Lee scraps Post-Dispatch’s copy desk
A reflection And then there were none. The executives at Lee Enterprises, which bought the Post-Dispatch in 2005, have been……
Author: Avis Meyer
Nostalgic Reunion Of The Globe-Democrat
“Those were the days my friend; we thought they’d never end…”
And although no one at the St. Louis Globe-Democrat’s recent reunion actually uttered that melancholy phrase — that was the tenor of the evening. The literati and glitterati, past and present, of that spittoon-laden, hurly-burly, competing-paper era gathered in St. Louis Saturday, Oct. 29. The event was sponsored by the St. Louis Media History Foundation under the dedicated leadership of Frank Absher.
“This is what our foundation exists to do — preserve history,” Absher said of the gathering.
Four Stalwarts Retire From Post-Dispatch
From hot lead to computers; from a p.m. newspaper to an a.m.; from Pulitzer ownership to Lee Enterprises, four veterans……