Cecil E. Newman established the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder in 1934. Today, celebrating 71 years of publishing, the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder newspaper is a minority and woman owned company led by publisher Launa Q. Newman. The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder has a readership of over 26,000 in the state of Minnesota with subscribers living primarily in the Twin Cities Metropolitan area. The reader profile is 60% female and 40% male, 70% of readers are between 26 and 55 years of age, and 46% of readers have annual household incomes of $35,000 or more, with 12% earning in excess of $75,000. The Minneapolis Spokesman Recorder is in the Minneapolis - Saint Paul, MN DMA. The Minneapolis Spokesman Recorder offers ROP and insert advertising opportunities in its daily circulation. Echo Media has direct relationships with over 7,500 newspapers providing tremendous local coverage.