Wick Communications
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Newspapers |
| Founded | July 30, 1984[1] |
| Headquarters | Sierra 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] |
| Website | wickcommunications |
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
[edit]The company originated in 1926 when brothers Milton I. Wick and his James Wick purchased the Niles Daily Times in Niles, Ohio.[7][8] Before the two covered international news together for several years. They were also some of the party of first U.S. reporters allowed inside the Soviet Union following the death of Joseph Stalin.[8]
The Wick brothers purchased the Argus Observer in 1968,[9] Bisbee Review in 1974[10] and Green Valley News in 1978.[11]
Milton I. Wick died on November 30, 1918. His two sons Walter M. Wick and Robert J. Wick then officially took over running the company. At that time the family owned 40 newspapers.[8]
Wick purchased the Parker Pioneer in 1985,[12] the L'Observateur in 1986,[13] Richland County Leader in 1988,[14] and Douglas Daily Dispatch in 1989.[15]
In January 2018, Wick sold The Daily Herald, a paper it had owned since 1948, to Paxton Media Group.[16] Wick also sold the Half Moon Bay Review in May 2018.[17] The company purchased The Wenatchee World in March 2018[18] Acadiana LifeStyle in July 2018[19] and Delta County Independent in Colorado in May 2019.[20] The company closed the Independent-Enterprise of Payette, Idaho in 2020.[9] Wick purchased the Madison Daily Leader in South Dakota in March 2021[21] and Wick bought the Arizona Daily Sun from Lee Enterprises in September 2023.[22]
In April 2024, Wick Communications sold The Daily Iberian and Acadian LifeStyle to Carpenter Media Group.[23]
Newspapers
[edit]Hall of Fame
[edit]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.[25] In September 2004, Walt Wick and Robert Wick were named to the Arizona Newspaper Hall of Fame.[25][26]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ariz. Corp. Comm. – Corporations Division". Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ a b "Wick Communications Co.:Private Company Information". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "Company Management". Wick Communications Co. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ^ "Wick Communications Company Profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Wick Communications Co. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "Locations". Wick Communications Co. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "Wick". NABUR. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Veteran publisher dies in Arizona". St. Joseph News-Press. December 1, 1981. p. 6.
- ^ a b Caldwell, Pat (February 2, 2024). "Ontario newspaper announces slash in publication days, switch to mail delivery". Malheur Enterprise. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "Bisbee sale of weekly is announced". The Arizona Republic. November 9, 1974. p. 37.
- ^ "Wick Newspaper Group buys Green Valley News". Arizona Daily Star. November 26, 1978. p. 34.
- ^ "Wick buys newspaper". Tucson Citizen. January 10, 1985. p. 29.
- ^ "LaPlace Weekly Sold to Chain". The Daily Review. April 7, 1986. p. 5.
- ^ "5-year Sidney press war ends as newspapers merge". The Billings Gazette. February 14, 1988. p. 33.
- ^ "Owner of 2 Cochise County dailies to buy Douglas Dispatch on Nov. 1". Arizona Daily Star. October 21, 1989. p. 22.
- ^ "Paxton Media Group purchases The Daily Herald". The Daily Herald. January 31, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ^ Mascarenhas, Natasha (June 5, 2018). "Half Moon Bay Review bought by community members". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ Romano, Benjamin (March 29, 2018). "Woods family sells Wenatchee World to Wick Communications". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ Partsch III, Raymond (July 5, 2018). "Wick buys Acadiana LifeStyle". The Daily Iberian. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Wick Communications Acquires the Delta County (CO) Independent". Dirks, Van Essen & April. May 1, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Hunter Publishing of Madison, South Dakota Joins Wick Communications". Dirks, Van Essen & April. March 2, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Wick Communications to acquire Flagstaff's Arizona Daily Sun". Editor and Publisher. September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Carpenter Media Group to acquire The Daily Iberian". Editor & Publisher. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "The Madison Daily Leader". wickcommunications.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "ANA Hall of Fame". Arizona Newspapers Association. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "History of Wick Communications". Wick Communications Co. Retrieved August 16, 2010.