Wick Communications

Wick Communications

Company type	Private
Industry	Newspapers
Founded	July 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]

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

State	City	Newspaper
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

References

1. "Ariz. Corp. Comm. – Corporations Division". Retrieved August 16, 2010.
2. "Wick Communications Co.:Private Company Information". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. 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. "Wick". NABUR. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
8. "ANA Hall of Fame". Arizona Newspapers Association. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
9. "History of Wick Communications". Wick Communications Co. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
10. "Paxton Media Group purchases The Daily Herald". The Daily Herald. January 31, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
11. Mascarenhas, Natasha (June 5, 2018). "Half Moon Bay Review bought by community members". SFChronicle.com.
12. "Woods family sells Wenatchee World to Wick Communications". The Seattle Times. March 29, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
13. Partsch III, Raymond (July 5, 2018). "Wick buys Acadiana LifeStyle". The Daily Iberian. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
14. "Wick Communications to acquire Flagstaff's Arizona Daily Sun". Editor and Publisher. September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
15. https://wickcommunications.com/our-markets/madison-daily-leader/

External links

• Official website