# Louis Black

> Louis Black is an American journalist and businessman who is the co-founder of The Austin Chronicle, an alternative weekly newspaper published in Austin, Texas, and was the newspaper's editor from its inception until his retirement on August 8, 2017. He has written over 600 articles in his column in that newspaper. Black is also the co-founder of the South by Southwest Festival, also located in Austin, although the festival operates separately from the Chronicle. He also is a founding partner in Toronto's North by Northeast music and film festival.

*American journalist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/louis-black

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** United States
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Louis Black is an American journalist and businessman who is the co-founder of The Austin Chronicle, an alternative weekly newspaper published in Austin, Texas, and was the newspaper's editor from its inception until his retirement on August 8, 2017. He has written over 600 articles in his column in that newspaper. Black is also the co-founder of the South by Southwest Festival, also located in Austin, although the festival operates separately from the Chronicle. He also is a founding partner in Toronto's North by Northeast music and film festival.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 76.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/LouisBlackTX (@LouisBlackTX)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0085405/ (@nm0085405)

## Sources
- [Louis Black](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Black)
- [The Movie DB](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1091199)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16256169)

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