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'Allen H. Neuharth' (born March 22, 1924, Eureka, South Dakota) is an American businessman, author and columnist. He is the founder of USA Today.
Neuharth graduated high school from Alpena High School, Alpena, SD, where he was editor of the school's newspaper. At the age of 19, Neuharth served in the Army in World War II. As a member of the U.S. 86th Infantry Division, Neuharth was deployed to France, Germany and the Philippines.
After the war, Neuharth went to the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, where he edited the school newspaper, The Volante. He maintains an affiliation with the university and has an office in the Contemporary Media and Journalism building, The Al Neuharth Media Center. He offers a scholarship called "The Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship" honoring graduating high school students who exemplify the qualities of a 'free spirit' and aim to pursue a career in journalism.
Neuharth and fellow USD alum Bill Porter founded ''SoDak Sports'', a weekly newspaper devoted to covering the sports scene in South Dakota. Despite its initial popularity, ''SoDak'' went bankrupt in a year's time.
After his failure, Neuharth went to the Miami Herald, where he made his way up to assistant managing editor. In 1960, the Knight newspaper chain (later a part of Knight-Ridder), which owned the Herald, sent him to its Detroit Free Press, which was fighting an uphill battle with the Detroit News, which Neuharth would later buy while at Gannett.[1]
After Neuharth realized that he could go no further in the Knight organization due to the Knight family's complete control, he accepted Gannett head Paul Miller's offer to head to Gannett's HQ in Rochester, New York, first to run its paper there, the Democrat and Chronicle; then to run the boardroom under Miller, who he eventually succeeded in 1973.[1] He helped to build Gannett into the largest newspaper company in the U.S.
Neuharth founded ''USA Today'' in 1982, the most widely read newspaper in the country.[3] Neuharth retired from Gannett in 1989, at the age of 65.
Neuharth's columns attempt to provoke controversy; so much so that he offers space for one sentence rebuttals and defense from outsiders.
On December 22, 2004, Neuharth called for American troops to be brought home from the "ill-advised adventures" in Iraq, which he compared to the immorality of the Vietnam war. Neuharth also stated that if he were eligible for service in Iraq, he would do everything possible to avoid it.
==Freedom Forum
Family==
Neuharth is married to Dr. Rachel Fornes, a Cocoa Beach, Florida, chiropractor, his third wife. They adopted six children.[3]
1. http://www.economicclub.org/Pages/archive/fulltext/arch-neuharth.htm#bio retrieved on June 4, 2007
2. http://www.economicclub.org/Pages/archive/fulltext/arch-neuharth.htm#bio retrieved on June 4, 2007
3. http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=18034
4. http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=18034
★ Neuharth, Al. ''Confessions of an S.O.B.'' Doubleday, 1989
★ NAA Honors Allen H. Neuharth for Lifetime of Achievement
★ USA Today, ''They can only dream of holidays at home'' 12/22/2004
★ USA Today, 'Shock and awe' or shame and sorrow?'' 12/16/2004
★ USA Today ''Dead or alive, slick Castro still smirking'' 8/3/2006
'Allen H. Neuharth' (born March 22, 1924, Eureka, South Dakota) is an American businessman, author and columnist. He is the founder of USA Today.
Early life
Neuharth graduated high school from Alpena High School, Alpena, SD, where he was editor of the school's newspaper. At the age of 19, Neuharth served in the Army in World War II. As a member of the U.S. 86th Infantry Division, Neuharth was deployed to France, Germany and the Philippines.
Education
After the war, Neuharth went to the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, where he edited the school newspaper, The Volante. He maintains an affiliation with the university and has an office in the Contemporary Media and Journalism building, The Al Neuharth Media Center. He offers a scholarship called "The Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship" honoring graduating high school students who exemplify the qualities of a 'free spirit' and aim to pursue a career in journalism.
News career
Neuharth and fellow USD alum Bill Porter founded ''SoDak Sports'', a weekly newspaper devoted to covering the sports scene in South Dakota. Despite its initial popularity, ''SoDak'' went bankrupt in a year's time.
After his failure, Neuharth went to the Miami Herald, where he made his way up to assistant managing editor. In 1960, the Knight newspaper chain (later a part of Knight-Ridder), which owned the Herald, sent him to its Detroit Free Press, which was fighting an uphill battle with the Detroit News, which Neuharth would later buy while at Gannett.[1]
After Neuharth realized that he could go no further in the Knight organization due to the Knight family's complete control, he accepted Gannett head Paul Miller's offer to head to Gannett's HQ in Rochester, New York, first to run its paper there, the Democrat and Chronicle; then to run the boardroom under Miller, who he eventually succeeded in 1973.[1] He helped to build Gannett into the largest newspaper company in the U.S.
USA Today
Neuharth founded ''USA Today'' in 1982, the most widely read newspaper in the country.[3] Neuharth retired from Gannett in 1989, at the age of 65.
Column
Neuharth's columns attempt to provoke controversy; so much so that he offers space for one sentence rebuttals and defense from outsiders.
On December 22, 2004, Neuharth called for American troops to be brought home from the "ill-advised adventures" in Iraq, which he compared to the immorality of the Vietnam war. Neuharth also stated that if he were eligible for service in Iraq, he would do everything possible to avoid it.
==Freedom Forum
Neuharth founded and has served as chairman of the Freedom Forum in 1991 as a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to freedom of the press, free speech, and the free spirit in us.
Family==Neuharth is married to Dr. Rachel Fornes, a Cocoa Beach, Florida, chiropractor, his third wife. They adopted six children.[3]
Footnotes
1. http://www.economicclub.org/Pages/archive/fulltext/arch-neuharth.htm#bio retrieved on June 4, 2007
2. http://www.economicclub.org/Pages/archive/fulltext/arch-neuharth.htm#bio retrieved on June 4, 2007
3. http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=18034
4. http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=18034
References
★ Neuharth, Al. ''Confessions of an S.O.B.'' Doubleday, 1989
External links
★ NAA Honors Allen H. Neuharth for Lifetime of Achievement
★ USA Today, ''They can only dream of holidays at home'' 12/22/2004
★ USA Today, 'Shock and awe' or shame and sorrow?'' 12/16/2004
★ USA Today ''Dead or alive, slick Castro still smirking'' 8/3/2006
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