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Andrews McMeel Universal Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus John P. McMeel Dies

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Friday, July 9, 2021

KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --John P. McMeel, Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Kansas City-based Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU), passed away July 7, 2021, announced AMU Chairman Hugh T. Andrews.

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  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --John P. McMeel, Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Kansas City-based Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU), passed away July 7, 2021, announced AMU Chairman Hugh T. Andrews.
  • "John was one of the most dynamic, energetic, and positive personalities one might ever encounter," said Andrews.
  • "Creators enjoyed unprecedented freedom and support from the team he and his late partner, Jim Andrews, assembled over the years.
  • After a few years editing and selling newspaper features on the side, John and James (Jim) Andrews founded Universal Press Syndicate with their wives, Susan McMeel and Kathleen Andrews, in 1970.

Former Andrews McMeel Universal Vice Chairman and Andrews McMeel Publishing CEO Kathleen Andrews Dies

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Sunday, April 18, 2021

b'KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Kathleen Whalen Andrews, former vice chairman of Kansas City-based media company Andrews McMeel Universal and chief executive officer of Andrews McMeel Publishing, and founding director of The Andrews Family Foundation, passed away April 16, 2021, announced Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) Chairman Emeritus John McMeel and AMU Chief Executive Officer Andy Sareyan.

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  • b'KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Kathleen Whalen Andrews, former vice chairman of Kansas City-based media company Andrews McMeel Universal and chief executive officer of Andrews McMeel Publishing, and founding director of The Andrews Family Foundation, passed away April 16, 2021, announced Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) Chairman Emeritus John McMeel and AMU Chief Executive Officer Andy Sareyan.
  • "She has been integral to many of its most successful ventures from Ziggy and Doonesbury to The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes.
  • "\n"Kathy was the indispensable Mom in the Mom-and-Pop basement operation that drew young creators to Leawood, Kansas," said Garry Trudeau, creator of Doonesbury.
  • She met her future husband, James (Jim) Andrews, as a graduate student.\nWith Jim, Kathleen founded Universal Press Syndicate (now AMU) in 1970 with John and Susan McMeel.