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Wick Communications, a third-generation family-owned and operated media corporation, owns 21 newspaper titles throughout 10 Western states from Alaska to Louisiana. Wick owns seven newspapers in Arizona and holds half ownership in four others in the state as a partner in River City Newspapers.

Wick acquires Flagstaff’s Arizona Daily Sun

The announcement was made Tuesday (September 5, 2023) in Flagstaff by Wick CEO Francis Wick, a fourth-generation Arizonian, and Daily Sun Publisher Colleen Brady.

“The Daily Sun and the Flagstaff community represent some of the best qualities of Arizona. We’re honored to be carrying on the strong legacy of this important community institution in the state we call home,” Wick said.

Wick Communications, a third-generation family-owned and operated media corporation, owns 21 newspaper titles throughout 10 Western states from Alaska to Louisiana. Wick owns seven newspapers in Arizona and holds half ownership in four others in the state as a partner in River City Newspapers.

Wick acquires Flagstaff’s Arizona Daily Sun

The announcement was made Tuesday (September 5, 2023) in Flagstaff by Wick CEO Francis Wick, a fourth-generation Arizonian, and Daily Sun Publisher Colleen Brady.

“The Daily Sun and the Flagstaff community represent some of the best qualities of Arizona. We’re honored to be carrying on the strong legacy of this important community institution in the state we call home,” Wick said.



“As a fourth-generation Wick family member, I’m proud of the legacy and difference our newspapers mean to their respective communities.”

– Francis Wick, CEO –

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Milton I. Wick founded Wick with his brother James in 1926

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