Sahuarita
Sierra Vista Sierra Vista Herald
Tucson The Daily Territorial
Lake Havasu City (50%)
Colorado Delta
Montrose
Idaho Payette
Louisiana New Iberia Daily Iberian
Iberia
Montana Sidney Sidney Herald
Minnesota Fergus Falls The Daily Journal
North Dakota Hankinson
Wahpeton Wahpeton Daily News
Williston Williston Herald
Oregon Ontario Argus Observer
South Dakota Pierre Capital Journal
Washington Wenatchee The Wenatchee World

References[]

  1. ^ "Ariz. Corp. Comm. – Corporations Division". Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Wick Communications Co.:Private Company Information". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  3. ^ "Company Management". Wick Communications Co. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  4. ^ "Wick Communications Company Profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  5. ^ "Board of Directors". Wick Communications Co. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  6. ^ "Locations". Wick Communications Co. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  7. ^ a b "ANA Hall of Fame". Arizona Newspapers Association. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  8. ^ "History of Wick Communications". Wick Communications Co. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  9. ^ "Paxton Media Group purchases The Daily Herald". The Daily Herald. January 31, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  10. ^ Mascarenhas, Natasha (June 5, 2018). "Half Moon Bay Review bought by community members". SFChronicle.com.
  11. ^ "Woods family sells Wenatchee World to Wick Communications". The Seattle Times. March 29, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  12. ^ IBERIAN, RAYMOND PARTSCH III | THE DAILY. "Wick buys Acadiana LifeStyle". The Daily Iberian. Retrieved October 3, 2018.

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