The ''Tucson Weekly'' is an
alternative newsweekly that was founded in 1984 by Douglas Biggers and Mark Goehring, and serves the
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson (; ; ) is a city in Pima County, Arizona, United States, and its county seat. It is the second-most populous city in Arizona, behind Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, with a population of 542,630 in the 2020 United States census. The Tucson ...
, metropolitan area of about 1,000,000 residents.
The paper is a member of the
Association of Alternative Newsmedia
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. New issues arrive at kiosks throughout
Tucson
Tucson (; ; ) is a city in Pima County, Arizona, United States, and its county seat. It is the second-most populous city in Arizona, behind Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, with a population of 542,630 in the 2020 United States census. The 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.
History
The founding editor was Douglas Biggers, who served as editor and publisher and also founded ''
Edible Baja Arizona''. He sold 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'').
Notable journalists
Former editors include Dan Huff, Carol Ann Bassett, James Reel, Michael Parnell, Dan Gibson and Mari Herreras. Longtime ''Weekly'' and ''
Arizona Daily Star
The ''Arizona Daily Star'' is an American daily newspaper based in Tucson, Arizona, and owned by Lee Enterprises. It serves Tucson and surrounding districts of Southern Arizona in the United States.
History 1877–1925
L. C. Hughes was the ...
'' reporter Chris Limberis was posthumously inducted into the Arizona Newspaper Association Hall of Fame in 2006.
Red Meat
The ''Tucson Weekly'' was a launching point for the comic strip ''
Red Meat
In gastronomy, red meat is commonly red when raw (and a dark color after it is cooked), in contrast to white meat, which is pale in color before (and after) cooking. In culinary terms, only flesh from mammals or fowl (not fish) is classified ...
'', created by Tucsonan
Max Cannon in 1989.
See also
*
List of alternative weekly newspapers
References
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External links
''Tucson Weekly'' official site
Alternative weekly newspapers published in the United States
Newspapers published in Arizona
Mass media in Tucson, Arizona
Newspapers established in 1984
Wick Communications publications
1984 establishments in Arizona