by Olga Hill
On Wednesday, Oct. 26, managing editor Roz Edward and senior editor Keith Owens of the Michigan Chronicle accepted a proclamation honoring the 80-year history of the Michigan Chronicle newspaper which was founded in 1936. The Michigan Chronicle is the largest and oldest Michigan based African American newspaper in Michigan. The iconic publication has a weekly circulation of 27,000 and a weekly readership of 120,000.
The Michigan Chronicle has been the “Voice of the Community” since 1936. It has presented stories and news impacting the African American experience for eight decades.
The proclamation was presented at 7 p.m. in the Oakland County Board of Commissioners’ Auditorium, located at 1200 North Telegraph Road in Pontiac.
Oakland Commissioner Nancy L. Quarles also presented a proclamation to WCHB Talk Show Host Mildred Gaddis for her 40 years of extraordinary service in the media and radio industry. Gaddis has used her show to educate and entertain on a myriad of social, political and human interest stories. She is the “Queen of the Airwaves.”
Michigan’s Oldest African American Newspaper –The Michigan Chronicle will soon relocate to its new home in the paper’s original birthplace in Paradise Valley.
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