Wick Communications

Wick Communications

Type	Private
Industry	Newspapers
Founded	July 30, 1984 (1984-07-30)[1]
Headquarters	Sierra Vista, Arizona
Key people	Milton I. Wick, Founder John M. Mathew, President and CEO Don Root, CFO Thomas W. Riebock, Director of Human Resources[2][3]
Employees	400+[4][5]
Website	www.wickcommunications.com

Wick Communications (formerly known as Wick Newspaper Group)^[2] is a family-owned community news company with 28 newspapers and 18 specialty publications in 12 states. The home offices are in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and it has newspapers in Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Montana, Colorado, Alaska, California, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho and Oregon.^[6]

History

Milton I. Wick and his brother James Wick founded Wick Communications Company in 1984. The company now has newspapers specialty publications in twelve states, primarily in the West.

Rev. Stanley A., James L. and Milton I. Wick, 1941.

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 Rosemary 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]

Walt M. Wick (left) and Robert J. Wick, sons of the late Milton I. Wick, serve as co-chairmen of the Board of Directors.

Milton Wick's sons, Walt and Robert, continue the family tradition of serving the Wick company. They serve as co-chairmen of the board of directors.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2004, the Walt and Robert were named to the Arizona Newspaper Hall of Fame.^[7][8]

John Mathew is currently CEO of the company.

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	Parker Pioneer
	Benson	San Pedro Valley News-Sun
	Sahuarita	Sahuarita Sun
	Sierra Vista	Sierra Vista Herald
	Tucson	Tucson Weekly
	Tucson	Inside Tucson Business
	Tucson	Daily Territorial
	Lake Havasu City	Today's News Herald
	California	Half Moon Bay	Half Moon Bay Review
Lake Isabella		Kern Valley Sun
Colorado	Montrose	Montrose Daily Press
Idaho	Payette	Independent-Enterprise
Louisiana	New Iberia	Daily Iberian
	Bogalusa	Bogalusa Daily News
	Jeanerette	Jeanerette Enterprise
	LaPlace	L'Observateur
	Covington	St. Tammany News
Montana	Sidney	Sidney Herald
New Mexico	Grants	Cibola Beacon
North Carolina	Roanoke Rapids	Daily Herald
North Dakota	Hankinson	Richland County News-Monitor
	Wahpeton	Wahpeton Daily News
	Williston	Williston Herald
Oregon	Ontario	Argus Observer
South Dakota	Pierre	Capital Journal

References

1. ^ "Ariz. Corp. Comm. – Corporations Division". http://starpas.cc.state.az.us/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/history-detail.p?corp-id=01393601. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Wick Communications Co.:Private Company Information". Bloomberg Businessweek. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=1080801. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
3. ^ "Company Management". Wick Communications Co.. http://wickcommunications.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=40. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
4. ^ "Wick Communications Company Profile". LinkedIn. http://www.linkedin.com/companies/wick-communications. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
5. ^ "Board of Directors". Wick Communications Co.. http://wickcommunications.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=41. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
6. ^ "Locations". Wick Communications Co.. http://wickcommunications.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=43. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "ANA Hall of Fame". Arizona Newspapers Association. http://www.ananews.com/awards/hof/index.html. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
8. ^ "History of Wick Communications". Wick Communications Co.. http://wickcommunications.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=46. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 

External links

• Official website