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The Forum of Fargo–Moorhead
The Forum front page for April 16, 2008
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
OwnerForum Communications Company
Founder(s)Alanson W. Edwards and H. C. Plumley
PublisherBill Marcil, Jr.
EditorMatthew Von Pinnon
FoundedNovember 17, 1891 (with heritage dating to 1878)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters101 5th Street North
Fargo, ND 58102-4826
 United States
Circulation10,000 digital subscribers[1]
34,029 (as of 2024)[2]
ISSN0895-1292
OCLC number9563116
Websiteinforum.com

The Forum of Fargo–Moorhead or more recently The Forum is an American, English language newspaper.[3] It is the major newspaper for Fargo, North Dakota and the surrounding region, including Moorhead, Minnesota. It is the flagship and namesake of Forum Communications.[4] It is the primary paper for southeast North Dakota, and also much of northwest Minnesota.

History

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On November 17, 1891, Major Alanson W. "A. W." Edwards and H.C. Plumley published the first edition of The Fargo Forum.[5][6] In October 1894, Edwards and Plumley bought The Daily Republican, which had been co-founded by Edwards and J. B. Hall in 1878.[7][6] The Forum reckons 1878 as its founding date.[4]

In February 1908, Edwards died. Outside the Forum, his other accomplishments included founding the Fargo Argus, serving as Fargo mayor, as a member of the state assembly and as U.S. consul general in Montreal.[8] In August 1912, the Forum entered receivership,[9] and in November 1912 was sold at public auction to J.P. Dotson, editor of the Crookston Times, for $52,500.[10][11] At that time Plumley left the business.[12]

In May 1913, The Forum Publishing Co. was incorporated with Dotson as president.[13] In April 1917, Dotson sold the business to Norman B. Black, former general manager of the Grand Forks Herald, for over $100,000.[14] Black took on his son, Norman D. Black, and H. D. Paulson as minority partners. In 1924, the Blacks and Paulson bought the Daily Tribune, successor to the Argus, bringing all of the papers founded by Edwards under one umbrella. This allowed the Forum to expand to a seven-day paper with morning and evening editions during the week.[6]

N.B. Black died in January 1931 at age 65,[15] and was succeeded as publisher by his son, Norman D. Black.[16] In January 1933, N.B. Black became one of the first two inductees in the North Dakota Newspaper Hall of Fame.[17]

In August 1951, Jenny C. Black, company president and widow of N.B. Black, died at age 81.[18] In August 1944, N.D. Black died of a sudden heart attack at age 57,[19] and then was succeeded as publisher by his son, Noman D. Black, Jr.[20] In November 1954, the Black family acquired the Moorhead Daily News.[21] In June 1957, the Daily News was merged into the Forum.[22] In 1966, the paper was modified to its current name, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead.[6]

In September 1969, N.D. Black, Jr. died at age 56,[23] and was succeeded as publisher by his nephew, William C. Marcil.[24] In May 1986, N.D. Black, Jr. was inducted into the state's newspaper hall of fame.[25] In May 2005, Marcil was also inducted.[26] In September 2010, Marcil retired and was succeeded by his son, Bill Marcil, Jr.[27] In May 2020, the Forum reduced its print schedule to Wednesdays and Saturdays and switched from carrier to postal delivery due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[28]

TV/Radio

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The Forum is also co-owned with TV stations WDAY-TV and WDAZ-TV. It used to own KOYY under the call sign WDAY-FM, as well as WDAY-AM. In spring 2008, The Forum's news staff merged with WDAY-AM's news team, forming one of the first joint radio-print news-gathering operations in the country.[29] This ended in 2025 when The Forum sold WDAY-AM.[30] The Forum has been in broadcasting since 1935, when it led a syndicate that bought in WDAY-AM in 1935. WDAY-TV signed on in 1953. The Forum bought full control of the WDAY stations in 1958.[6]

A photograph of the art-deco building headquarters of The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead.
Headquarters in Fargo

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ McFeely, Mike (October 10, 2020). "McFeely: InForum passes online subscription milestone". The Forum. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Minnesota Newspaper Directory 2024" (PDF). Minnesota Newspaper Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. ↑ "About The Forum". LoC.gov. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Patrick Springer (April 17, 2017). "Family observes 100 years of Forum ownership". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead.
  5. ↑ "The Fargo Forum". Moorhead Daily News. Moorhead, Minnesota. November 17, 1891. p. 2.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "History of Forum Communications". Forum Communications Company. 2002.
  7. ↑ "Edwards Buys a Paper". The Saint Paul Globe. October 26, 1894. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "Maj. Edwards Dead | North Dakota Editor and Politician Passes Away". Montana Sunlight. Whitehall, Montana. February 14, 1908. pp. A2.
  9. ↑ "Emery Is Receiver | The Court Has Named Him Receiver Of The Fargo Forum". Moorhead Daily News. Moorhead, Minnesota. August 21, 1912. p. 4.
  10. ↑ "Fargo Forum Sold To Dotson OF Crookston". Grand Forks Herald. November 12, 1912. p. 1.
  11. ↑ "Fargo Forum Sold To Crookston Man". The Weekly Times-Record. Valley City, North Dakota. November 14, 1912. p. 3.
  12. ↑ "Two Old Editors Quit". Grand Forks Herald. November 18, 1912. p. 4.
  13. ↑ "Forum Publishing Co. Has Been Incorpated". The Fargo Forum, Daily Republican, and Moorhead Daily News. May 19, 1913. p. 1.
  14. ↑ "Fargo Forum Sold To N.B. Black". Jamestown Weekly Alert. Associated Press. April 19, 1917. p. 10.
  15. ↑ "Norman B. Black, Fargo Publisher, Died This Morning". The Hope Pioneer. January 8, 1931. p. 1.
  16. ↑ "Norman D. Black Succeeds Father As Forum Pub". Morning Pioneer. Mandan, North Dakota. January 22, 1931. p. 1.
  17. ↑ "Honor Paid To Black, Winship | Members of Newspaper Craft Dedicate Press Hall of Fame". The Fargo Forum, Daily Republican, and Moorhead Daily News. Fargo, North Dakota. January 21, 1933. p. 2.
  18. ↑ "Mrs. N.B. Black Passes; Was President Of Forum". The Fargo Forum, Daily Republican, and Moorhead Daily News. Fargo, North Dakota. August 16, 1951. p. 1.
  19. ↑ "Norman D. Black, Fargo Publisher, Dies Suddenly". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. August 4, 1944. p. 1.
  20. ↑ "Norman D. Black Jr. Is New Forum Publisher". Morning Pioneer. Mandan, North Dakota. August 18, 1944. p. 1.
  21. ↑ "Daily News Sold To Fargo Forum Co". Moorhead Daily News. Moorhead, Minnesota. November 30, 1954. p. 1.
  22. ↑ "Daily News, Forum To Merge". Moorhead Daily News. Moorhead, Minnesota. June 28, 1957. p. 1.
  23. ↑ "Norman Black Jr. Is Dead at 56; Forum Publisher". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. September 25, 1969. p. 1.
  24. ↑ "Marcil Becomes Forum Publisher". Grand Forks Herald. Associated Press. October 1, 1969. p. 13.
  25. ↑ "Sinner says N.D. special session likely". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. May 3, 1986. p. 13.
  26. ↑ "William Marcil inducted into Newspaper Hall of Fame". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. May 9, 2005. p. 10.
  27. ↑ Nowatzki, Mike (September 15, 2010). "Marcil Jr. to become publisher; Case expands role to CEO". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. p. 1.
  28. ↑ Von Pinnon, Matthew (May 26, 2020). "Von Pinnon: The Forum will soon print newspapers twice a week and move to all-mail delivery". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
  29. ↑ Roepke, Dave (January 19, 2008). "Forum, radio team up". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Forum Communications Company. Retrieved January 21, 2008.
  30. ↑ Ellis, Jon (October 6, 2024). "Forum Sells WDAY Radio After 89 Years of Ownership". NorthPine.com. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
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