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Updated May 24, 2022, 10:32 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
After three decades at the Tucson Weekly, Jim Nintzel is packing up his desk. The editor of that publication for the past five years — along with the Explorer, Inside Tucson Business, Marana News and more — Nintzel joins other staffers in leaving the Tucson Local Media operation.... Read more»
Updated Apr 19, 2021, 3:32 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
The Tucson Weekly, Inside Tucson Business and Explorer have been sold to a Phoenix-area newspaper chain. Time Media Group has a pattern of buying small publications and cutting staff even further.... Read more»
Posted May 20, 2015, 1:35 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
David Rupkalvis, a UA grad who's worked on newspapers in North Dakota and Texas, has been named the new editor of the Northwest Explorer, Tucson Weekly, Inside Tucson Business and other Tucson-area publications owned by media chain 10/13 Communications.... Read more»
Updated Mar 25, 2015, 11:18 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Thelma Grimes, the editor of media chain 10/13 Communications' holdings in Southern Arizona — the Tucson Weekly, Northwest Explorer, Inside Tucson Business and smaller publications — is stepping down after a year. Grimes, who was the managing editor of the Explorer for three years before 10/13 expanded in Tucson, is moving to Denver.... Read more»
Updated Nov 19, 2014, 4:48 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Dan Gibson, editor of the Tucson Weekly, is stepping down to take a position with Visit Tucson, the nonprofit tourism promotion agency. Gibson announced the move on his personal Facebook page Wednesday, saying he'll leave the desk at the alt-weekly later this month.... Read more»
Posted May 1, 2014, 12:01 am
Mark B. Evans
/Special to TucsonSentinel.com
Editor Mark B. Evans on why he chose not to continue at Inside Tucson Business: "I choose not to elevate 10/13’s reputation in town by lending it mine, nor do I want to risk seeing my reputation tarnished by attaching it to 10/13’s. I would rather be unemployed and risk financial ruin than work for Randy Miller."
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Posted Apr 26, 2014, 12:33 pm
Tom Prezelski
/TucsonSentinel.com
The last few weeks have been tough on anyone who still believes that the media should have a serious role in the public dialogue in Tucson. As if to remove any doubt that things are in a downward spiral, KOLD decided to observe the two-year anniversary of the disappearance of Isabel Celis with a “special report” with a Phoenix-area psychic giving “insights” into the as-yet unsolved case.... Read more»
Posted Apr 25, 2014, 9:23 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Mark B. Evans, one of the city's most respected journalists, said Friday that he's leaving his post as editor of Inside Tucson Business, which is being sold to 10/13 Communications, a chain with a history of cutting newsroom staff. Evans said that he refused to apply for a post with the new owner, but won't comment on why until after his term of employment ends April 30.... Read more»
Updated Apr 18, 2014, 2:24 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Updated: A pair of Tucson publications — the Tucson Weekly and Inside Tucson Business — is being sold to a national publishing chain that also operates the Explorer, 10/13 Communications. Sources said all employees will be laid off, with the opportunity to apply for an unknown number of positions with the new owners.... Read more»