Times Media Group, a Valley-based company with community weekly newspapers and websites throughout Arizona and California, announced today that it has acquired Tucson Local Media.Â
Tucson Local Media is the publisher of the Tucson Explorer, Tucson Weekly, Marana News, Foothills News, Desert Times and Inside Tucson Business. The deal will be effective April 30, 2021.
âOur plan is to continue publishing all publications in the portfolio, and to do so with all of the current staff members,â said Steve Strickbine, Times Media Groupâs founder and president.Â
âJason Joseph, current publisher, will be exiting as a planned result of the deal.â
Times Media Group also operates several community news websites in the Valley, including EastValley.com, WestValleyView.com, themesatribune.com, Phoenix.org, Scottsdale.org, gilbertsunnews.com, Ahwatukee.com, ChandlerNews.com, santansun.com and others with a cumulative monthly unique visitor count in the Valley of mor