Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1924, Mar. 22 | Born, Eureka, S. Dak. |
| 1942-1946 | U.S. Army, 86th infantry division |
| 1946 | Married Loretta Helgeland (divorced, 1972) |
| 1949-1950 | Editor, The Volante, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S. Dak. |
| 1950 | B.A., University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S. Dak. |
| 1950-1951 | Reporter, Associated Press, Sioux Falls, S. Dak. |
| 1952-1954 | Founder, SoDak Sports, Sioux Falls, S. Dak. |
| 1954-1960 | Reporter, city editor, assistant managing editor, Miami Herald, Miami, Fla. |
| 1960-1963 | Assistant executive editor, Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Mich. |
| 1963-1966 | General manager, Gannett Rochester Newspapers, Rochester, N.Y. |
| 1966 | Founded Today, Brevard county, Fla. |
| 1966-1970 | Executive vice president, Gannett Company |
| 1970-1973 | President and chief operating officer, Gannett Company |
| 1973 | Married Lori Wilson (divorced, 1982) |
| 1973-1979 | President and chief executive officer, Gannett Company |
| 1978-1980 | Chairman, American Newspaper Publishers Association |
| 1979-1989 | Chairman, president, and chief executive officer, Gannett Company |
| 1982 | Founded USA Today |
| 1986-1991 | Chairman, Gannett Foundation |
| 1987 | BusCapade tour of the United States |
| 1988 | JetCapade tour of the world |
| 1988-2013 | Columnist, "Plain Talk." USA Today |
| 1989 | Published Confessions of an S.O.B. New York : Doubleday |
| 1991-1997 | Chairman, Freedom Forum |
| 1993 | Married Rachel Fornes |
| 2013, Apr. 19 | Died. Cocoa Beach, Fla. |