Milwaukee Courier Explained

Milwaukee Courier
Type:Weekly newspaper
Foundation:June 27, 1964
Owners:Courier Communications
Publisher:Jerrel Jones
Editor:Roemel Brown
Circulation:40,000
Headquarters:2003 W Capitol Dr
Milwaukee, WI 53206-1939
Oclc:4166496
Issn:0026-4350
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.[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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us . Milwaukee Courier . Courier Communications . 27 December 2020 . 4 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201204161550/https://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/about/ . live .
  2. Web site: Ivey . Mike . Madison Times newspaper sold to Milwaukee's Courier Communications . madison.com . 7 December 2014. 2020-12-27.
  3. DeWitt . Karen . The Economics of Black Media . Black Enterprise . Sep 1974 . 19.
  4. News: Ivey . Mike . Weekly Papers, a Tale of Two Wisconsin Cities . 28 December 2020 . The Capital Times . November 27, 2013 . Madison, Wisconsin . 8 . 18 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240518142818/https://www.newspapers.com/image/520985076/ . live .
  5. News: Spivak . Cary . Bice . Dan. Papers rip George over casino stance. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. March 21, 2003. .
  6. Downfall . Milwaukee Magazine . January 25, 2008 . 28 December 2020.
  7. Legendary Milwaukee Journalist Turns 102 and still Wtites Weekly Newspaper Column . Jet . November 15, 2004 . 60.
  8. News: Nation's Oldest Reporter Dies in Milwaukee . 28 December 2020 . Kenosha Times . February 19, 2005 . C4 . 18 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240518142820/https://www.newspapers.com/image/599870298/ . live .

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