The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead

Last updated
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead
TheForumOfFargoMoorhead.png
The Forum front page for April 16, 2008
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Forum Communications Company
PublisherBill Marcil, Jr.
EditorMatthew Von Pinnon
FoundedNovember 17, 1891 (but with heritage dating to 1878)
Political alignment Moderate editorial
Headquarters101 5th Street North
Fargo, ND 58102-4826
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
CityFargo
CountryUnited States
Circulation 34,029(as of 2024) [1]
ISSN 0895-1292
OCLC number 9563116
Website inforum.com

The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead or more recently The Forum is an American, English language newspaper. [2] It is the major newspaper for Fargo, North Dakota and the surrounding region, including Moorhead, Minnesota. It is the flagship and namesake of Forum Communications. The Forum, as it is commonly known, is the primary paper for southeast North Dakota, and also much of northwest Minnesota. Its average daily circulation was about 47,100 on Sundays and 37,500 on Saturdays prior to reducing its print schedule to semi-weekly. [3] The Fargo Forum was first published on November 17, 1891 by Major A. W. Edwards. However, it traces its lineage to The Republican, which had been founded by Edwards in 1878 and merged into the Forum in 1894.

Contents

It has been owned by the family of Norman B. Black since 1917. Publisher Bill Marcil, Jr. is the son of Black's great-granddaughter; he is the fifth generation of the family to run the paper and the company. [4] It took its current form in 1966 when it merged with the Moorhead Daily News, which was acquired by The Forum in 1957. [5]

The Forum is also co-owned with radio station WDAY AM and TV stations WDAY-TV and WDAZ-TV. It used to own KOYY under the call sign WDAY-FM. In spring 2008, The Forum's news staff merged with WDAY-AM's news team, forming one of the first joint radio-print news-gathering operations in the country. [6]

In 2015, higher education reporter Grace Lyden won the NDNA's Rookie of the Year award for her "bulldog tenacity." [7]

In 2020, the newspaper reduced its print schedule to Wednesdays and Saturdays due to economic stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [8]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fargo, North Dakota</span> City in North Dakota, United States

Fargo is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, North Dakota, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 125,990, making it the most populous city in the state and the 216th most populous city in the United States. Fargo, along with its twin city of Moorhead, Minnesota, and the adjacent cities of West Fargo, North Dakota and Dilworth, Minnesota, form the core of the Fargo–Moorhead, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The MSA had a population of 248,591 in 2020.

<i>Grand Forks Herald</i> Daily newspaper from Grand Forks, North Dakota, US

The Grand Forks Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper, established in 1879, published in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. It is the primary daily paper for northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Its average daily circulation is approximately 7,500, in the city of Grand Forks plus about 7,500 more to the surrounding communities. Total circulation includes digital subscribers. It has the second largest circulation in the state of North Dakota.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Forum Communications Company</span> American media company based in Fargo, North Dakota

Forum Communications Company is an American multimedia and technology company headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota. With multiple online and print news brands throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, Forum Communications offers local news in a variety of digital and broadcast mediums in addition to various niche media brands covering specialty interests.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KBMY</span> ABC/MyNetworkTV affiliate in Bismarck, North Dakota

KBMY is a television station in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, affiliated with ABC and MyNetworkTV. Owned by Forum Communications Company, the station maintains a news bureau and advertising sales office on North 15th Street in Bismarck, and its transmitter is located near St. Anthony, North Dakota.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WDAZ-TV</span> ABC affiliate in Devils Lake–Grand Forks, North Dakota

WDAZ-TV is a television station licensed to Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States, serving the Grand Forks area as an affiliate of ABC. It is owned by the Forum Communications Company, which also owns the Grand Forks Herald. WDAZ-TV's news bureau and advertising sales office are located on South Washington Street in Grand Forks, and its transmitter is located near Dahlen, North Dakota. Despite Devils Lake being WDAZ-TV's city of license, the station maintains no physical presence there.

WDAY is the call sign of a TV station and a radio station in Fargo, North Dakota, all except WDAY-FM owned by Forum Communications:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KOYY</span> Radio station in Fargo, North Dakota

KOYY is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format serving the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1965. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications. All the offices and studios are located at 1020 S. 25th Street in Fargo, while its transmitter is located near Amenia.

<i>Duluth News Tribune</i> Newspaper in Duluth, Minnesota

The Duluth News Tribune is a newspaper based in Duluth, Minnesota. While circulation is heaviest in the Twin Ports metropolitan area, delivery extends into northeastern Minnesota, northwestern Wisconsin, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The paper has a limited distribution in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The News Tribune has been owned by Forum Communications since 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WDAY-TV</span> ABC affiliate in Fargo, North Dakota

WDAY-TV is a television station in Fargo, North Dakota, United States, affiliated with ABC. It serves as the flagship television property of locally based Forum Communications Company, which also owns WDAY radio and The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. The television and radio stations share studios on South 8th Street in downtown Fargo, while WDAY-TV's transmitter is located near Amenia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WDAY (AM)</span> Radio station in Fargo, North Dakota

WDAY is North Dakota's oldest radio station, having first signed on in 1922. WDAY is licensed to Fargo, North Dakota, owned by Forum Communications, and operated by Flag Family Media. The transmitter site is near 210th Street South in Barnesville, Minnesota, and studios are on 8th Street South in Fargo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KRWK</span> Radio station in Fargo, North Dakota

KRWK (101.9 FM, known as "101.9 Jack FM", is a radio station serving the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1983 under the call sign KRRZ.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KLTA-FM</span> Radio station in Moorhead, Minnesota

KLTA-FM is a radio station based in Fargo, North Dakota, though licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to Moorhead, Minnesota, owned by Jim Ingstad's Radio FM Media. The station carries an Adult-oriented Top 40 (CHR) format. KLTA and Rhythmic CHR-formatted HD2 translator K245BY compete against heritage Top 40 (CHR) KOYY.

KQWB is an American AM radio station located in Fargo, North Dakota, owned by Jim Ingstad's Radio FM Media. Its studios are located on 7th Avenue South in Fargo, while its transmitter array is located north of Glyndon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fargo Marathon</span> U.S. road race

The Fargo Marathon is an annual road running marathon in Fargo, North Dakota, first held in 2005. Most years, it begins and ends inside the Fargodome, and the course also travels through Moorhead, Minnesota, Fargo's twin city. The event weekend also hosts a half marathon, 10K, and 5K. The race is a USATF-qualified course, so marathon finish times can be used to qualify for the Boston Marathon. The event has been sponsored by Sanford Health.

<i>Brainerd Dispatch</i>

The Brainerd Dispatch is a daily morning newspaper published in Brainerd, Minnesota. The newspaper was founded on December 22, 1881, and became a daily paper in 1883. In April 2004, the Dispatch became a morning paper. In July 2020, the publication switched to twice-a-week printing and delivery. The paper is owned by Forum Communications. The paper is published by Pete Mohs.

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Fargo, North Dakota, USA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota</span>

The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the U.S. representative from North Dakota's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the North Dakota Governor election, U.S. Senate election, as well as other statewide, legislative, and local elections. This was first House election since the state legislature changed voter ID requirements, revoking the ability to vote using a student ID.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Black Building (Fargo, North Dakota)</span> United States historic place

The Black Building at 114-118 Broadway in Fargo, North Dakota was a "pivotal" historic resource in the Downtown Fargo District, in the listing of that historic district upon the National Register of Historic Places. In 2016 it was also individually listed on the National Register, as its "owners chose to pursue the honor of individual listing for its architecture and for its association with George Mumford Black and his strategies in commerce and communications. Black had the upper floor of the Art Moderne building designed for WDAY (AM) radio and ensured the station signed off each show with “this is WDAY with from the Black Building, Fargo” and he is credited with creating the one-cent sale."

The Bemidji Pioneer is an American, English language newspaper headquartered in Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota. It was founded in 1896 and is currently owned by the Forum Communications Company out of Fargo, North Dakota.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 North Dakota gubernatorial election</span> Election for the governor of North Dakota

The 2024 North Dakota gubernatorial election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of North Dakota, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election, as well as various other federal, state, and local elections. Primary elections will take place on June 11, 2024.

References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota Newspaper Directory 2024" (PDF). Minnesota Newspaper Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ "About The Forum". LoC.gov . Library of Congress . Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ "FORUM OF FARGO-MOORHEAD". Forum Communications Company. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. ↑ Patrick Springer (April 17, 2017). "Family observes 100 years of Forum ownership". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead.
  5. ↑ "The Fargo forum, daily republican, and Moorhead daily news". LoC.gov . Library of Congress . Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. ↑ Roepke, Dave (2008-01-19). "Forum, radio team up". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Forum Communications Company . Retrieved 2008-01-21.
  7. ↑ "News/Photography/Special".
  8. ↑ "Von Pinnon: The Forum will soon print newspapers twice a week and move to all-mail delivery". 26 May 2020.

46°52′40″N96°47′09″W / 46.877759°N 96.785766°W / 46.877759; -96.785766 (D: Forum, Fargo-Moorhead)


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.