2007.500.610

Address: 60 Whittier St., Andover, MA 01810
Phone: (978) 475-9305
Date of Birth: October 5, 1932
Occupation: Free Lance Writer
Ethnic Background: Irish-German
Interviewer: Joan Kelley
Summary: The narrator worked at the Eagle Tribune from 1976-1997. She describes her various jobs and the importance of a newspaper with local coverage. The paper was owned by the Rogers family from the late 19th century until into the 21st century, when it was sold to an Alabama company. She emphasizes the coverage of former Superintendent of Schools James Scully and the Pulitzer Prize winning coverage of the Willie Horton story, which helped elect George H.W. Bush. She gives much credit to Dan Warner, whom she respected as she wroked for him.

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