Gene McDavid interview, Part 2 of 4
- Date
2016
- Summary
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Gene McDavid discusses his career at the Houston Chronicle, starting as a linotype operator, moving to Assistant Production Director and acting Production Director, and ultimately rising to General Manager and later President of the Houston Chronicle. He also talks about introducing new technology in newspaper production, the sale of the Chronicle to the Hearst Corporation in the 1980s, and his appointment to the UH Board of Regents by then-governor George W. Bush.
- Contributors
Winland, Michael; Drane, Lindsay; McDavid, Gene
- Genre
interviews
- Subjects
McDavid, Gene; Houston Chronicle; Newspaper publishing; Board of Regents, University of Houston
- Location
Houston, Texas
- Collection
Interviews from Special Collections
- Unit
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Notes
Collection
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Houston & Texas History Research Collection
George Eugene (Gene) McDavid Papers
Donor
McDavid, Carol
McDavid, Gene
Rights Holder
University of Houston
- Other Identifier
Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm84301200m
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