Times Media Group is an American media company based in the state of Arizona .
19-440: Its publications include: 85085 Magazine , 85086 Magazine , Ahwatukee Foothills News , College Times Magazine , The Entertainer! Magazine , East Valley Tribune , Gilbert Sun News , Lovin' Life After 50 , Nearby News , North Valley Magazine , SanTan Sun News , Scottsdale Airpark News , West Valley View , Scottsdale Airpark News , The Glendale Star and Peoria Times . TMG also owns and operates AZ Integrated Media,
38-568: A media distribution and custom publishing company, and runs the website Phoenix.org. Times Media Group was founded by Arizona publisher Steve Strickbine, and has its headquarters in Tempe, Arizona . In 2004, Strickbine launched Times Publications , a family of features publications in Scottsdale, AZ. It became the highest-circulated family of free-distribution features publications in the state of Arizona . In 2009, Times Media Group acquired
57-569: A newspaper that ceased in 2009 after publishing for 122 years. That same year the company acquired four weekly community newspapers and one semi-monthly publication from Century Group Media. The sale included the Banning Record Gazette, the Redlands Community News , Fontana Herald News , along with Yucaipa and Calimesa News Mirror . In July, Times Media Group also acquired Firebrand Media. The sale included
76-784: A weekly newspaper in 1948, began daily publication in 1961, and ceased publication in 2009. On October 31, 2018, the group acquired The Glendale Star , Peoria Times and a Luke Air Force Base community magazine which was re-branded with the name Sound of Freedom . In August 2019, Times Media Group acquired Southland Publishing . The sale included five newspapers: Ventura County Reporter , The Argonaut ( Santa Monica, California ), Pasadena Weekly , LA Downtown News and San Diego CityBeat . The three magazines acquired included Ventana Monthly , Playa Vista Direct and Arroyo Magazine . In 2020, Times Media Group acquired The Foothills Focus in New River . In 2021, Times Media Group acquired
95-465: Is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia . New issues arrive at kiosks throughout Tucson every Wednesday. Jim Nintzel is the current editor. Staff members include Logan Burtch-Buus, Tirion Morris, Christopher Boan, Jeff Gardner, Kathleen Kunz and Chelo Grubb. The founding editor was Douglas Biggers, who served as editor and publisher and also founded Edible Baja Arizona . He sold
114-596: Is published 24 times a year and distributed at 1,200 strategically chosen locations in and near Phoenix, and enjoys more than 130,000 readers. With the acquisition of AZ Integrated Media, Times Media Group became the largest distribution company of free media in Arizona, publishing numerous specialty and custom-published products, including the College Bowl Guide , the Spring Training Guide and
133-727: The East Valley Tribune , as part of the Phoenix SMG (Strategic Marketing Group). Then, in December 2000, Thomson Newspapers sold its Arizona newspaper holdings to Freedom Communications , Inc. of Irvine, California. Freedom Communications filed for Chapter 11 reorganization on September 1, 2009, in federal bankruptcy court in Delaware. In 2010, Freedom Communications sold the East Valley Tribune ,
152-613: The AFN took home first place for Departmental News & Copywriting Excellence, and four third-place awards: General Excellence; Best Use of Photography; Community Service/Journalistic Achievement; and Special Section, Newspaper Supplement or Magazine. Individually, there was one winner: Former sports reporter Ryan Casey won three awards: Best Team, Sport or Sports Beat Coverage (1st place, Desert Vista); Best Sports Story (2nd place, Desert Vista football); and Best Lifestyle Feature Story (3rd place, " A Long Road Back "). (Note: Its sister paper,
171-589: The College Transfer Guide . In 2013, the group acquired SanTan Sun News , a free newspaper published twice a month in southern Chandler, Arizona and Gilbert, Arizona , with a circulation of over 32,000. It was formerly known as Ocotillo News , but changed its name in 2005. In late January 2016, the group acquired East Valley Tribune and Ahwatukee Foothills News from 1013 Communications and immediately assumed day-to-day operations; 1013's other Arizona community newspapers were not included in
190-780: The Daily News-Sun , the Ahwatukee Foothills News , Glendale/Peoria Today and Surprise Today to 10/13 Communications. In late January 2016, Scottsdale-based Times Media Group acquired the East Valley Tribune and Ahwatukee Foothills News from 10/13 Communications and immediately assumed day-to-day operations. The paper as a whole took home five awards from the 2008 Arizona Newspapers Association Better Newspapers contest. Being judged in Division 3 (Non-Daily circulation greater than 10,000),
209-834: The Laguna Beach Independent, the Newport Beach Independent, the Coast Real Estate Guide , Laguna Beach Magazine and Newport Beach Magazine. Ahwatukee Foothills News 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
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#1732786604074228-592: The Maricopa Tribune also had an individual winner, Brett Fera, in Best Sports Story (1st place) in the Non-Daily circulation under 3,500 category.) Five current and former staffers won awards at the 2007 Arizona Press Club banquet: Brant Clinard, a photographer, won seven awards, including two first places; Jason Ludwig took home first- and third-place awards for reporting; U. Frank Williams,
247-845: The Tempe Union High School District ). The paper is delivered every Wednesday and boasts a circulation of 28,000. Locals may also refer to it as the AFN. First published as the Ahwatukee Sentinel in 1976, the name was changed to the Ahwatukee News in 1978. In 1988 it once again changed its name, this time to the Ahwatukee Weekly News . The current incarnation is the Ahwatukee Foothills News . In November 1998, Ahwatukee Foothills News joined Thompson Newspapers, which already owned
266-780: The Tucson publications of 10/13 Communications (including The Explorer , the Marana News , Foothills News , Desert Times , Tucson Weekly , and Inside Tucson Business ). In 2022, Times Media Group launched the Queen Creek Tribune . In 2023, Times Media Group acquired Picket Fence Media, publisher of The San Clemente Times , The Dana Point Times and The Capistrano Dispatch , as well as The Acorn Newspapers in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, California. In 2024, Times Media Group relaunched The Tempe Tribune,
285-504: The former photo editor, took home a second place award; Brett Fera, sports editor, won first place for sports reporting; and Ryan Casey, former staff writer, won second- and third-place awards for sports reporting. Tucson Weekly The Tucson Weekly is an alternative newsweekly that was founded in 1984 by Douglas Biggers and Mark Goehring, and serves the Tucson, Arizona , metropolitan area of about 1,000,000 residents. The paper
304-400: The group acquired Nearby News Publications, a trio of direct-mailed publications based in east Phoenix metro area. Nearby News consists of The Groves Report , The View and The North Gilbert Breeze In 2012, the group acquired AZ Integrated Media and its flagship publication College Times Magazine , a publication targeting 15- to 34-year-old young adults. The weekly entertainment magazine
323-745: The paper to Wick Communications in 2000. Longtime editor Jimmy Boegle left the Weekly in late 2012 to start his own independent paper in Palm Springs, California. In 2014, Wick sold the paper to 10/13 Communications. In 2021, Times Media Group acquired the Tucson publications of 10/13 Communications (including The Explorer , the Marana News , Foothills News , Desert Times , Tucson Weekly , and Inside Tucson Business ). Former editors include Dan Huff, Carol Ann Bassett, James Reel, Michael Parnell, Dan Gibson and Mari Herreras. Longtime Weekly and Arizona Daily Star reporter Chris Limberis
342-553: The publication Lovin' Life After 50 , a senior active adult publication founded in 1979. The publication hosts annual expos that cater to the Arizona senior market. In 2010, the Group acquired Scottsdale Airpark News , a business-to-business publication founded in 1980. The publication is a magazine, with a circulation of 25,000 copies available at more than 1,000 locations throughout the Scottsdale Airpark area. In 2011,
361-558: The sale. On July 13, 2017, Times Media Group acquired West Valley View , a free weekly newspaper that covers the West Valley cities and towns of Avondale , Buckeye , Goodyear , Litchfield Park , Tolleson and Tonopah. It has a controlled circulation of 75,000+ and is published every Wednesday. In September 2018, the group relaunched the Scottsdale Progress newspaper. The Scottsdale Progress originally began as
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