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Article: JOSEPH PULITZER JR., 80; PUBLISHING HEIR.(CAPITAL REGION)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- May 27, 1993
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Byline: Associated Press
ST. LOUIS -- Joseph Pulitzer Jr., chairman of Pulitzer Publishing Co. and former editor and publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, died Wednesday of cancer at his home. He was 80.
The scion of one of the most prestigious families in journalism, Pulitzer headed the publishing company's flagship newspaper for 31 years. He took the new title of chairman of Pulitzer Publishing in 1979.
Pulitzer, who replaced the "III" with a "Jr." after his name, also served from 1955-86 as chairman of the board of the Pulitzer Prizes, established by his grandfather, the original Joseph Pulitzer.
"Joseph Pulitzer cast a ...