biography
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Gannett, Frank Ernest
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| male
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| lived:
| (1876–1957)
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| biography:
| Newspaper publisher, born near Rochester, New York, USA. He founded the Gannett Group, which at his death embraced 22 papers and seven broadcasting stations. He bought his first newspaper, the New York Elmira Gazette in 1906, and became known for his skill in acquiring papers, streamlining their operations, and making them successful while editorially autonomous. |
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