Update on FoxTrot Replacement Rush



Editor and Publisher weighs in. I've had three different newspaper folk point out a possible third winner: Tony Carillo's former collegiate mega-hit now in syndicated form F-Minus (a daily from which is above), which they all say was pushed hard as a replacement. One such paper is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; that publication's Chris Mautner interviews the cartoonist.

Remember, while it's not likely we'll know how Amend's four-figure client count on FoxTrot broke down into dailies clients and Sundays clients, it's certain that the dailies were the only thing thing in play. After all, Amend continues doing his Sundays. There's a chance a few papers out there might have given the Sunday slot to a feature where the weekend exposure can help build an audience for the dailies, but I haven't heard about any yet. Besides, FoxTrot is really popular, and popular features are so few and far between that I can't see too many folks giving up on the Sundays right away, even with space at a premium (it could be something that goes against keeping it in future years, though). There's also a chance that some papers may make a change in both dailies and Sundays without knowing Amend is continuing the Sundays; I've heard a couple of stories like this, but nothing I've been able to confirm.
 
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