Milwaukee Courier
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Courier Communications |
| Publisher | Jerrel Jones |
| Editor | Roemel Brown |
| Founded | June 27, 1964 |
| Headquarters | 2003 W Capitol Dr Milwaukee, WI 53206-1939 |
| Circulation | 40,000 |
| ISSN | 0026-4350 |
| OCLC number | 4166496 |
| Website | Milwaukee Courier |
The Milwaukee Courier is a weekly African-American newspaper based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1964[1] and is the state's oldest black-owned newspaper.[2] The newspaper is owned by Courier Communications, which also owns and operates the radio station WNOV, and The Madison Times which they acquired in 2014.[2][3][4]
The paper's owner Jerrel Jones, who sits on the board of the Potawatomi Foundation, launched and funded a successful recall petition against then-Senator Gary George in 2003, over his opposition to a bill supporting the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino.[5][6] The newspaper was also known for having a 102-year-old writer, Mattiebelle Woods, who wrote a social column for the newspaper.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "About Us". Milwaukee Courier. Courier Communications. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b Ivey, Mike (7 December 2014). "Madison Times newspaper sold to Milwaukee's Courier Communications". madison.com. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- ^ DeWitt, Karen (Sep 1974). "The Economics of Black Media". Black Enterprise: 19.
- ^ Ivey, Mike (November 27, 2013). "Weekly Papers, a Tale of Two Wisconsin Cities". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 8. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Spivak, Cary; Bice, Dan (March 21, 2003). "Papers rip George over casino stance". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. ProQuest 261740416.
- ^ "Downfall". Milwaukee Magazine. January 25, 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Legendary Milwaukee Journalist Turns 102 and still Wtites Weekly Newspaper Column". Jet: 60. November 15, 2004.
- ^ "Nation's Oldest Reporter Dies in Milwaukee". Kenosha Times. February 19, 2005. p. C4. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2020.