Vindicator to cease operation

June 28, 2019 Off By Eric O'Brien

WFMJ-TV reports that its sister operation, the Youngstown Vindicator, will cease operation in August. The announcement come 3 days after the paper’s 150th anniversary. A letter will be published to readers in Saturday’s edition.

Closure of the newspaper will not affect TV operations. General Manager Mark Brown says there are no plans to sell WFMJ.

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2 Comments

  • Anthony Boerio says:
    June 28, 2019 at 5:23 pm

    Man, so said to see newspapers ceasing operations. I love reading the paper at lunch or dinner, doesn’t really matter what paper, always something new to read about, do the Jumble, read all the sports stats, etc….

  • log cabin Bill says:
    June 30, 2019 at 7:52 am

    Sorry to hear about the Vindicator ceasing operation. WFMJ-TV and the Vindicator together made a great news reporting team. In Aug. 1971 when WPGH-TV went bankrupt, I was hired by WFMJ-TV as technical director of the 6 & 11 PM newscasts, leaving WFMJ-TV in Jan. 1974 to put WPGH-TV back on the air. Youngstown will be without a great newspaper.

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