{"id":355520,"date":"2025-12-18T05:33:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T05:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/355520\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T05:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T05:33:12","slug":"civic-media-acquires-wnov-milwaukee-courier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/355520\/","title":{"rendered":"Civic Media Acquires WNOV & Milwaukee Courier"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"860Civic Media is purchasing Black Talk\/Gospel 860 WNOV<\/a>\/106.5 W293CX Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Courier<\/a> weekly newspaper from Mary Ellen Jones\u2019 Courier Communications Corporation.<\/p>\n

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Civic Media will begin operating the station and newspaper on January 1. Mary Ellen Jones will serve as a consultant to Civic Media, while Jerrel Jones Jr. will assist with the newspaper transition and Dr. Robert \u2018Biko\u2019 Baker will join the company as Operations Manager for the station and newspaper. The former Editor of The Source will lead efforts \u201cto invest in journalism and programming that has long served Milwaukee\u2019s Black community\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Courier has published since 1964 and has operated the radio station since 1972.<\/p>\n

Mary Ellen Jones said, \u201c\u201dMy parents built The Milwaukee Courier and WNOV to give Milwaukee\u2019s Black community a voice when few existed. Passing that responsibility forward was not taken lightly. Civic Media is committed to honoring that legacy while investing in the future of trusted media.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her mother Earnestine Jones stated, \u201cWhen Jerrel and I founded The Milwaukee Courier and WNOV, we believed that accurate information is powerful and our voices matter. As my family passes the torch to Civic Media, we do so with trust that this mission will continue to grow, serve, and remain rooted in truth and integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jerrel Jones Jr. said \u201cThe Milwaukee Courier and WNOV have been instrumental in shaping my career and strengthening the Milwaukee community. It matters greatly to our family that these institutions continue to inform, uplift, and serve with integrity. Civic Media has shown sincere respect for our parents\u2019 legacy and a thoughtful commitment to honoring and advancing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Civic Media CEO Sage Weil commented, \u201cAcquiring The Milwaukee Courier and WNOV is both an opportunity and a responsibility. These are trusted institutions with deep roots in Milwaukee, and our role is to steward that legacy while investing in their future\u2014modernizing operations, expanding digital reach, and ensuring they continue to serve the community with integrity. We\u2019re proud to have Dr. Robert \u2018Biko\u2019 Baker lead this work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Baker added, \u201cI am excited to help continue the legacy of the Jones family by working with Civic Media. This is a historic opportunity to keep important organizations engaged with the community. This is exactly the vision that Mr. Jones had in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Civic Media Regional President Chris Moreau followed, \u201cOur company is proud to continue the legacy and history of WNOV\u2019s service to the heart of Milwaukee. We\u2019re committed to providing the resources and infrastructure to help this team serve the community through broadcast, digital and print media.\u201d<\/p>\n

WNOV and The Courier will join a Civic Media Milwaukee operation that includes Liberal Talk 540 WAUK<\/a> Jackson\/100.3 W262CJ Milwaukee\/101.1 W266BR Waukesha and Full Service Oldies simulcast 1400 WRJN<\/a> Racine\/98.1 W251BU Kenosha\/99.9 W260CV Racine and 1290 WZTI Greenfield\/107.3 W297BY Franklin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Civic Media is purchasing Black Talk\/Gospel 860 WNOV\/106.5 W293CX Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Courier weekly newspaper from Mary…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":355521,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,216],"class_list":{"0":"post-355520","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}