Ahwatukee Foothills News
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Times Media Group |
| Publisher | Steve Strickbine |
| Editor | Paul Maryniak |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 1620 W. Fountainhead Parkway, Ste. 219 Tempe, AZ 85282 US |
| Circulation | 27,684 (as of 2022)[1] |
| Website | ahwatukee.com |
The Ahwatukee Foothills News is a weekly newspaper that serves the Ahwatukee district of the city of Phoenix. Its education and sports coverage mainly revolves around the two high schools serving the district: Mountain Pointe High School and Desert Vista High School (both part of the Tempe Union High School District).
The paper is delivered every Wednesday and boasts a circulation of 28,000.[2]
History
In 1976, Bruce Gillam, president of Presley Development Company, hired the Leslie Riell Publishing Company to create a monthly newsletter to promote Ahwatukee, Phoenix. where Presley was constructing homes. In 1978, the paper was renamed to the Ahwatukee News. A few years later editor Clay Schad bought the paper from Riell.[3]
In 1988, the paper once again changed its name, this time to the Ahwatukee Weekly News. The current incarnation is the Ahwatukee Foothills News.[4] In November 1998, Thompson Newspaper bought the News for $3.5 million. At that time the paper had a circulation of 28,000.[5]
In 2000, Freedom Communications purchased all the newspapers in Arizona owned by Thomson. The sale included the Ahwatukee Foothills News, East Valley Tribune and Yuma Sun.[6] In 2009, Freedom Communications filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. In 2010, the company sold the East Valley Tribune, the Daily News-Sun, the Ahwatukee Foothills News, Glendale/Peoria Today and Surprise Today to 10/13 Communications.[7] In 2016, Times Media Group acquired the East Valley Tribune and Ahwatukee Foothills News from 10/13 Communications.[8]
External links
References
- ↑ "2022 ANA Directory by ANA News - Issuu". issuu.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Ahwatukee Foothills News". Ahwatukee Foothills News. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ↑ Rothman, Amy (August 11, 2004). "'Mr. Ahwatukee' joins staff as community columnist". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. 198.
- ↑ "Ahwatukee Foothills News". Archived from the original on May 29, 2006. Retrieved June 4, 2006.
- ↑ "Ahwatukee paper sold to Thomson". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. November 24, 1998. p. 52.
- ↑ "Freedom Buys Thomson's Newspapers In State". Kingman Daily Miner. Associated Press. June 27, 2000. Retrieved June 14, 2018 – via Google News Archive.
- ↑ Ducey, Lynn (February 16, 2006). "Freedom finalizes deal for sale of East Valley Tribune". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ↑ Sunnucks, Mike (January 27, 2016). "Scottsdale publisher buying East Valley Tribune, Ahwatukee Foothills News". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved February 24, 2016.