50 years and still writing at Ocala Star-Banner

Now 83, Frances DeVore celebrated her 50th year with the Ocala Star-Banner, a 51,000-circulation New York Co. paper in Florida, last October. For most of her career, DeVore has battled male prejudice. She had to constantly convince mayors, police chiefs, political hacks, county commissioners and fel...

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Published in:Editor & Publisher 1998-03, Vol.131 (11), p.24
Main Author: Riordan, Tom
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Anniversaries
Apologies
Awards & honors
Biography
Counties
Daily newspapers
DeVore, Frances
Journalists
Librarians
Personal profiles
Reporters
Resignations
Womens literature
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Summary:Now 83, Frances DeVore celebrated her 50th year with the Ocala Star-Banner, a 51,000-circulation New York Co. paper in Florida, last October. For most of her career, DeVore has battled male prejudice. She had to constantly convince mayors, police chiefs, political hacks, county commissioners and fellow staffers that she could report and write as well as any man.
ISSN:0013-094X
1943-7234