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The Detroit Free Press (commonly referred to as the Freep) is a major daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, United States.It is the largest local newspaper owned by Gannett (the publisher of USA Today), and is operated by the Detroit Media Partnership under a joint operating agreement with The Detroit News, its historical rival.
1871–1872, 1877–1884 Matthew Canning - Born in New York City of Irish parents; the family moved to Etobicoke when he was a child. Canning was a farmer and owned a sawmill. Joined Etobicoke council in 1854 and spent 16 years as a councillor, 4 as deputy reeve, and 10 as reeve and was nicknamed "the Father of Etobicoke".
George Puscas (Romanian: Puşcaş; April 8, 1927 – April 25, 2008) was an American sports writer for the Detroit Free Press. He joined the Free Press as a copyboy in September 1941 at age 14, was a full-time sports writer until 1992, and continued to be associated with the paper as a columnist until 2006. Puscas was born in Detroit in 1927.
At the age of 17 in 1945, he took a job as a copyboy for the Associated Press. After an apprenticeship of eight years, Falls moved to the Detroit bureau of the AP. In Detroit, Falls flourished. He was hired by the Detroit Times in 1956 to cover the Detroit Tigers. He continued on the Tigers' beat with the Detroit Free Press from 1960 to
Eliot started broadcasting Detroit weather on WWJ-TV (now WDIV-TV on channel 4) from the 1947 to 1980. [7] He later forecasted for WJBK-TV (channel 2) Detroit from 1980 to 1983, [8] and also hosted a movie series on WKBD-TV (channel 50). [9] [10] He was known for his jokes
Flynn was mayor of Etobicoke until 1984 when he succeeded Paul Godfrey as Metro Chairman. He held that position until 1988. In 1988, Alan Tonks contested Flynn's position and defeated him in a vote held by Metro Council to become Metro Chairman. In the 1988 municipal election, he ran successfully for Metro Council in the ward of Kingsway-Humber ...
The Detroit Free Press Building is an office building designed by Albert Kahn Associates in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Construction began in 1924 and was completed in 1925. The high-rise building contains 302,400 sq ft (28,090 m 2) on 14 above-ground and two basement levels. [4]
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