Author Ramon D. "Ray" Hanson's new book "30- My Newspaper Life" is the compelling memoir of an old-school newspaperman reflecting upon a career spanning seven decades.
Recent release "30- My Newspaper Life" from Page Publishing author Ramon D. "Ray" Hanson is a fascinating and nostalgic autobiography highlighting the events and achievements of a long and notable life. From his start as a reporter in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1947, to the purchase of his first hot-lead and flatbed press newspaper in 1959, the conclusion of his publishing career in 2001, the author offers a panoramic view of the news industry over the course of seventy years.
OLATHE, Kan., Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ramon D. "Ray" Hanson, a retired newspaper reporter, editor, and publisher currently in his ninth decade, has completed his new book "30- My Newspaper Life": a personal account of his well-lived and eventful life in the publishing business.
Ray Hansen grew up in Depression Nebraska. At the age of seventeen during World War II, he enlisted in the Navy and served with the Seabees on Guam. Immediately after returning home, he entered the University of Nebraska, studied journalism while working nights on the Lincoln Star. He graduated in three years, on D-Day 1949.
His career took him promptly to Washington, DC, where he worked ten years and saved $10,000. With that money, he went to Wisconsin, bought his first newspaper, and learned to print it with hot metal via Linotype and a flatbed press. He paid off the mortgage in five years and sold the paper for more than twice what he paid for it.
Then came the offset revolution, publishing cold type via new expensive web presses. During those years, he married, raised a family, and bought and sold three more newspapers in Kansas and Arkansas. He concluded his career in upstate New York on the cusp of the twenty-first century.
He witnessed the growth and skirmishes of community newspapers over seven decades. Now in his ninety-second year, he has many interesting tales to tell and relates them with flair and honesty in "30—My Newspaper Life".
Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, Ramon D. "Ray" Hanson's engrossing book is the beautifully written and personal memoir of an accomplished newspaper career spanning the second half of the twentieth and the dawn of the twenty-first centuries.
Readers who wish to experience this engaging work can purchase "30- My Newspaper Life" at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes store, Amazon, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.
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