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Trailblazing journalist Georgie Anne Geyer dies at age 84

Kansas City, MO (May 17, 2019) — Andrews McMeel Syndication (AMS) announces with great sorrow the passing of...Read More >

David Steinberg Named Editor of Universal Crossword

2018 Dear Abby College Columnist Scholarship Contest Winner Announced

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (October 10, 2018) – National Society of Newspaper Columnists Education Foundation (NSNCEF) has announced the winner of the 2018 D...Read More >

AMU Announces New Licensing Website

Kansas City, MO (August 10, 2018) — Andrews McMeel Universal is proud to announce the launch of its robust ne...Read More >

In the News

JOEY ALISON SAYERS AND JONATHAN LEMON ARE THE NEW CREATIVE TEAM FOR ‘ALLEY OOP’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Andrews McMeel Syndication has announced that the classic comic strip “Alley Oop” will continue with a new creative team start...Read More >

The Joy of Reading Miss Manners in 2017

At times of great stress, some seek escape. They find it in fantasy novels, reality-TV binges, psychotropic drugs. Over the last year, as Ame...Read More >

New eBook Available From Miss Manners

The newest eBook from Miss Manners is now available. Miss Manners’ Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior is&n...Read More >

The New Year Brings a New Name for Universal Uclick

In 1970, John McMeel and Jim Andrews founded Universal Press Syndicate (UPS), which grew to be the largest independent content syndicate in the wor...Read More >