Anchorage Press
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The Anchorage Press is a free alternative
weekly newspaper
based in Anchorage
, Alaska
and owned by Wick Communications
.
Established in 1992 by Bill Boulay, Barry Bialik, and Nick Coltman as the Anchorage Bypass, it was renamed the Anchorage Press in 1994. It is published and distributed every Thursday, with a circulation of approximately 25,000. The paper was sold to Wick Communications Company in August 2006. Brendan Joel Kelley-Hellenthal is the current editor, replacing Krestia DeGeorge, who resigned in July, 2010.
Alternative weekly
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weekly newspaper
Weekly newspaper
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based in Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
and owned by Wick Communications
Wick Communications
Wick Communications is a family-owned community news company with 28 newspapers and 18 specialty publications in 12 states. The home offices are in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and it has newspapers in Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Montana, Colorado, Alaska, California, North Carolina, North Dakota,...
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Established in 1992 by Bill Boulay, Barry Bialik, and Nick Coltman as the Anchorage Bypass, it was renamed the Anchorage Press in 1994. It is published and distributed every Thursday, with a circulation of approximately 25,000. The paper was sold to Wick Communications Company in August 2006. Brendan Joel Kelley-Hellenthal is the current editor, replacing Krestia DeGeorge, who resigned in July, 2010.