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MLive Media Group, originally known as Booth Newspapers, or Booth Michigan, is a media group that produces newspapers in the state of Michigan. Founded by George Gough Booth with his two brothers, Booth Newspapers was sold to Advance Publications , a Samuel I. Newhouse property, in 1976.
Matthew Samuel Collier is an American entrepreneur, U.S. Army veteran, and politician who served as the mayor of Flint, Michigan from 1987 to 1991. [1] [2] Taking office at 29, he was among the youngest mayors elected in a major city in the United States.
If Metro Detroit is not counted, Flint is the fifth-largest city in the United States, and second largest in Michigan, without a daily newspaper. [citation needed] In 2012, the Journal donated its archives, consisting of more than 100,000 Flint Journal newspaper clippings, books, microfilm, microfiche and photographs, to Flint's Sloan Museum. [19]
Jacob Smith, the first European settler of Flint, considered the founder of Flint (1780-1825). Henry H. Crapo, Michigan governor and businessman (1804-69). Josiah W. Begole, Michigan governor (1815-96). J. Dallas Dort, carriage maker and early auto pioneer (1861-1925). Charles Stewart Mott, director of General Motors and philanthropist (1875-1973).
The Ann Arbor News is believed to be the first daily newspaper to fail in an American city with only one for-profit daily newspaper. [8] A Monday-through-Friday paper, The Michigan Daily , is the student newspaper of the University of Michigan and is non-profit.)
Flint is the subject of the Sufjan Stevens song "Flint (For the Unemployed and Underpaid)" featured on his album Michigan. Flint is the main focus for music group King 810 crediting it as "Murder Town" and their life growing up during the increase of crime rates during the 2000s.
WNEM-TV (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Bay City, Michigan, United States, serving northeastern Michigan as a dual affiliate of CBS and MyNetworkTV.Owned by Gray Media, the station maintains studios on North Franklin Street in downtown Saginaw, [6] with a second newsroom in downtown Flint.
WJRT-TV (channel 12) is a television station licensed to Flint, Michigan, United States, serving as the ABC affiliate for northeastern Michigan. Owned by Allen Media Group, the station maintains studios on Lapeer Road in Flint, with offices and a second newsroom for the Tri-Cities in Saginaw.