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Frank Ernest Gannett

alexandergartley — 2010-01-26T21:44:18Z

changed Frank Ernest Gannett Building web link to a wiki link

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Frank Ernest Gannett

BradMandell — 2009-02-28T20:40:48Z

Take care of article that was just old quotation from Wikipedia - Rochesterize!

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- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia	+ '''Frank Ernest Gannett''', (September 15, 1876 – December 3, 1957) was founder of the ["Gannett"] media corporation which owns the ["Democrat & Chronicle"].
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- Frank Ernest Gannett (September 15, 1876 – December 3, 1957) founded the ["Gannett"] media corporation. He was born in Bristol, New York and graduated from Cornell University. At the age of 30, he purchased his first newspaper, the Elmira Gazette (now the Star-Gazette). Six years later, in 1912, he purchased the Ithaca Journal. In 1918, he and his partners moved their headquarters to Rochester, NY and five years later he bought them out forming his eponymous holding company which then consisted of six newspapers. At one time he ran for presidential nomination.	+ According to Wikipedia: + "''In 1918, he and his partners moved their headquarters to Rochester, New York where they acquired the Herald, Union and Advertiser and combined them as the Times-Union (the former evening paper of Rochester). In 1923 Gannett bought out his partners and formed his eponymous holding company which then consisted of six newspapers. In 1928 Gannett had purchased the Democrat and Chronicle morning paper of Rochester.''"
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- In his remaining years he worked hard to modernize his regional newspaper conglomerate. It was only after his death that the company grew nation-wide. The Gannett Corporation that he founded today includes such newspapers as USA Today.	+ See [wiki:wikipedia:Frank_E._Gannett Frank Gannett's Wikipedia article] for details of his life and connections to Western New York.
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- The libraries at Utica College and Ithaca College are named for him, in addition to the student health centre at Cornell University (Gannett Health Services). - - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_E._Gannett Frank Gannett's Wiki Page]	+ '''Other Rochester Connections''' + * Gannett is buried in ["Mt. Hope Cemetery"]. + * [http://whatsinaname.rit.edu/buildings/?id=7 Frank E. Gannett Building at RIT]

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peteb — 2006-11-23T00:38:51Z

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andrewhallidie — 2006-06-18T15:16:24Z

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- Frank Ernest Gannett (September 15, 1876 December 3, 1957) founded the Gannett media corporation. He was born in Bristol, New York and graduated from Cornell University. At the age of 30, he purchased his first newspaper, the Elmira Gazette (now the Star-Gazette). Six years later, in 1912, he purchased the Ithaca Journal. In 1918, he and his partners moved their headquarters to Rochester, NY and five years later he bought them out forming his eponymous holding company which then consisted of six newspapers. At one time he ran for presidential nomination.	+ Frank Ernest Gannett (September 15, 1876 – December 3, 1957) founded the ["Gannett"] media corporation. He was born in Bristol, New York and graduated from Cornell University. At the age of 30, he purchased his first newspaper, the Elmira Gazette (now the Star-Gazette). Six years later, in 1912, he purchased the Ithaca Journal. In 1918, he and his partners moved their headquarters to Rochester, NY and five years later he bought them out forming his eponymous holding company which then consisted of six newspapers. At one time he ran for presidential nomination.

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RickUrwin — 2006-05-26T02:02:53Z

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	+ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia + + Frank Ernest Gannett (September 15, 1876 December 3, 1957) founded the Gannett media corporation. He was born in Bristol, New York and graduated from Cornell University. At the age of 30, he purchased his first newspaper, the Elmira Gazette (now the Star-Gazette). Six years later, in 1912, he purchased the Ithaca Journal. In 1918, he and his partners moved their headquarters to Rochester, NY and five years later he bought them out forming his eponymous holding company which then consisted of six newspapers. At one time he ran for presidential nomination. + + In his remaining years he worked hard to modernize his regional newspaper conglomerate. It was only after his death that the company grew nation-wide. The Gannett Corporation that he founded today includes such newspapers as USA Today. + + The libraries at Utica College and Ithaca College are named for him, in addition to the student health centre at Cornell University (Gannett Health Services). + + [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_E._Gannett]