June 28, 2006
Wednesday

This is a marvelous story - from beginning to end. My compliments to Ms. June Allen - you've done a superb job writing this "BIO". If you have more work, I would always be interested. I'm interested in all things Alaskan - and have plans on embarking on a journalism career in your great state. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks for sharing this wonderful story during a time that all newspapers look and sound the same.

The story of Albro Gregory should serve as a milepost what life and journalism should be about.

Thank you,

Eric C. Rodenberg
Knightstown, IN - USA

About: Eric C. Rodenberg writes, " I'm an old newspaper man. Been working in the field for what seems like forever. I continue to write for an antique trades publication. I've been forever interested in Alaska, specifically Ketchikan."

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Legendary Newsman Albro Gregory: A life lived to the fullest By June Allen - When he died in January of 1987 at age 76, Albro Gregory, the retired publisher of the Nome Nugget, was described by various newspaper stories around the state as "one of the most colorful characters in Alaska journalism." In time the description subtly shifted from "colorful" to "legendary." Albro would have loved that! It wasn't that he was deliberately working toward legendhood. He simply was having one roaring good time just living out a lifetime fantasy of becoming an Alaska sourdough, even if it was his own version! He had the bushy beard, the dogged determination of a sourdough, the taste for liquor, plus the personality and profession to create that niche for himself. - More...

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