The Memphis Flyer

www.memphisflyer.com
  • 460 Tennessee St., Suite 200
  • Memphis, Tennessee 38103
  • Phone: (901) 521-9000
  • Fax: (901) 521-0129
  • Circulation: 47,689 (as of December 2012)
  • Audited By: Verified Audit Circulation
  • Publication Day: Every Thursday
  • Market Served: Memphis Metropolitan Area
  • National Advertising: Voice Media Group
The Memphis Flyer was founded on February 16, 1989, by Contemporary Media, Inc., publisher of Memphis magazine. With more than 222,000 regular readers, the Memphis Flyer is an urban newsweekly with a blend of hard news and features, and columns devoted to politics, sports, art, theatre, film, etc. In addition, the Flyer provides Memphis' most comprehensive event listings, calendar, and entertainment reporting.

Over the past 18 years, the Flyer has become an important part of the Memphis community, with a reputation for breaking important stories and taking a fresh, sometimes irreverent look at the landscape of the city. In the past three years, the staff of the Flyer has earned more than 30 awards from the Society of Professional Journalists/Mid-South Chapter. The Flyer has also won the prestigious Green Eyeshade award for investigative reporting from the Atlanta Chapter of SPJ.
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Recent AAN Awards

2011 Music Criticism, 1st Place (Circulation Above 50000) by Chris Herrington
2010 Individual Blog, 2nd Place (Circulation Below 50000) by Chris Davis
2010 Music Criticism, 2nd Place (Circulation Below 50000) by Chris Herrington
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Demographics

Age

 18-34 (19.4%)
 35-54 (43.3%)
 55+ (37.4%)
Gender

 F: 53%
 M: 47%
Education
Attended College:
57.30%

Graduated College:
37.80%
Occupation Professional/ Managerial:
71.30%

Median Household Income:
$53,044

Source: The Media Audit, February-March 2003

Staff

Title Name Email address*
Publisher Kenneth Neill ---
Associate Publisher/Editor Bruce VanWyngarden ---
Director of Digital/Operations Molly Willmott ---
Advertising Director Penelope Huston Baer ---
Art Director Carrie Beasley ---
Managing Editor Susan Ellis ---
Music Editor Chris Herrington ---
Classified Advertising Manager DeShaune McGhee ---
Staff Writer Chris Davis ---
Advertising Manager Carrie O'Guin ---
Senior Account Executive Kelli de Witt ---
Marketing Manager Matt Writt ---
Reporter Louis Goggans ---
Marketing and Distribution Coordinator Britt Hall ---

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Recent Articles

14 Books for Winter Reading

Fall into winter with some reading. Fourteen books to consider.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Memphis Flyer Staff  |  12-05-2012  |  Books

Unplanned Parenthood

The county's move to defund Planned Parenthood and grant Title X funding for reproductive services to Christ Community Health Services has not worked out as advertised.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Hannah Sayle  |  08-23-2012  |  Health
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Recent Blog Posts

Getting Rowdy

"All My Rowdy Friends," Friday night only at Rozelle Warehouse. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]...

Landrieu Speaks

Jackson Baker interviews New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu, who will be keynote speaker at next week's Summons to Memphis event...

Club 152 Reopens

Club 152 on Beale Street reopened Friday after a settlement was reached in Environmental Court. John Branston has the story...
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