Wick Allison
Lodowick Brodie Cobb "Wick" Allison (March 17, 1948 – September 1, 2020) was an American magazine publisher and writer. He was the owner of D Magazine.[1] It is a monthly magazine covering Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas. He co-founded the magazine in 1974. He was also the main owner of People Newspapers.[2] he purchased Peoples Newspapers in 2003. Allison was the president of the non-profit American Ideas Institute.[3] They are the publisher of The American Conservative.[4]
Wick Allison | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lodowick Brodie Cobb Allison March 17, 1948 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | September 1, 2020 (aged 72) Roscoe, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | Publisher, author |
| Years active | 1974–2020 |
| Organization | People Newspapers |
Notable work | D Magazine |
| Spouse(s) | Christine Peterson (m. 1983) |
| Children | 4 |
Personal life
Allison was born in Dallas, Texas, on March 17, 1948.[5] He was a sixth-generation Texan.[6] He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1971. He served as editor of the student magazine The Texas Ranger, Allison earned a degree in American Studies. after he finished college, he worked in the White House on the President's Commission on Campus Unrest. After that, he joined the United States Army. He attended the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. While at SMU, Allison created his business plan for D Magazine before dropping out.[5]
Allison married Christine Peterson in 1983.[7] Together, they had four daughters: Gillea, Maisie, Chrissie, and Loddie.[5] Chrissie was born with Down syndrome. Doctors said that she would need to be put into an institution but Allison and his wife chose to her home.[8]
Allison died on September 1, 2020, at his home in Craigie Clair, in the Catskill Mountains. He was 72 years old. He had bladder cancer for more than ten years before his death.[5]
References
- ↑ "Wick Allison, Author at D Magazine". D Magazine. Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Wick Allison to Speak at PHPC | Park Cities People". Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Learn About Wick Allison from Dallas, Texas, US". www.crowdfunder.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.[dead link]
- ↑ Rod Dreyer (September 11, 2014). "You Need Us, We Need You". The American Conservative. https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/you-need-us-we-need-you/. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Tarrant, David (September 2, 2020). Wick Allison, publishing entrepreneur and founder of D Magazine, dies at 72. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/obituaries/2020/09/02/wick-allison-publishing-entrepreneur-and-founder-of-d-magazine-dies-at-72/. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ↑ Schutze, Jim (May 15, 2014). "How D Magazine's Wick Allison Changed His Mind on the Trinity Parkway". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Marie J. Peterson, 1924 - 2014". Iohud.[dead link]
- ↑ Dreher, Rod (August 12, 2014). "On Learning Your Unborn Daughter Has Brain Damage". The American Conservative. https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/unborn-daughter-brain-damage/. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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