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Allen Harold "Al" Neuharth (March 22, 1924 – April 19, 2013) was an American businessman, author, and columnist born in Eureka, South Dakota. He was the founder of USA Today , The Freedom Forum , and its Newseum .
- Library of Congress
- Allen Neuharth papers, 1949-2013
Al Neuharth, the brash and blustery media mogul who built the Gannett Company into a communications Leviathan and created USA Today, for years America’s best-selling newspaper, died on Friday at...
Apr 19, 2013 · Al Neuharth, the newspaper visionary and former Gannett chairman who founded USA TODAY, died in 2013 at his home in Florida. He was a pioneer in advancing opportunities for women and minorities, a critic of Donald Trump and a champion of color and graphics in journalism.
Dec 22, 2013 · John Seigenthaler, former USA Today editorial director, pays tribute to Al Neuharth, the founder of USA Today and the Newseum, who died in 2013. He praises Neuharth's unconventional ideas, his success in transforming the news industry, and his commitment to diversity and free speech.
- John Seigenthaler
Apr 19, 2013 · Al Neuharth, who created USA Today and changed the newspaper industry in the process, has died, the paper reported Friday. He was 89. Neuharth died in Cocoa Beach, Fla., after suffering injures...
- THR Staff
Apr 20, 2013 · Al Neuharth, the newspaper mogul who in 1982 made a $1-billion gamble called USA Today that earned derision for its emphasis on brevity, flashy graphics and upbeat stories but endured to become...
Apr 19, 2013 · COCOA BEACH, Fla. - USA Today founder Al Neuharth died Friday in Cocoa Beach, Fla. He was 89. The news was announced by USA Today and by the Newseum, which he also founded. Neuharth launched...
