The Tucson Citizen was a daily newspaper in Tucson, Arizona. It was founded by Richard C. McCormick with John Wasson as publisher and editor on October 15, 1870 as the Arizona Citizen. The most recent publisher and editor was Michael Chihak. Jennifer Boice and Mark Kimble are currently serving as interim co-publishers.
When it ceased printing on May 16, 2009, the daily circulation was approximately 17,000, down from a high of 60,000 in the 1960s....
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The Tucson Citizen was a daily newspaper in Tucson, Arizona. It was founded by Richard C. McCormick with John Wasson as publisher and editor on October 15, 1870 as the Arizona Citizen. The most recent publisher and editor was Michael Chihak. Jennifer Boice and Mark Kimble are currently serving as interim co-publishers.
When it ceased printing on May 16, 2009, the daily circulation was approximately 17,000, down from a high of 60,000 in the 1960s. The Citizen published six days per week (except Sunday, when only the Arizona Daily Star is published as part of the two papers' joint operating agreement).
The Tucson Citizen was the oldest continuously published newspaper in Arizona at the time it ceased publication.
In January 2009, Gannett, the owners of the paper since the late 1970s, announced that it would permanently close the Citizen by March 21 if a buyer is not found, but on March 18, 2009, Gannett announced the paper would remain open past the March 21 closing because they are...
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