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14 02, 2024

Bauer named publisher of Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff

2024-02-14T09:57:33-07:00February 14th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Doug Bauer has been named publisher of the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff. He joined the staff on Feb. 5. Doug Bauer, Publisher of The Arizona Daily Sun Bauer, 50, most recently served as chief strategy officer for TPC Holdings Inc. He oversaw the legacy print and online advertising operations for the Idaho-based Lewiston Tribune and Moscow-Pullman Daily News, as well as diversification efforts that included [...]

9 02, 2024

Congratulations to Daisy and Matthew for being selected for the E&P 2024 25 Under 35 list!

2024-02-09T10:40:16-07:00February 9th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Daisy Nelson (Photo by Laughlin Chamber of Commerce) Daisy Nelson, 25 Editor-in-Chief, Mohave Valley Daily News, Needles Desert Star and The Laughlin Times (River City Newspapers), Bullhead City, Arizona Education: Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism What advice do you have for other young professionals in news? The first thing that comes to mind regards the all-too-common struggle of striking a [...]

26 01, 2024

Yaritza Vazquez named Publishing Operations Manager

2024-01-26T17:57:47-07:00January 26th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yaritza Vazquez Yaritza Vazquez has been named Publishing Operations Manager for Wick Communications, where she will oversee the company’s newspaper design and pagination. "I feel lucky to be joining a team that believes in positively impacting communities and that shares a similar passion for design and journalism," she said.  Vazquez most recently served as the non-dailies project manager in Gannett’s page design center, leading a team [...]

16 01, 2024

Reilly Kneedler named chief of staff for Wick Communications

2024-01-16T14:01:48-07:00January 16th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Reilly Kneedler has been named Wick Communications’ chief of staff, a new role for the family-owned local media company. Kneedler will oversee special projects, work on long-term strategy, and drive digital innovation and technology integration. He will report to CEO Francis Wick, working closely with the company’s executive team.  “Reilly has an unmistakable passion and keen sense of the newspaper industry today and where the future likely leads,” [...]

5 09, 2023

Wick Communications to acquire Flagstaff’s Arizona Daily Sun

2023-09-07T13:02:17-07:00September 5th, 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Sierra Vista-based Wick Communications will acquire the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff in a move that strengthens the company’s holdings in Arizona. The company is acquiring the Daily Sun from Davenport, Iowa-based Lee Enterprises, Inc.  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 [...]

9 08, 2023

Matt Hickman named Herald/Review managing editor

2023-08-09T11:34:22-07:00August 9th, 2023|

Matt Hickman The Herald/Review has named Matt Hickman its new managing editor. Hickman, 48, previously worked for the paper from 1998-2015 as a sports reporter, sports editor and assistant managing editor, during which time he won more than 30 statewide awards, mostly for sports coverage and column writing. In 2015, Hickman left Cochise County to be the managing editor at another Wick Communications property, the Williston [...]

16 06, 2023

Frank Perea joins Williston and Sidney properties

2023-06-16T12:21:52-07:00June 16th, 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Frank Perea Frank Perea will join the Williston Herald and Sidney Herald as publisher July 10. Perea brings a wealth of leadership experience with community newspaper groups throughout the Northwest, Plains states and Colorado with a focus on overall and digital revenue growth. He was formally the vice president of Mullen Newspaper Company and oversees several markets directly. Perea has served on the boards of several state newspaper associations [...]

15 06, 2023

McChesney joins Alaska properties as publisher

2023-06-15T16:32:27-07:00June 15th, 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

McChesney, J. David David McChesney has joined Wick Communications as publisher of the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman in Wasilla, Alaska. His first day is June 19. McChesney brings a unique perspective to the role having worked on the newspaper side and on the vendor side focusing on digital tools for the industry. McChesney graduated with honors from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Visual Communications (photojournalism), then worked [...]

13 06, 2023

Lara returns to Nogales International newsroom

2023-06-13T09:26:18-07:00June 13th, 2023|Tags: , , , , |

Former reporter Genesis Lara has returned to the Nogales International as the paper’s new managing editor. Lara is a Nogales native who graduated from Nogales High School in 2014. She then attended the University of Arizona, completed a semester abroad in Guadalajara, Mexico, and earned her journalism degree from the UA in 2018. Lara joined the NI as a reporting intern in May 2018, then transitioned to a [...]

8 06, 2023

Fanny Weiland has been named assistant controller for Wick Communications

2023-06-08T08:03:04-07:00June 8th, 2023|Tags: , , , , |

Weiland has done two stints in the business office at the Sierra Vista Herald/Review Media, the most recent as business manager beginning in July 2021. She began her new position June 1. Weiland lives in Hereford and has an accounting degree from Southern New Hampshire University. “I am excited to continue my professional journey with Wick Communications. Growing through the ranks has provided me with a fundamental understanding [...]

9 05, 2023

Harty named publisher of The Daily Iberian

2023-05-09T09:11:34-07:00May 9th, 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Wick Communications veteran Ken Harty has been named publisher of The Daily Iberian in New Iberia, Louisiana. He succeeds Michael Messerly. Harty, who has spent his career in the news industry, worked for The Daily Iberian from 2002 to 2006. He has also worked at the Wahpeton Daily News and Williston Herald in North Dakota, the Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald in North Carolina, and the Fergus Falls Daily [...]

9 05, 2023

Kirkwood named publisher of Graham and Greenlee county newspapers

2023-05-09T07:58:04-07:00May 9th, 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Ian Kirkwood has been named publisher of the Eastern Arizona Courier and the Copper Era in Safford, succeeding Belinda Mills. Kirkwood, a 20-year veteran of the news industry, resides in St. David and is general manager of the Courier’s sister papers in Green Valley. He will join the staff on May 22. “I'm excited to join the Eastern Arizona Courier/Copper Era team! I can't wait to get involved with the community to [...]

15 02, 2023

D’Orlando Joins Wick Communications as COO

2023-06-15T15:45:15-07:00February 15th, 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

John D'Orlando has been named chief operating officer of Wick Communications. D’Orlando, 61, spent more than five years as president and publisher of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson, and has served as vice president/advertising director of the Orlando Sentinel Media Group in Orlando, Florida.  As COO he will be responsible for additional support and oversight to operations, transformative projects and financial execution. “I’m thrilled to have the [...]

9 01, 2023

Ellis named CFO for Wick Communications

2023-01-09T15:04:05-07:00January 9th, 2023|Tags: , , |

Susan Ellis Susan Ellis has been named chief financial officer for Wick Communications, owner of the Green Valley News and Sahuarita Sun. Wick has media operations in 13 western states, and Ellis said addressing the challenges of community newspapers and how Wick has approached that is a big part of what drew her to the position. “It’s not a company that’s standing still,” Ellis said. “It’s [...]

22 09, 2022

River City Newspapers expands its market with new acquisitions

2022-09-22T10:03:16-07:00September 22nd, 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Lake Havasu City-based River City Newspapers will acquire the Mohave Valley Daily News and the Kingman Miner in a move that strengthens the company’s holdings in Mohave County and Northwestern Arizona. The company is acquiring the Mohave Valley Daily News from San Diego, Calif.-based Brehm Communications. The deal with Brehm also includes three weekly newspapers, the Wickenburg Sun, Laughlin Times and Needles Desert Star along with a direct [...]

18 01, 2022

Robert Wick filled multiple roles, touched many hearts

2022-01-18T11:50:39-07:00January 18th, 2022|

Bob Wick – father, husband, son, brother, artist, environmentalist, friend, newspaper publisher, teacher – died Jan. 13, 2022 after a fight with cancer and subsequent heart attack. Wick was co-owner with his older brother, Walter M. Wick, of Wick Communications, a three-generation multi-media company that has operations in 11 states. Wick and his spouse of 42 years, Estellean Wick, have lived in Sierra Vista, Ariz., since meeting in [...]

4 01, 2022

Belinda Mills named publisher of Eastern Arizona Courier, Copper Era

2022-01-05T10:00:25-07:00January 4th, 2022|

Belinda Mills, a publishing veteran who has worked at newspapers across the Southwest, has been named publisher of the Eastern Arizona Courier and Copper Era. “With a wonderful track record of successful publishing and serving local communities, Belinda brings a beautiful cross section of passion for local journalism and the Southwest,” said Francis Wick, CEO and president of Wick Communications, which owns both papers. Wick is excited to [...]

16 11, 2021

Google announces funding for Wick, ASU’s Cronkite School research project

2022-01-17T13:39:04-07:00November 16th, 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Wick Communications is partnering with Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication on a project supported by Google to research strategies for facilitating healthy online discourse.  The Voices Listening Project, one of 25 included in the Google News Initiative's third North America Innovation Challenge, was announced Tuesday. Over the next year, the two organizations will engage with local communities to understand their needs and [...]

5 11, 2021

Wick Communications names Scott Green as Production Manager

2021-11-05T16:18:15-07:00November 5th, 2021|

Francis Wick, CEO, announced on Wednesday that Scott Green has returned to Wick Communications as Wick Production Manager, effective November 1, 2021. Green will also serve as Lead Pressman at the Sierra Vista Herald. Green returns to Wick Communications from Swift Media Group, Gypsum Colorado where he implemented many new processes at Colorado Mountain News Media.  Green has over 38 years of experience in the production environment beginning [...]

27 08, 2021

McCloud promoted to MyHeraldReview Multimedia Sales Manager

2021-08-27T14:17:58-07:00August 27th, 2021|

Herald/Review Media is pleased to announce the promotion of Alycia McCloud to Multimedia Sales Manager. McCloud replaces Kelsey Laggan who relocated to Clarksville, TN. Laggan has been crucial to the success of the Herald/Review multimedia specialist team for the past three years and worked closely with McCloud. McCloud began her career with Herald/Review Media in May of 2018 as the Digital Marketing Specialist and has become a digital [...]

18 05, 2021

Wick Communications’ NABUR project receives national recognition

2021-05-18T13:29:17-07:00May 18th, 2021|

NABUR, our innovative online forum, is seeing a lot of success and getting plenty of national recognition. It recently received two top honors from the Local Media Association. Best Social Media and Engagement Strategy Best Digital Audience Growth Strategy Read about them here; you’ll see that nobody in the industry is doing anything close to this. Congrats to Sean Fitzpatrick, Alessia Alaimo and Reilly Kneedler for their good [...]

17 05, 2021

Selby joins Wick Communications board

2021-05-17T13:19:01-07:00May 17th, 2021|Tags: , , , , , |

John R. “Jack” Selby has joined the Board of Directors for Wick Communications, the parent company of the Sierra Vista Herald/Review. Selby is managing director at Thiel Capital in Los Angeles, and was an original employee with PayPal, where he eventually became a corporate officer/senior vice president overseeing the company’s international and corporate operations. Selby is involved with several companies, including SpaceX, Palantir, Affirm, Blend, Bird and Openspace, [...]

19 03, 2021

Wick Community Journalists Earn Perfect Score as Trusted News Sites

2021-04-28T15:56:40-07:00March 19th, 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

  Nutrition Label for Wick Communications   NewsGuard, a journalism and technology company that rates the credibility of news and information websites, has collectively awarded 22 Wick Communications websites and their associated newsrooms a perfect 100 out of 100 score for credibility and transparency. In stating that Wick Communications’ community news coverage “generally takes a neutral tone” and that sites clearly label opinion content, NewsGuard said, [...]

2 03, 2021

Daily Leader joins Wick Communications

2021-03-02T09:56:08-07:00March 2nd, 2021|Tags: , , , , , |

The Madison Daily Leader, a business started in Lake County more than 140 years ago, will be joining Wick Communications, a family-owned newspaper group. FRANCIS WICK (left), president and CEO of Arizona-based Wick Communications, poses with Jon Hunter, publisher of The Madison Daily Leader and head of Leader Printing, next to the Madison newspaper's web press on Monday. Hunter announced that The Daily Leader is joining Wick [...]

16 12, 2020

Don Judd named Director of Information Technology

2020-12-16T09:10:43-07:00December 16th, 2020|

Wick Communications Co is pleased to announce Don Judd, Senior Network Engineer, has been promoted to Director of Information Technology on the Executive Team, effective immediately. Don started with Wick in 2005 as IT Manager at the Sierra Vista Herald and was subsequently promoted to Senior Network Engineer at the home office in 2011. Don has worked diligently to improve network infrastructure and security over the last 9 [...]

14 10, 2020

The Argus welcomes new leader

2020-10-14T14:43:31-07:00October 14th, 2020|

WESTERN TREASURE VALLEY Brad Bailey is the new publisher of The Argus Observer in Ontario, and its sister publication, the Independent-Enterprise in Payette, which now prints inside the Argus. This month, he will celebrate 29 years in newspapering. Before taking the opportunity to come to Ontario, his most recent assignment was as general manager for three newspapers in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. Prior to that, Bailey was publisher [...]

14 10, 2020

Sean Flaherty named publisher at The Wenatchee World

2020-10-14T12:28:37-07:00October 14th, 2020|

WENATCHEE — Sean Flaherty has been named publisher of The Wenatchee World. Flaherty, 56, has been serving as the paper’s general manager since June 2019. He joined the operation as advertising director in April 2018. The announcement of Flaherty’s new role was made Friday by Francis Wick, president and CEO of Arizona-based Wick Communications, which purchased the newspaper from the Woods family in 2018. The company owns 27 [...]

8 10, 2020

NABUR Journalist Product Manager Work Samples

2020-10-22T11:31:00-07:00October 8th, 2020|

  Community journalism examples from Wick's Neighborhood Assisted Bureau Reporting (NABUR): Community-Driven Story Idea By Madeline Happold, Wenatchee World journalist product manager A Wenatchee (Wash.) NABUR community member's question about open playgrounds and local rules and regulations concerning them during the COVID-19 restrictions led to the creation of an interactive map on NABUR and a story that was reverse-published into the print edition. View on Wenatchee NABUR (free [...]

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