Tom C. Harris (in 1923) as Copy Boy in the St Pete Times Newsroom. He claims to be wearing knickers in this photo. From Copy Boy, he rose to City Editor and by the age of 25, was named Managing Editor. He retired in 1968, after 45 years with the Times.
St Pete Times Newsroom, 1974. On the left is Gene Patterson, former editor, chairman and chief executive officer, standing next to Times chairman, Nelson Poynter. Poynter's most lasting legacy was to establish the Modern Media Institute which was renamed the Poynter Institute after his death in 1978. He also founded and served as chairman of Congressional Quarterly . Mr. Patterson, a Pulitzer Prize recipient for editorial writing and a dogged champion for civil rights and journalistic excellence died last month at the age of 89.
St Pete Times Newsroom in the early 1950's. The entire staff squeezed into the space where the Features Department now resides.
NOTE: Photos, courtesy of the Tampa Bay Times
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