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.