ROY W. HOWARD - AUTOGRAPH 11/15/1940 CO-SIGNED BY: CLEO BERG - HFSID 142233
Price: $180.00
ROY W. HOWARD, CO-SIGNED BY: CLEO BERG
Roy W. Howard, president of United Press and chairman of the board
for Scripps-Howard, signed this album leaf in 1940 with a small drawing of a
newspaper. Also signed by Cleo Berg.
Signatures: "Roy W.Howard/20 East 64th/1/15/40/[drawing of a
newspaper]" and "Cleo Berg". Two unknown signatures on verso. Black ink
notations in top left corner and lead pencil notations on front and verso, all
in unknown hand. 6¾x4, rounded bottom left corner. Howard (1883-1964) was
president of United Press (1912-1920) and chairman of the board for
the Scripps-Howard newspaper chain (1921-1936). Howard got his start in
newspapers delivering the Indianapolis Star and News to help
support his family after his father's death. He got a job as a cub reporter at
the News and eventually worked his way up to full reporter there and
sports editor at the Star. Howard then moved to the Cincinnati
Post, owned by Edward W. Scripps, and soon became New York correspondent
for Scripps' newspaper chain Scripps-McRae Newspapers. When Scripps formed UP in
1907, Howard became the news service's vice president and general manager. As
president of UP, Howard expanded the service's reach overseas by hiring American
reporters to cover European news instead of relying on government-controlled
foreign news services. At Scripps-Howard, he pushed investigative and
public service journalism and sought columnists with a wide range of viewpoints
and politics. He also continued reporting; some of his biggest coups were
breaking news of the World War I armistice four days early and being
the first American reporter to interview Japanese Emperor Hirohito. Howard
retired in 1953, but remained active in Scripps-Howard until his death. Lightly
toned, stained, soiled and creased. Show-through touches signatures. Signatures
on verso have bled and smeared lightly but are legible. Small cut in top right
corner. Top edge is irregular. Neatly torn from binding at right edge. Otherwise
in fine condition.
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