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- Robert Clyve Maynard (June 17, 1937 – August 17, 1993) was an American journalist, newspaper publisher and editor, former owner of The Oakland Tribune, and co-founder of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education in Oakland, California.
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Robert Clyve Maynard (June 17, 1937 – August 17, 1993) was an American journalist, newspaper publisher and editor, former owner of The Oakland Tribune, and co-founder of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education in Oakland, California.
- At A Glance…
- Fought The Odds For A Newspaper Job—And Won
- A Historic Opportunity in California
- The Decision to Sell The Tribune
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Born Robert Clyve Maynard, June 17, 193 7, in Brooklyn, NY; died of cancer, August 1 7, 1993, in Oakland. CA; son of Barbadian immigrants Samuel C. and Robertine lsola (Greaves) Maynard; married second wife, Nancy Hicks (a journalist), January 1, 1975; children: (first marriage) Dori; (second marriage) David, Alex. Education: Attended Harvard Unive...
Maynard finalty got a break in 1961 when he was hired as the police reporter at the York Gazette and Daily in York, Pennsylvania. (York, with a population of 30,000, is located about 60 miles west of Philadelphia.) Hated over landing a job in the news field, Maynard worked hard in the predominantly white community of York, and in 1965 won a Nieman ...
Maynard originally took a leave of absence from the Washington Postto help establish the Institute for Journalism Education. By 1977 he made the split from Washington permanent and moved with his wife to California. Neither of them foresaw the new directions their careers would take on the West Coast. In 1979, the Gannett Corporation asked Maynard ...
Matters almost reached an impasse in 1991, but Maynard and his wife—who assisted him in most business decisions—were able to keep the Tribune afloat with help from the Freedom Forum in the form of $5 million in cash, loan guarantees worth an additional $4 million, and aid in settling the original debt to the Gannett Corporation, which had swelled w...
Black Enterprise, December 1993, p. 26. Christian Science Monitor, June 16, 1983, p. 1; August 22, 1986, p. 3. Ebony, June 1985, p. 105. Fresno Bee, November 30, 1992, p. A-3. Los Angeles Times, June 29, 1990, p. D-l; August 19, 1993, p. A-l. Newsweek, September 24, 1979, p. 89; May 16, 1983, p. 93 August 30, 1993. Sacramento Bee, October 18, 1992,...
Aug 19, 1993 · Robert C. Maynard, a trailblazer for minority journalists who was the first black editor and owner of a major daily newspaper in the United States, died at his home in Oakland, Calif., on...
Robert Maynard (19 September 1684 – 4 January 1751) was a British Royal Navy officer. Little is known about Maynard's early life, other than that he was born in England in 1684 and then later joined the English Navy.
Jun 11, 2008 · Robert C. Maynard, the first African American editor and owner of a major daily newspaper in the United States, was known as a trailblazing journalist who led efforts to desegregate newsrooms and educate minority students to pursue careers in journalism.
Dec 14, 2021 · After years of paring down the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho’s portfolio, chief investment officer Bob Maynard is focused on trying not to “goof it up.” He doesn’t have much longer...
Robert C. Maynard epitomizes the American dream. The son of immigrants from Barbados and a high-school dropout at 16, he rose to national and state prominence in the field to which he devoted his life.
