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'''News of the Weird''' is a [[Print syndication|syndicated]] [[newspaper column]] once edited by '''Chuck Shepherd''' <!-- bolded as [[Chuck Shepherd]] redirects here --> that collects bizarre news stories. It was created in 1988. {{As of|2006}}, it is syndicated by [[Universal Press Syndicate]] and published in more than 250 newspapers in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. As of July 2008, the daily internet column has merged with two other "weird" websites to form Weird Universe.
'''News of the Weird''' is a [[Print syndication|syndicated]] [[newspaper column]] once edited by '''Chuck Shepherd''' <!-- bolded as [[Chuck Shepherd]] redirects here --> that collects bizarre news stories. It was created in 1988. {{As of|2006}}, it is syndicated by [[Universal Press Syndicate]] and published in more than 250 newspapers in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. As of July 2008, the daily internet column has merged with two other "weird" websites to form Weird Universe. It was originally created by Washington Times reporter Kathi who passed it on to Mr. Shepard.


Shepherd announced his July 2, 2017 column would be his last after 30 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uexpress.com/news-of-the-weird/2017/7/2|title=Lead story: Playing the Hits|publisher=[[Uexpress]]|date=July 2, 2017|accessdate=July 6, 2017}}</ref> Starting the next week, columns were credited to "the Editors at [[Andrews McMeel]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uexpress.com/news-of-the-weird/2017/7/9|title=News of the Weird by the Editors at Andrews McMeel|publisher=Uexpress|date=July 9, 2017|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}</ref>
Shepherd announced his July 2, 2017 column would be his last after 30 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uexpress.com/news-of-the-weird/2017/7/2|title=Lead story: Playing the Hits|publisher=[[Uexpress]]|date=July 2, 2017|accessdate=July 6, 2017}}</ref> Starting the next week, columns were credited to "the Editors at [[Andrews McMeel]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uexpress.com/news-of-the-weird/2017/7/9|title=News of the Weird by the Editors at Andrews McMeel|publisher=Uexpress|date=July 9, 2017|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}</ref>

Revision as of 19:03, 6 May 2019

News of the Weird is a syndicated newspaper column once edited by Chuck Shepherd that collects bizarre news stories. It was created in 1988. As of 2006, it is syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate and published in more than 250 newspapers in the United States and Canada. As of July 2008, the daily internet column has merged with two other "weird" websites to form Weird Universe. It was originally created by Washington Times reporter Kathi who passed it on to Mr. Shepard.

Shepherd announced his July 2, 2017 column would be his last after 30 years.[1] Starting the next week, columns were credited to "the Editors at Andrews McMeel".[2]

References

  1. ^ "Lead story: Playing the Hits". Uexpress. July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "News of the Weird by the Editors at Andrews McMeel". Uexpress. July 9, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
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