I just received a copy of this great letter about Colleen “Koky” Dishon – a longtime women’s page editor and the first woman on the masthead of the Chicago Tribune. The letter is in response to my article in this summer’s Timeline Magazine. The letter writer was a childhood friend of Koky’s. The two women attended the 1944 GOP convention in Chicago together when Koky was reporting for the Associated Press. I loved reading about Koky’s early years as a reporter.

I am so excited that my article about Colleen “Koky” Dishon has been published in Timeline, the Ohio Magazine of History. She was the first woman on the masthead of the Chicago Tribune. She created more than 15 new sections – and they were quickly copied across the country. Said Ann Marie Lipinski: “Whether you have ever worked for Koky, or ever heard her name, you are a beneficiary of her genius.”

I am so excited that my article about Colleen “Koky” Dishon has been published in Timeline, the Ohio Magazine of History. She was the first woman on the masthead of the Chicago Tribune. She created more than 15 new sections – and they were quickly copied across the country. Said Ann Marie Lipinski: “Whether you have ever worked for Koky, or ever heard her name, you are a beneficiary of her genius.”

In honor of D-Day, I thought I would post about Robert “Bob” Dishon. He was drafted into World War II and landed on the beaches of Normandy. He would return home and become an Ohio journalist – meeting and marrying women’s page journalist Colleen “Koky” Dishon. The two would move from newspaper to newspaper over the years. Today, a journalism scholarship is given out in their name. Here is information about the scholarship. The press release also includes information about his military service.

In honor of D-Day, I thought I would post about Robert “Bob” Dishon. He was drafted into World War II and landed on the beaches of Normandy. He would return home and become an Ohio journalist – meeting and marrying women’s page journalist Colleen “Koky” Dishon. The two would move from newspaper to newspaper over the years. Today, a journalism scholarship is given out in their name. Here is information about the scholarship. The press release also includes information about his military service.