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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Drew Badanish Tracy Baim Bob Bearden Jeff McCourt |
| Publisher | Terri Klinsky |
| Editor-in-chief | Andrew Davis (executive editor) |
| Editor | Tracy Baim |
| Managing editor | Matt Simonette |
| Managing editor, design | Kirk Williamson (art director) |
| Staff writers | Jonathan Abarbanel Richard Knight Jr. Bob Roehr Rex Wockner Yvonne Zipter |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 5315 N. Clark St. #192,Chicago, Illinois |
| City | Chicago, IL |
| Sister newspapers | Nightspots |
| ISSN | 1049-698X |
| OCLC number | 20341561 |
| Website | windycitytimes |
Windy City Times is anLGBT newspaper inChicago that published its first issue on September 26, 1985.[1]
Windy City Times was founded in 1985 by Jeff McCourt, Bob Bearden, Drew Badanish andTracy Baim, who started Sentury Publications to publish the paper.[2] In 1987, Baim left Sentury Publications to found a new newspaper calledOutlines.WCT andOutlines were the two primary LGBT newspapers in the region for more than 12 years. In 2000, Baim purchasedWindy City Times from McCourt, and merged the two publications.
In 2018, Baim became publisher of theChicago Reader and remains as owner of Windy City Media Group.
Terri Klinsky is now publisher, Andrew Davis is executive editor, Matt Simonette is managing editor, Kirk Williamson is art director and Ripley Caine is business manager. Long-time writers includeRex Wockner, Yvonne Zipter, Bob Roehr, Richard Knight Jr., Jonathan Abarbanel. Jean Albright is Director of New Media and Circulation.
McCourt died in 2007.[3]
In 2017, journalist Gretchen Rachel Hammond was removed from her job after she published a story about three LGBT women who were expelled from a Gay Pride march for carrying a rainbow flag featuring aJewish Star.[4][5] Shortly after, she was hired as a reporter forTablet.[6]
Windy City Media Group announced on September 9, 2020 that, as of September 30, the biweekly print version would cease. News and feature coverage continue digitally at www.windycitymediagroup.com.[7]
The site has archived 70,000 articles fromWindy City Times and other previous products includingNightspots—a biweekly, four-color, glossy entertainment guide—andIdentity, a monthly online magazine. WCMG has also produced a twice-weekly podcast,Windy City Queercast, online videos, and a weekly e-newsletter.[citation needed] All products are now archived at windycitytimes.com.
Windy City Times is a member of theNational Gay Newspaper Guild, and has received numerous honors for its work, both from journalism organizations and from the LGBT community. Awards include from theNational Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, the Peter Lisagor Awards, and the Studs Terkel Award for Baim. Among groups honoring WCMG and Baim areChicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame;ACLU of Illinois;Human Rights Campaign;NOW;March on Washington Chicago Committee; Dignity/Chicago; Affinity; Greater Chicago Committee; and Association of Latin Men in Action.[citation needed]
In 2021, the newspaper won the Barbara Gittings Award for Excellence in LGBTQ Media at the32nd GLAAD Media Awards.[8]