Wick Communications

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Wick Communications
Type Private
Industry Newspapers
FoundedJuly 30, 1984 (1984-07-30) [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.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]

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History

Milton I. Wick and his brother James Wick founded Wick Communications Company in 1926. [7]

Milton Wick entered the publishing business in 1926 when he became owner and publisher of the Niles Daily Times 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 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. [8] In September 2004, Walt and Robert were named to the Arizona Newspaper Hall of Fame. [8] [9]

In January 2018, Wick sold The Daily Herald in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, a paper it had owned since 1948, to Paxton Media Group. [10] Wick sold the Half Moon Bay Review , based in Half Moon Bay, California, in May 2018. [11]

In March 2018, Wick bought The Wenatchee World , which was formerly a family-owned newspaper in Washington. [12] Wick Communications also acquired Acadiana LifeStyle in July 2018. [13]

In September 2023, Wick bought the Arizona Daily Sun from Lee Enterprises. [14]

Newspapers

StateCityNewspaper
Alaska Wasilla Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
Anchorage Anchorage Press
Arizona Flagstaff Arizona Daily Sun
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 Parker Pioneer (50%)
Benson San Pedro Valley News-Sun
Sahuarita Sahuarita Sun
Sierra Vista Herald Review Media
Tucson The Daily Territorial
Lake Havasu City Today's News Herald (50%)
Colorado Delta Delta County Independent
Montrose Montrose Daily Press
Idaho Payette Independent-Enterprise
Louisiana New Iberia Daily Iberian
Iberia Acadian LifeStyle
Montana Sidney Sidney Herald
Minnesota Fergus Falls The Daily Journal
North Dakota Hankinson Richland County News-Monitor
Wahpeton Wahpeton Daily News
Williston Williston Herald
Oregon Ontario Argus Observer
South Dakota Pierre Capital Journal
Madison Madison Daily Leader [15]
Washington Wenatchee The Wenatchee World

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  15. https://wickcommunications.com/our-markets/madison-daily-leader/