Isthmus is an independent, local news source based in Madison, Wisconsin. Free and online all the time.
Isthmus Community Media, Inc.
P.O. Box 1542
Madison, Wisconsin, 53701
608-251-5627
A Little Bit of History
Isthmus Publishing Company was founded on April 9, 1976, by Vincent P. O'Hern and Fred Milverstedt. It was sold to Red Card Media in July 2014. In April 2021, Isthmus became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operating under the name Isthmus Community Media, Inc.
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Staff
Editor/President: Judith Davidoff, jdavidoff@isthmus.com
Publisher Jason Joyce: jjoyce@isthmus.com, @jjoyce
Associate Editor Linda Falkenstein: lindaf@isthmus.com
Calendar Editor Bob Koch: calendar@isthmus.com
Art Director Tommy Washbush: twashbush@isthmus.com
Staff writer, Liam Beran: lberan@isthmus.com
Sales Director Barbara Bolan: bbolan@isthmus.com
Development Director Mark Clear: mclear@isthmus.com
Circulation Manager Tim Henrekin
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Board of Directors
Masood Akhtar
Judith Davidoff
Kirsten Houghton
Taylor Kilgore
Dan Koehn
Jill Pedigo Hall
Ralph Russo
Molly Stentz
Mike Wagner
Editorial independence policy
Donor and financial transparency policy
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