journalism history
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More on the Music Career of Women Page Editor Billie O’Day
I have long been interested in the story of Billie O’Day. I first learned of her as a winner of two Penney-Missouri Awards (the top recognition for women’s pages) for her work in the women’s pages of the Miami News in the 1960s. I also knew that she had quite a career in music and radio. Yesterday, someone posted to this blog his memories of Billie’s work at Radio WIOD. This caused me to look back over Billie’s career. Billie Corinne Womack (O’Day was her radio name that she began using as her own name) was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in 1919. As a child she both played football…
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Women’s Page Editor Peggy May Dies
I just learned that Northern Florida women’s page editor Peggy May has died. According to her obituary: For many residents, Peggy is best known for her contributions to the Northwest Florida Daily News over five decades. She was hired in December 1963 at age 35 as the “society editor” and quickly became the “women’s editor.” From there, she held many jobs at the newspaper, which evolved from the Playground Daily News to the Northwest Florida Daily News during her tenure. For the last decade of her career, Peggy was a lifestyle writer who focused on food and religion stories. This was my favorite part of her obituary: “Peggy had a…
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Women’s Page Editor Peggy May Dies
I just learned that Northern Florida women’s page editor Peggy May has died. According to her obituary: For many residents, Peggy is best known for her contributions to the Northwest Florida Daily News over five decades. She was hired in December 1963 at age 35 as the “society editor” and quickly became the “women’s editor.” From there, she held many jobs at the newspaper, which evolved from the Playground Daily News to the Northwest Florida Daily News during her tenure. For the last decade of her career, Peggy was a lifestyle writer who focused on food and religion stories. This was my favorite part of her obituary: “Peggy had a…
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Edee Greene letter to Paul & Mary Myhre
I came across this letter from Fort Lauderdale News women’s page editor Edee Greene to Penney-Missouri Award Director Paul Myhre and his wife Mary. Over the years the three became good friends, as noted in the tone of the letter. In this letter Edee mentions having lunch with Beverley Morales who was pregnant with Maria at the time. I am working on a paper about Beverley right now. Her long career has taken some time to document. My article about Edee is currently under review at a journal. She was the funniest of the women’s page editors. Her letters are as funny as her columns were.
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Edee Greene letter to Paul & Mary Myhre
I came across this letter from Fort Lauderdale News women’s page editor Edee Greene to Penney-Missouri Award Director Paul Myhre and his wife Mary. Over the years the three became good friends, as noted in the tone of the letter. In this letter Edee mentions having lunch with Beverley Morales who was pregnant with Maria at the time. I am working on a paper about Beverley right now. Her long career has taken some time to document. My article about Edee is currently under review at a journal. She was the funniest of the women’s page editors. Her letters are as funny as her columns were.
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Milwaukee Journal’s Aileen Ryan
This afternoon I am working on revisions for the article I am working on the women’s section of the Milwaukee Journal. I am focusing on the work of fashion editor Aileen Ryan – a three-time Penney-Missouri Award winner. During her first summer of work in 1921, Ryan attended a meeting to hear Milwaukee Journal Editor Marvin Creager say he was happy to have females on the staff because “women have cleaned up newspaper offices.” Ryan later recalled the statement made her feel as though she had been hired to use a mop. Ryan started under the editorship of women’s page journalist Elizabeth B. Moffet. Moffett had been recruited from the…
