bo-dyn bobsled project , inc. is a bobsled constructor , founded in 1992 by former nascar driver and 1986 daytona 500 winner geoff bodine , to collaborate in the design , manufacture and supply of u.s.-built racing sleds for the united states bobsled and skeleton federation ( usbsf ) .

bodine stated about the project , " i 'm glad we did it . no regrets . not one regret .

it 's all about ' made in the usa . ' i 'm a believer , i love our country . . . and the foundation of our country . "

the project is classified as a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) non-profit organization .

its sleds are built in monster energy nascar cup series driver joey logano 's huntersville , north carolina race shop .

bo - dyn bobsled project

please send donations to : bo - dyn bobsled project , inc . 71 williams road
bo - dyn bobsled project , inc . | entertainment | sports activities - middlesex county chamber of commerce - mnmoduletemplate
the u . s . bobsled team will be going for gold using a bobsled engineered with pinpoint precision exclusively for team usa by the bo - dyn bobsled project .
concord , n . c . — john vester is the new president of the bo - dyn bobsled project , replacing phil kurze .
bo - dyn sleds have won six olympic medals , two of them gold .
lake placid , n . y . - - pending litigation between the united states bobsled and skeleton federation and the bo - dyn bobsled project , inc . has been dropped .
the bodine bobsled challenge features nascar and nhra drivers piloting specially - made bobsleds down lake placid’s infamous track in two different races geared to raise money for the bo - dyn bobsled project .
connecticut ' s own bo - dyn bobsleds will take center stage in . . .
bodine began the bo - dyn bobsled project after watching u . s . athletes produce subpar results at the 1992 winter olympics in france using european cast - off sleds .
bo - dyn project brings innovation to bobsleds bobled driven by steve holcomb has deep roots in motor sports . check out this story on urltoken urltoken
over the past 10 years , whelen engineering has been the financial backbone of the bo - dyn bobsled project , inc . with contributions growing substantially when the organization became connnecticut - based .
bo - dyn has been building american - made bobsleds for exclusive use by u . s . sliders since 1992 . vester has been bo - dyn ' s treasurer and chief financial officer since 2006 .
the bo - dyn bobsled project has told the u . s . bobsled and skeleton federation that it will aim to continue working with american bobsledders , but not directly with the federation . the agreement between bo - dyn and the usbsf was terminated in april , and a meeting earlier this month failed to bring any new deal .
vester says the goal for bo - dyn is not changing and that the project remains committed to helping the u . s . win medals at the pyeongchang games in 2018 .
bo - dyn president phil kurze says he ' s in the process of developing a different format for future events .
an out - of - court agreement has been signed by both sides , according to phil kurze , vice president of connecticut - based whelen engineering , who also serves as president of the bo - dyn bobsled project , inc .
during kurze ' s tenure , the project helped the u . s . bobsled team win seven olympic medals .
on monday , bodine flew up from his home in florida for the unveiling of his bo - dyn bobsled project ' s newest sled , the night train - 2 , at whelen engineering in chester . bo - dyn , a collaboration of bodine and his old friend and race car builder bob cuneo of chassis dynamics in oxford , made the first night train , which won the gold in 2010 in vancouver . whelen helped finance the project and provided parts .
the bo - dyn bobsled project , created by former nascar driver geoff bodine , has provided bobsleds to the u . s . team for two decades and also refurbished them . but the two sides split in 2011 in a disagreement over intellectual property .
the members of the bo - dyn bobsled project deeply mourn the unexpected passing of steve holcomb , who was so central to our success , and who is and will always be a true american olympic hero . we extend our deepest sympathies to his family , friends and the bobsled world . . .
the bo - dyn bobsled project has attracted major interest from the motorsports community . nhra drag racers morgan lucas , jeg coughlin jr . , shawn langdon and melanie troxel are major supporters of the project through the geoff bodine bobsled challenge , which raises funds to build state - of - the art bobsleds , including the night train sled the team used to win the olympic gold .
learn more about what goes into building team usa’s bobsled on our website , where you can see the bo - dyn team present on stage at solidworks world 2014 , as well as download our new infographic on bobsled design .
the nascar community continues to be a strong supporter of u . s . bobsled efforts . joey logano , 2009 nascar sprint cup rookie of the year , is creating 6 , 000 square feet of work space for the bo - dyn bobsled project in his charlotte , n . c . race shop .
some of that success has come while piloting the new four - man sled , dubbed night train 2 and built by the bo - dyn bobsled project . holcomb has captured gold in the first seven races , steering night train 2 to three of those victories .
usbsf ceo darrin steele calls it
the end of an era
and added that the federation is
forever grateful
to bo - dyn ' s geoff bodine and bob cuneo for their vision in the project .
for the bo - dyn bobsled project inc . team , who designed and built the 2010 gold medal - winning us 4 - man bobsled called the night train , it meant having to go back to the design table . their goal was to build an even better ( and slightly different ) bobsled for the 2014 sochi games : the night train 2 .
bo - dyn bobsled project inc . says it will move from connecticut to concord after next month ' s vancouver olympics . the corporation was founded by nascar legend geoff bodine 18 years ago to ensure u . s . sleds would be made in america with racing know - how .
in that off - season of 2007 , a group from whelen , bo - dyn and the u . s . bobsled and skeleton federation flew to colorado springs for meetings with the u . s . olympic committee , now running the national team . this gathering set the stage for a three - year agreement between bo - dyn and the usoc .
held the first weekend after new year ' s for the past five years , the event brought nascar and nhra drivers together in lake placid , n . y . , to race modified bobsleds . the goal was to raise funds for research and development for the bo - dyn bobsled project and the u . s . bobsled team .
all of this success came in bo - dyn bobsleds - supported by whelen engineering - and sets the stage for greater achievements at whistler in late february .
the bodine bobsled challenge was held on mount van hovenburg in rural lake placid , site of the 1932 and 1980 winter olympics , and the 2009 world bobsled championships . the event is geared to create awareness and greater funding for the bo - dyn bobsled project , inc . , which provides made - in - america bobsleds for the united states men ' s and women ' s national teams .
lake placid , n . y . – despite recent rules changes in bobsledding , the bo - dyn bobsled project , inc . , is moving forward with what project officials are terming
the bobsled of tomorrow
with less than three years to the 2014 olympic winter games in sochi , russia . led by bo - dyn project founder and nascar legend geoff bodine , the winner of the 1986 daytona 500 , and long - time auto racing colleague and sled designer bob cuneo , of chassis dynamics , athletes such as 2010 olympic four - man champion steve holcomb and teammate bree schaaf , who both tested new technology this spring in lake placid , will ride the world ' s fastest sleds in the run - up to sochi .
success in the bo - dyn sleds did not occur overnight . with only bodine’s money propping the sled initiative , results were slow to come , but there was progress .
later that year , the race car driver came to lake placid , n . y . , where one of four north american tracks is located and got the bobsled experience . and an earful . bodine collaborated with bob cuneo of chassis dynamics , with whom he had a car racing relationship . it was the genesis of the bo - dyn bobsled project , inc . , and the beginning of the big bobsled turn - around .
bo - dyn bobsled project inc . was created by nascar® great geoff bodine , ( winner of the 1986 daytona 500 ) and bob cuneo , owner of chassis dynamics inc . ( experts in race car chassis development ) . they had one goal in mind – to develop the best equipment to help us bobsledders compete and win .
eddie gossage , president of the texas motor speedway , was in lake placid recently for the kyle petty charity ride and pledged his support for the bobsled project .
bo - dyn bobsled says in thursday ' s statement that the leader of the colchester , conn . , company that fabricated the metal sleds is retiring and the work will be taken over by technicians who have worked with other nascar teams .
for the finale , u . s . coaches brian shimer and bill tavares acted as brakemen because lucas and todd bodine were piloting bo - dyn bobsleds used by the u . s . team .
since 2002 , the bo - dyn effort has produced one olympic gold medal ( jill bakken ) , two silver medals ( todd hays and shauna rohbock ) and a bronze ( brian shimer ) . additionally , u . s . team member steve holcomb ended a 50 year world championship drought when he drove his four - man bo - dyn sled to the world title in lake placid last february .
phil kurze , president of the bo - dyn bobsled project , inc . , is also vice president of whelen engineering . the nearly $ 250 , 000 it took to design and build night train 2 was funded almost entirely by whelen . the sled was assembled in a shop owned by nascar racer joey logano and his father , tom , in huntersville , n . c .
at the next winter games , the u . s . will endeavor to add to its total of six olympic medals – two of them gold – since 2002 . all have come in bo - dyn equipment .
geoff and i started talking and he said , ' why don ' t you guys become involved with the bo - dyn bobsled project ? '
kurze said .
we were a contributor for a while . then we wanted to take it to the next level . i became the president [ of the project ] . i made the organization a nonprofit . we held a number of events , challenges with drivers , all to promote bobsledding , to raise some money to be able to build some sleds .
olympic bobsled builder moving to north carolina : a non - profit company that ' s used nascar racing technology to supply the u . s . olympic bobsled teams with faster rides is moving to the heart of stock - car country in north carolina . bo - dyn bobsled project inc . says it will move from connecticut to concord after next month ' s vancouver olympics . the corporation was founded by nascar legend geoff bodine 18 years ago to ensure u . s . sleds would be made in america with racing know - how . bo - dyn bobsled says in thursday ' s statement that the leader of the colchester , conn . , company that fabricated the metal sleds is retiring and the work will be taken over by technicians who have worked with other nascar teams . ( associated press ) ( 1 - 26 - 2010 )
tells the story how geoff bodine and his friends and colleagues came together to build state of the art bobsled for the us bobsled team .
todd bodine heads into saturday ' s chevrolet geoff bodine bobsled challenge
on the pole
after qualifying runs for the event wrapped up on friday afternoon at the verizon sports complex . the event is a fundraiser to benefit the bo - dyn bobsled project . the bo - dyn bobsled project , founded by geoff bodine ( 9th fastest ) , provides american - made bobsleds to the united states bobsled teams free of charge . the two bodine brothers , along with eight other nascar drivers , including tim fedewa ( 2bd fastest ) , kevin lepage ( 3rd ) , boris said ( 4th ) , dick trickle ( 5th ) , brad noffsinger ( 6th ) , stanton barrett ( 7th ) , steve park ( 8th ) , and joel kauffman ( 10th ) , will compete in the challenge on saturday . all nascar racers were in competitive but high spirits when they arrived in lake placid for the challenge , as they joked with each other and signed autographs for adoring fans .
while the goal for any race car driver is to win , the mission of the event is to create awareness and greater funding for the bo - dyn bobsled project , inc . nascar legend geoff bodine , winner of the 1986 daytona 500 , joined forces with auto racing designer bob cuneo of chassis dynamics in oxford , conn . to create made - in - america bobsleds for the united states men’s and women’s national teams .
the night train entered the 2010 olympic games favored to win , but the journey back to olympic gold began long ago . after watching the 1992 winter olympics and learning that the americans ' lack of performance was in part due to the second - hand european equipment they were using , nascar legend geoff bodine partnered with chassis dynamics to form the bo - dyn bobsled project . their goal was to reinvent the u . s . sleds using racing technology and to provide the bobsled teams with american - made machines .
kurze said all previous agreements between the two organizations are void and that the usbsf is authorized to make any modifications on the bobsleds in their possession . however , bo - dyn still owns the intellectual property in those bobsleds , he said .
the bo - dyn bobsled project has stepped up its fundraising efforts , and may re - invent the geoff bodine bobsled challenge to raise awareness for the initiative that benefits the men and women athletes from the united states national team . an announcement outlining the event and format will be forthcoming later in the year . organizers will reach out to competitors in super cross , moto cross and other x games - type action sports . in the past , nascar and nhra competitors came together in challenge and head - to - head formats .
the 18 - time nascar sprint cup winner started the bo - dyn bobsled project in 1992 in an effort to build up the u . s . team ' s anemic program . after earning five olympic medals , the program hit new heights when holcomb captured olympic gold four years ago in vancouver with the original four - man night train sled . it marked the first olympic gold medal by a u . s . four - man team in 62 years .
with the spring of 2007 came better news for the bo - dyn project and u . s . athletes . whelen engineering president john olson not only agreed to continue his firm’s support of american bobsledding , but he upped the ante by giving cuneo an additional $ 100 , 000 to build a new sled . this one , the now - famous night train , ultimately became a world champion .
bo - dyn teams have built several u . s . bobsleds , including the
night train
that steven holcomb , steve mesler , curt tomasevicz and justin olsen guided to the first american olympic bobsledding gold medal in 62 years at the vancouver games .
i am so excited to be honored in this way by the racing community ,
said steve mesler .
the nhra has been such a key supporter of the bo - dyn project so i can ' t wait to get down to zmax dragway and share the medal with the entire racing world . this will be my first nhra event and i can ' t wait to see these athletes compete .
using home ice to their advantage at the 2002 winter games in utah , the u . s . men and women teamed for three medals , one of each color , in their bo - dyn craft , with pilots jill bakken , todd hays and brian shimer , respectively .
to continue america ' s drive to the podium , bodine is hosting a fundraiser for his bodine bobsled project . this event will involve 10 nascar drivers piloting specially - made bobsleds in lake placid january 5 - 7 , 2006 at the verizon sports complex
the olympic gold medal - winning u . s . bobsled team in the night train .
the men’s and women’s squads have claimed numerous world cup medals this season - five gold among them - in the run - up to the 2010 vancouver winter olympics . with the help of bo - dyn technology , the team is now poised to end a 62 - year gold medal drought in the winter olympics .
johnson and troxel to compete at bodine bobsled challenge : the first couple of drag racing , tommy johnson jr . and his wife melanie troxel , will test their mettle on legendary mount van hoevenberg , jan . 8 - 10 , during the fifth annual lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge presented by whelen . johnson and troxel join morgan lucas , shawn langdon , and jeg coughlin jr . as members of team nhra . as such , they will try their best to take home bobsledding glory for the straight - liners in the annual winter match - up against team nascar , led by legend geoff bodine and newly - crowned rookie of the year joey logano . the lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge presented by whelen raises money for the bo - dyn bobsled project , a collaborative effort between bodine and chassis dynamics to make the best bobsleds in the world for u . s . athletes . since the start of the project , usa bobsledders have gone from also - rans to top contenders on the world stage that routinely wins medals at the world championships and the olympics . ( 12 - 15 - 2009 )
the 2nd annual chevrolet geoff bodine bobsled challenge , presented by whelen engineering , is hosting a benefit dinner and auction on january 5 , 2007 at nicola ' s on main starting at 7 pm . the evening features a cocktail hour , a meet - and - greet with the drivers participating in the bodine bobsled challenge , dinner , and a chance to bid on fabulous items including nascar ticket packages , bodine bobsled challenge apparel , nascar souvenirs and much more . the auction will be hosted by ray dunlap , a fixture on the stockcar circuit as a tv broadcast announcer . a race suit , worn by carl edwards sporting the bodine bobsled logo at a nascar whelen modified tour race last july at new hampshire international speedway , will be included in the list of auction items . all proceeds from the evening will go directly to the bo - dyn bobsled project , inc . , which creates , develops and supplies the u . s . men ' s and women ' s bobsled teams with made in america sleds . a limited number of tickets for the evening are available for $ 150 per person and may be purchased from nicola ' s on main (
auctions thru feb 1st : the geoff bodine bobsled project is holding ebay auctions on itesm from the 2010 geoff bodine bobsled challenge . the bids will help support the us olympic team as they compete for the gold in vancouver and beyond ! geoff bodine has been helping the us bobsled effort since 1992 to make sure our athletes can afford the best american made equipment . these items were donated to help raise money to ensure that team usa has the tools they need to succeed . to see items and bid , go to urltoken
geoff bodine , 1986 winner of the daytona 500 , teamed with chassis dynamics in 1992 to form the bo - dyn bobsled project which builds american - made bobsleds for united states athletes . the sleds have been a tremendous success at all levels of competition , including world cup , world championships and olympic competitions , where the united states consistently finds itself on medal podiums . during the 2002 salt lake city olympic winter games , the u . s . squad mined gold , silver and bronze medals and broke an olympic podium drought that dated back 46 years . just four years later , in torino , italy , team usa won more olympic hardware… this time silver .
the 2011 geoff bodine bobsled challenge in lake placid has been canceled . more details will be forthcoming in the next few weeks .
petty had bodine as a guest on urltoken live from lake placid where the nascar greats chatted about the project and the national bobsled team ' s achievements . that kind of help will be needed as the 2010 - 2011 season saw men ' s and women ' s teams from germany , russia , canada and a resurgent italian squad claim the podium alongside the americans .
lake placid , n . y . ( ap ) - - the geoff bodine bobsled challenge won ' t be staged next year .
the u . s . four - man bobsled team piloted by steven holcomb competes during the world cup at utah olympic park on saturday .
has it worked ? driver shauna rohbock delivered a women’s silver medal at the torino winter games in 2006 . however in the spring of that year , the u . s . olympic committee took over operation of the financially - strapped national team . in the off - season , after a successful bodine challenge in lake placid , bo - dyn approached whelen engineering and the chester , conn . , company agreed to assist with the sled evolution .
geoff bodine started the bobsled challenge in an effort to raise funds for the u . s . men ' s and women ' s bobsled teams . it features nascar and nhra drivers piloting specially made bobsleds , with members of the new york state army national guard serving as brakemen .
the fifth annual lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge presented by whelen engineering concluded on sunday with nascar sprint cup series driver joey logano a winner .
holcomb , who has been a bobsled driver for 13 years , drove the original night train to two world championships and the olympic gold medal .
action from the fifth annual lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge presented by whelen engineering will air on speed on jan . 24 and jan . 31 .
driving the last sled of the day , todd bodine came out on top after the second run with a combined time of 1 minute , 47 . 24 seconds . bodine was followed by fedewa and lepage in second and third , respectively . bodine credits much of his successful bobsled driving to the u . s . bobsled athletes saying ,
it ' s great to see our young kids as good as they are . and now with the bobsled project giving them good equipment , our future for bobsledding is looking pretty bright . it ' s a great feeling .
all 10 drivers as well as their many eager fans are looking forward to the feature race of the chevrolet geoff bodine bobsled challenge beginning at 10 am on saturday morning , with an afternoon race set for 1 pm . country artists cowboy crush will open the proceedings with their rendition of the national anthem . tickets for the event can be purchased at the main gate of the verizon sports complex . more info at
fan packages , interactive offerings and event merchandise for the 5th annual lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge may be purchased online at urltoken . or go to urltoken for reservations .
whelen ramped up their cross - promotional support by displaying the corporate logo on the lower rear quarter panel of the number 31 marsh racing nascar busch north and busch series race cars . monetary contributions continued and grew as the years went on , realizing that research and development were critical to the success of the project .
, site of the 2003 and 2009 fibt world bobsled championships . according to bodine ,
the sleds my colleagues will be driving will look exactly like our bodine - designed sleds on the fibt world cup tour . after testing a sled on november 8 in lake placid , the guys are going to love the speed and thrill of the bobsled .
the early season dominance by the u . s . bobsled team on the world cup circuit has geoff bodine stoked about the team ' s chances heading into an olympic year .
after i crashed it , i made the infamous statement to bruce , ' well , bruce , i guess i ' ll have to build you a bobsled . '
lake placid , n . y . - - the group that built the united states ' 2010 olympic gold - medal - winning bobsled is parting ways with the national team .
whelen originally sponsored bodine ' s race cars . but phil kurze , vice - president of whelen , was a fraternity brother of john morgan ' s , the nbc bobsled commentator .
road race ace boris said , whose late father , bob , drove in the 1968 and 1972 winter olympics for the u . s . bobsled team , overcame a whipping wind and pelting rain on saturday and won both races in the chevrolet geoff bodine bobsled challenge on the olympic track at mount van hoevenberg .
it was awesome , perfect ,
said said , who also won the inaugural race of this unique event last year .
two wins is a good way to start the year .
the bobsled challenge features race car drivers on ice . it ' s an effort to raise funds to keep the u . s . men ' s and women ' s bobsled teams at the forefront of international racing . (
this is what we ' re calling the ultimate bobsled ,
bodine said .
in the past , we didn ' t have the money or time to build this type of bobsled . obviously , we had a good one . [ driver ] steve [ holcomb ] won the gold medal in vancouver with the first night train . but still we knew we could do better .
after a stop at the fishing hole , the path to the bobsled track was not the one that offered the least resistance . but it may be the path that results in the most success .
in 2005 , bodine teamed with morgan , the former bobsledder , creative sports promoter and current bobsled voice on nbc , to create the geoff bodine bobsled challenge . the event , in which stars from nascar and nhra come to lake placid and race each other in modified sleds , would be a means of raising awareness and needed funding to build made - in - america bobsleds for the united states teams .
chester — twenty - one years ago , geoff bodine zigged where he should have zagged , and as a result , the u . s . won its first gold medal in the bobsled in 62 years .
our stance is that if you are standing still , you are actually losing ground ,
said cuneo , bo - dyn sled designer and chief consultant , from his chassis dynamics location in oxford , conn .
that mentality pushes us ahead . the new rules that have gone into effect for 2011 - 2012 , i believe , will actually work in our favor . in a sport of secrets , it ' s no secret that our sleds adjust quicker than other nations . the germans have actually noted this to me personally . so we have now rolled up our sleeves and begun the process . and there is no stopping until we hit the track in sochi .
the two - man bobsled event took place shortly after . russia continued to rack up the medals , as alexey voevoda and alexander zubkov earned the gold medal with a combined time of 3 : 45 . 39 .
after the first two stops on the fibt world cup bobsled season in calgary , canada and lake placid , n . y . , the united states bobsled teams have achieved startling results with help from nascar . in six total races spanning women ' s bobsled as well as two and four - man bobsled events , the united states has captured one gold , four silver and two bronze medals . that ' s seven medals out of 18 that have been distributed to date . another startling factor is that four different american drivers have won those medals . in addition , never before has the u . s . had two different men on the podium at one time in a world cup until recently at the verizon sports complex in lake placid when the men took silver and bronze medals in the two - man race . the united states has three women ' s bobsled athletes in the top five of the world cup standings and three u . s . men ' s sleds in the top 10 of the world cup . as a result , the team has moved to the head of the leaderboard in nations points .
sponsor and tv : chevy has become the title sponsor of the geoff bodine bobsled challenge in lake placid , n . y . the event will take place january 3 - 5 , 2008 and is set to take place at the olympic sports complex . the 3rd annual chevy geoff bodine bobsled challenge is presented by whelen engineering . columbia sportswear has signed on as the official clothing supplier for the chevy geoff bodine bobsled challenge , presented by whelen engineering . sled sponsors for the event include whelen engineering , lumber liquidators , lucas oil and columbia sportswear . additional event sponsors include ppg , racing electronics and yamaha . the 3rd annual chevy geoff bodine bobsled challenge , presented by whelen engineering , will be broadcast on the speed channel on january 20 from 12 pm - 2 pm and january 27 at 2 pm - 4 pm . each show is a separate two hour program featuring a different race . ( 12 - 29 - 2007 )
bodine laid down a fast first run , then held on to edge joe gibbs racing phenom joey logano on sunday and capture the first race at the fourth annual geoff bodine bobsled challenge . lucas beat bodine in the spectacular second race .
bodine , the nascar legend , had become interested with bobsledding after watching the 1992 olympics and following that , decided to try a bobsled run with driver bruce rosselli at mt . van hoevenberg in lake placid . espn was there filming it .
concord , n . c . - - a non - profit company that ' s used nascar racing technology to supply the u . s . olympic bobsled teams with faster rides is moving to the heart of stock - car country in north carolina .
history - makers will witness history in the making at zmax dragway when the gold medal - winning four - man u . s . bobsled team will serve as honorary grand marshals for the inaugural nhra four - wide nationals , march 25 - 28 .
auto racing and bobsledding first met in 1992 under inauspicious circumstances . the nascar great and winner of the 1986 daytona 500 as well as 18 nascar cup series events , bodine had settled into his living room to watch the olympic bobsled races from albertville , france .
a three - year participant in the bodine bobsled challenge , sunday’s race 2 overall win was the first in a bobsled for logano . logano recorded the second - fastest time , just behind nascar camping world truck series driver todd bodine , during the first round of competition against his fellow nascar competitors , and advanced to the semifinals in the head - to - head portion of the racing with a win against part - time driver and espn nascar analyst boris said . logano then defeated bodine in the semifinals to earn a match - up with troxel .
the chevrolet geoff bodine bobsled challenge got underway on thursday afternoon when the nascar drivers arrived at the verizon sports complex for a lesson in bobsled 101 . the drivers took to the track with u . s . bobsled team athletes for an overview of the sport , followed by a ride down part of the track behind a u . s . team driver . when it came time for the nascar drivers to actually drive themselves , they could not get enough of the action and finished the evening with a craving for more speed . the drivers started higher up the track on friday to complete their final training runs and two qualifying heats . as the temperature dropped , the ¾ mile track became faster and the nascar racers got all the speed they wanted as they flew through the 17 curves at speeds of nearly 60 miles an hour .
contact : amanda bird , usbsf marketing & communications manager ( 518 ) 523 - 1842 , ext 106 , abird @ urltoken for immediate release august 22 , 2009 greubel and berkeley win bobsled push championship qualifiers lake placid , n . y . –bobsled team selection for the 2009 - 10 season began today with push championship qualifiers in lake placid , n . y . the top three women and top six men will qualify for push championship finals in calgary , canada from september 13 - 20 , where national team drivers will select their push athletes for team trials this october .
speed channel will again televise four hours of the bobsled challenge , scheduled dates / times . january 24 , 2010 on speed at 12 : 00pm / et and 8 : 00pm / et and january 31 , 2010 on speed at 5 : 00pm / et and 8 : 00pm / et .
in this year’s 4 - man bobsled this year in sochi , it is expected that only a few hundredths of a second will separate the gold medal winners from the silver . because of this , every team is trying to get even the slightest technical advantage in the design of their bobsleds .
speed channel has announced four hours of coverage from the second annual geoff bodine bobsled challenge , presented by whelen engineering , to be staged in lake placid , n . y . event coverage will air on speed jan 6 - 7 from 2 : 00 to 4 : 00pm / et each day .
i was doing some interviews after and i was kind of laughing and joking about it ,
he said .
bruce said , ' come here a minute , geoff . ' he pointed at the sled . i had bent the frame like 6 inches . i destroyed his bobsled .
boris said posted the fastest two runs friday at mount van hoevenberg and easily won the qualifying for the chevrolet geoff bodine bobsled challenge . said bested the driver who organized the unique event by nearly a second and was the target of more than a few barbs when he finished . said figured to be the man to beat over the 17 - turn layout . he won the first race in the event ' s inaugural run a year ago and his late father , bob , drove in the 1968 and 1972 winter olympics for the u . s . bobsled team . ( associated press ) , see more at
joey logano , driver of the # 20 home depot toyota in the nascar sprint cup series announced today , wednesday , sept . 16 , that he will again compete in the 5th annual lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge presented by whelen engineering to be staged in lake placid , n . y . january 8 - 10 , 2010 .
“with the association with geoff we learned about his goals and aspirations for the usa bobsled teams and we felt it was a very worthy cause , ” continued kurze . “whelen believes in products made in america and geoff ' s dedication to the proposition that american athletes should be using american - made equipment coincided with our corporate philosophy . ”
many drivers have lent their name to the event , but it is still to be determined who will compete . boris said is one driver who has roots in bobsledding and is confirmed in lake placid . his father , bob said , was a bobsled driver in the 1968 and 1972 winter games . said describes bobsledding as ,
the greatest thrill i have ever had without an engine .
other drivers who have indicated to bodine their desire to attend if their schedules permit are cup winner stewart , todd bodine , ken schrader , kyle petty , randy lajoie , kevin lepage , debra renshaw and steve park . for more information on the geoff bodine bobsled challenge , go to the
igls , austria ( feb . 5 , 2017 ) - steven holcomb ( park city , utah ) claimed his second four - man bobsled medal of the season today , bronze , with his push crew of carlo valdes ( newport beach , calif . ) , jimmy reed ( garmisch , germany ) and sam mcguffie ( cypress , . . .
as honorary grand marshals , the crew of the famous night train bobsled will be honored during pre - race festivities with a commemorative plaque , participate in a question and answer session during opening ceremonies and experience 32 , 000 horsepower first hand as they stand on the starting line for the first four - wide - pass during sunday ' s eliminations .
three more drivers added to lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge : whelen engineering , modified tour title sponsor for nascar and presenting sponsor of the lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge in lake placid , n . y . , has announced its three driver entries into the bodine field that will compete jan . 8 - 10 . donny lia , george brunnhoelzl iii and phillip morris , via their 2009 whelen engineering championships , have been invited to drive bobsleds in next month ' s bodine challenge . the event raises awareness and funding for geoff bodine ' s made - in - america initiative that designs and builds bobsleds for the united states men ' s and women ' s teams . these drivers will join joey logano , nascar sprint cup series raybestos rookie of the year , on the nascar team that will race against nhra star morgan lucas , shawn langdon , jeg coughlin jr . , and others on the bobsled track in lake placid . the formats pit the drivers against the clock , and a nascar versus nhra competition . ( 12 - 8 - 2009 )
koenigssee , germany ( feb . 26 , 2017 ) - steven holcomb ( park city , utah ) , carlo valdes ( newport beach , calif . ) , jimmy reed ( garmisch , germany ) and sam mcguffie ( cypress , texas ) scarcely missed the medals in the four - man bobsled world championships today , and the crew was . . .
the strategy was set . first , the body shell would be made of carbon fiber to improve weight to strength ratios . second , steering would be modified significantly to allow for better steering feel and control , which would be needed in sochi . and third , weight would be strategically positioned where it had the best impact on performance of the bobsled .
bmw to support usa bobsled and skeleton federation : still basking in the glory of a gold medal finish at the vancouver games , the united states bobsled and skeleton federation recently received a serious boost in horsepower from car maker bmw that has team officials and athletes revved up about the approaching 2010 - 2011 world cup season . under a new four - year agreement , bmw group has become the official mobility partner of the usa bobsled and skeleton federation ( usbsf ) . aside from financial support , the bmw group will help athletes train more effectively while assisting sled designers tweak their already lightning - fast designs . like the usa bobsled team , which collected its first four - man gold medal in 62 years this february , the bmw group also is reveling in a recent win , having helped bmw oracle racing triumph at the illustrious america ' s cup sailing competition this year . bmw ' s expertise in utilizing ultra - lightweight materials and advanced aerodynamics helped the bmw oracle racing team design a state - of - the - art yacht that brought the coveted america ' s cup trophy to the usa for the first time in more than a decade . the nine - event 2010 - 2011 world up schedule begins nov . 22 - 28 in whistler , canada , and team members are hoping to take some big steps forward with bmw in the 100 - plus days before the season begins . ( geiger media ) ( 8 - 10 - 2010 )
the bobsled challenge attracts drivers from nhra and nascar and puts them head - to - head in a charity event held each january in lake placid , n . y . this year melanie troxel edged out jeg coughlin to take the gold in the olympic style race , while nascar driver joey logano was victorious in the nhra vs . nascar portion of the event .
the team , led by driver , holcomb , and consisting of pushers steve mesler , justin olsen and curt tomasevicz , made history as they piloted the night train to a gold medal at the 2010 winter olympic games in vancouver , british columbia . the victory marks the first time in 62 years the u . s . has won an olympic gold medal in bobsled competition .
notes : troxel was the first female to participate in the bodine bobsled challenge in the event’s five - year history … renezeder was saturday’s fastest qualifier … an off - road racer who is not affiliated with nascar or nhra , renezeder competed with the nhra in sunday’s race 2 … corey lajoie , son of former nascar nationwide series driver randy lajoie , qualified for bodine on saturday .
as in most competitions , there are rules for both the competition and the design of the equipment . the ibsf ( international bobsleigh and skeleton federation ) provides a rule book , as well as engineering drawings placing limits on shape , weight and materials for the bobsled . of course , the trick is finding the optimal balance of the factors which will help any given team win .
the women , on the other hand , are looking to extend an olympic medal - winning streak that dates back to 2002 when women’s bobsled - a two - person race - entered the olympic program . if it just so happens that schaaf is part of that accomplishment , it would be a marked change from the days when she rented sleds for over $ 500 per week .
st . moritz , switzerland ( jan . 22 , 2017 ) - steven holcomb ( park city , utah ) and his push crew of jimmy reed ( garmisch , germany ) , sam mcguffie ( cypress , texas ) and sam michener ( gresham , ore . ) finished 15th in today ' s four - man bobsled world cup in st . moritz with a combin . . .
altenberg , germany ( jan . 15 , 2017 ) - steven holcomb ( park city , utah ) and his push crew of carlo valdes ( newport beach , calif . ) , jimmy reed ( garmisch , germany ) and sam michener ( gresham , ore . ) once again led team usa in the four - man bobsled world cup , this time with a s . . .
i ' m definitely better this year ,
logano said .
i guess i needed about four more tenths . todd was really fast . i went down the chicane really good the first run , and then i got so excited i forgot the rest of the track and nearly flipped . but this is so much fun . i mean , who gets to drive a bobsled ?
with ample snow , a typical chill in the air and the 30th anniversary of the 1980 winter olympics just a month away , lake placid will present a currier and ives winter scene jan . 8 - 10 to the drivers from nascar and nhra . these competitors will converge on the two - time winter olympic village for the fifth annual lucas oil geoff bodine bobsled challenge presented by whelen engineering .
former nascar cup driver , geoff bodine was at lake pacid , ny on sunday testing equipment . he crashed on his first trip , but changed runners and made it the next two runs down the course . ironically , bodine rolled it in the famous trickle turn ( turn 18 ) where dick was upended twice at the bodine bobsled challenge in 2006 . ( pr ) ( 10 - 18 - 2007 )
the 12 pilots are lead by 2009 nascar rookie of the year joey logano and road racer boris said who has been the dominant performer over the previous four challenges . the daring dozen will leave their comfort zones and drive modified bobsleds down the three - quarter mile , 16 - turn mount van hoevenberg track , site of the 2000 winter goodwill games as well as the 2003 and 2009 world bobsled championships .
one of the biggest challenges was that the bobsled run in sochi is much different than the one in vancouver . it’s a bit slower , and actually includes some uphill sections . the other big challenge was time and money – the original night train was designed primarily using 2d design tools , and needed many changes after it was manufactured – costing time and money . it meant they had less time to optimize their design .
it ' s an honor to be named grand marshal for this event ,
said steven holcomb , pilot of the gold medal winning bobsled .
the support of the racing community has been instrumental in our success and it ' s great to have this opportunity . now i get to cheer for some of our biggest advocates that have supported us over the last few years . they ' ve earned this gold medal too .
drivers competing in this year ' s chevrolet geoff bodine bobsled challenge , presented by whelen engineering , include founder geoff bodine and his brothers brett and todd , this year ' s nascar craftsman truck series champion ; 2006 bodine bobsled challenge winners and nascar nextel cup drivers boris said and kevin lepage ; current nascar nextel cup driver and two - time nascar busch series champion randy lajoie ; nextel cup , busch series and craftsman truck series driver steve park ;
america ' s winningest driver
and nascar legend dick trickle ; former nascar driver and current speed channel commentator phil parsons ; nine - time nascar champion , with seven whelen modified tour championships and two grand national championships , mike stefanik ; former red sox left fielder and current craftsman truck series driver mike greenwell ; 2002 craftsman truck series rookie of the year brendan gaughan ; 2006 nascar dodge weekly series champion philip morris ; nhra top fuel driver and 2003 top alcohol mac tools u . s . nationals winner morgan lucas ; and nhra top fuel rookie of the year j . r . todd .
this year ' s chevrolet geoff bodine bobsled challenge , presented by whelen engineering , features modified bobsleds that have been painted with ppg vibrance colors by students from hudson valley community college in troy , n . y . the students were supervised by ppg territory manager dennis beardsley and noted motorcycle graphic artist and ppg customer justin barnes of jb grafix custom painting , inc . of newburgh , n . y . barnes designed the color schemes and applied the flames and pinstriping while beardsley and the students painted , sanded and cleared the sleds .
probably no event in 2011 : geoff bodine said the 2011 bobsled challenge in lake placid , scheduled for jan . 7 - 9 , will probably not take place .
we were trying to do it , but with the timing of the move and the economy , it looks like we ' ll have to postpone it for another year ,
he said .
we ' re planning something else and will make an announcement as soon as we finalize that deal . i think it will be even bigger than what we ' ve been doing .
( elmira star gazette ) ( 12 - 8 - 2010 )
the 3rd annual chevy geoff bodine bobsled challenge , presented by whelen engineering , is hosting a benefit auction and dinner on friday night , january 4 . cocktails start a 7 pm , followed by dinner at 8 pm , and the auction at 9 pm at the crowne plaza hotel in lake placid . price is $ 100 per person , and tickets may be purchased at the olympic center box office . numerous items will also be auctioned on saturday , january 5 , between the two event races at the olympic sports complex . some of the items available for purchase include autographed hat , gloves and model cars from kevin harvick , an autographed jeff gordon poster , and a framed richard petty print . for more information , check out
day 1 : a field of nascar champions traded the asphalt for the ice thursday as the 3rd annual chevy bodine bobsled challenge presented by whelen engineering kicked off with an afternoon of training runs . nascar whelen all - american series champion steve carlson was among the first ones down . carlson is one of three nascar developmental series champions invited to participate by whelen vice president of motorsports phil kurze . carlson is joined by nascar whelen modified tour champion donny lia and nascar whelen southern modified champion l . w . miller . craftsman truck series champion ron hornaday is also participating , along with craftsman truck drivers johnny benson , nascar camping world series east champion joey logano , and sprint cup series driver boris said . this year’s challenge also includes a full contingent of nhra drivers . friday , the drivers will take more practice runs and then a qualifying run . saturday , they will take two final runs . the afternoon session will feature a face off between the nascar drivers and the nhra drivers . ( nascar ) ( 1 - 4 - 2008 )
the north carolina motorsports association says the state is home to 90 percent of nascar racing teams .


founded by leo lerner , the chain was a force in community journalism in chicago from 1926 to 2005 , and called itself " the world 's largest newspaper group " .

in its heyday , lerner published 54 weekly and semi-weekly editions on the north and northwest sides of chicago and in suburban cook , lake and dupage counties , with a circulation of some 300,000 .

editions included the booster , citizen , life , news , news-star , skyline , star , times and voice .

lerner newspapers

lerner newspapers . the lerner newspaper microfilm collection includes newspapers from chicago neighborhoods and suburbs ranging from 1905 - 1993 .
lerner newspapers - urdu meaning and translation of lerner newspapers , translation , multiple word search ( seperate words with space ) , english to urdu machine translation of lerner newspapers and more .
[ harwood heights , ill . ] : pulitzer - lerner newspapers , 1989 -
he continued his newspaper career as vice - president and general manager of the lerner life newspapers , and later the lerner voice newspapers , a suburban newspaper chain .
[ schaumburg , ill . ] : pulitzer - lerner newspapers , 1989 - 1990 .
lerner newspapers was once the largest chain of weekly newspapers in the world . founded by leo lerner , the chain was a force in community journalism in chicago from 1926 to 2005 .
this building used to house lerner newspapers , a publisher of community newspapers . it has since been torn down , after laying vacant for years .
mr . lerner is survived by his wife , susan , and two daughters , jane lerner and lucy lerner , both of chicago .
published materials consist of articles by leo lerner , articles about leo lerner and miscellaneous published materials .
( citizen ( chicago newspaper ) ) lerner newspapers was once the largest chain of weekly newspapers in the world . founded by leo lerner , the chain was a force in community journalism in chicago from 1926 to 2005 .
lerner newspapers was a chain of weekly newspapers . founded by leo lerner , the chain was a force in community journalism in chicago from 1926 to 2005 , and called itself
the world ' s largest newspaper group
.
: at first radiant when gazing at her lover pete , then painfully distraught when his affection flags . ” — beverly friend , lerner newspapers
“chicofsky further stated that he feels a lot better now that lerner is off the streets because when lerner was around , he was never really sure when lerner might decided to ‘plank’ him . ”
norwood park ( chicago , ill . : community area ) - - newspapers .
norwood park ( chicago , ill . : community area ) - - newspapers .
as editor and publisher of the lerner newspapers inc . , which publishes community newspapers serving chicago and its suburbs , and an official or director also of other publishing concerns in the area , mr . lerner was consulted by many of the democratic presidential aspirants before and during the primaries . cultural activities
the booster is the oldest newspaper to ever be owned by wednesday journal . it was originally known as the lincoln - belmont booster . leo lerner launched his lerner newspapers empire when he acquired it in 1926 . in 2000 , it , along with the other surviving lerner newspapers , were sold to pioneer press . in 2005 , pioneer press sold the booster to the wednesday journal .
newspapers from burlington , n . c . , to walla walla , wash . , told the same story : maury ( pro ) lerner could hit .
unlike the city newspapers , suburban newspapers are paid . they can be found in newsboxes throughout their respective coverage areas . they are also available by subscription . compared to their city - based counterparts , the suburban newspapers are larger and contain more articles per issue .
the lerner newspapers chain , a fixture on the chicago scene since the late 1920s , is expected to shut down in early october unless it can be sold .
crain ' s chicago business columnist greg hinz , who worked with gerber at lerner newspapers , said she was
her own little private force of nature .
born in chicago and raised on the west side , mr . hoffenberg helped his grandfather sell newspapers as a boy and began reading newspapers at a young age , his son said .
lerner , based in lincolnwood , operates 14 weekly newspapers in the northern and northwestern suburbs . the papers have a combined average weekly circulation of about 100 , 000 .
lerner , leo alfred was born on september 20 , 1907 in chicago , illinois , united states . son of harry and dora ( jacobs ) lerner .
lerner : seattle times management says both ad campaigns are scheduled to run through election day . for npr news , i ' m sara lerner in seattle .
marriages - engagements - anniversaries in cook county ( articles from various newspapers ) . genealogy trails .
glen lerner is the son of maury lerner , a former professional baseball player and mob hit man . “i wouldn’t trade him for anybody as my father . ”
papers of the american editor , publisher of lerner newspapers , also known as the chicago northside newspapers . correspondence , incoming and outgoing ( 1931 - 1965 ) ; personal notebooks , speeches ( 1941 - 1962 ) , articles , editorials ; clippings , tape recordings , and pocket calendars .
liberty suburban chicago newspapers : obituaries . recent obituaries . bolingbrook - lisle - naperville - romeoville - woodridge
with lerner losing his love of spending , the supporters had the taste for rebellion .
lerner : the reporters went on to say these ads threaten their independence and credibility .
principal subsidiaries : pulitzer newspapers inc . ; st . louis post - dispatch llc ; arizona daily star .
journal and topics newspapers : obituaries . arlington heights , buffalo grove , palatine , rolling meadows , wheeling .
after graduating from senn high school and theuniversity of illinois at urbana - champaign , mr . hoffenberg joined the city news bureau . lerner newspapers then hired him as a news columnist . in the 1970s he left lerner after a disagreement with management over his columns , his son said .
wednesday journal is a newspaper publisher based in oak park , illinois . it publishes free weekly community newspapers throughout chicago , paid weekly newspapers in the city ' s western suburbs and parenting magazines in the chicago metropolitan area .
lerner in my judgment acted according to the contract ,
said the former executive .
lerner recently began converting the circulation of its skyline and booster papers to paid from free .
he says lerner , whom he respected , was of a different prison stripe than most .
lerner with his wife , arrene , not long after his release from prison in 1988 .
the lerner family bought its first chicago newspaper in the late 1920s . it expanded in the 1940s with the purchase of the north side myers newspapers . in 1965 , leo lerner died and was succeeded as editor and publisher by his son , louis , who soon began expanding into the suburbs .
tags : news , news bites , pioneer press , wednesday journal inc . , the booster , the news - star , jack bess , lorraine swanson , lerner newspapers , anish eapen , lake effect news
but then torgeson and lerner teamed up against some cuban players , after lerner complained about too many brush - back pitches . torgeson got into a fistfight with a cuban player and resigned . lerner attacked a cuban pitcher and a cuban umpire but kept on playing . and hitting .
tags : media , news bites , hyperlocalism , mike fourcher , chicago media future conference , patrick boylan , chicago now , center square ledger , lake effect news , lorraine swanson , wednesday journal inc . , lerner newspapers
lerner’s arrest allowed others to relax . according to f . b . i . records , another federal informant , richard chicofsky , told his handlers that “that bastard lerner got what he deserved . ”
producer and director danny lerner died march 6 in culver city , calif . he was 62 . lerner . the brother of producer and nu image / millennium films founder avi lerner . worked on more than 100 films , including most recently
olympus has fallen
and
the expendables 3 .
chicago , illinois . historical newspapers , birth , marriage , & death announcements , 1851 - 2003 . urltoken subscription product .
are sew simple systems , inc . ( a manufacturer of automated textile manufacturing equipment located in fountain inn , sc ) , and lerner communications , inc . ( a publisher of five neighborhood newspapers in the chicago area ) .
now the lerner agreement has also fallen apart . it is a matter that labor and management come at with diametrically opposed perspectives . a former executive of the lerner papers remembers louis lerner , the late owner , showing him the 1975 agreement after it was signed . lerner was smart : he ' d hung on to a way of laying off his printers - - they ' d go if their workplace disappeared .
“maury lerner crashed a triple off the clock and rode home on jacoby’s single . ” “maury lerner doubled in two runs sunday night to lead boise to a 7 - to - 5 victory over pocatello in the pioneer league play . ” maury lerner singled , doubled , tripled , homered , won the game .
her column became the lifeblood of lerner ' s skyline newspaper that catered to the tony gold coast crowd , but was just as much at home next to the aldermanic shenanigans and pothole coverage of the chain ' s neighborhood newspapers .
lerner : in his mind , this goes well beyond the paper taking a stance in its opinion section .
a 1978 graduate of wauconda high school , howard graduated from the university of illinois in 1982 with a bachelor ' s degree in journalism . she worked as a reporter and copy editor for lerner newspapers before joining the daily herald in 1993 .
rosemary k . sazonoff , 79 , a suburban journalist , was a feature writer and general assignment reporter for two decades for lerner newspapers . before that , she wrote a column ,
life in deerfield ,
for the deerfield review .
goodman , adam ,
pulitzer selling its newspapers in chicago ,
st . louis post - dispatch , december 24 , 1994 .
use the resources below to gain electronic access to thousands of current and historical newspapers , with additional information in print and on microfilm .
gerber , who attended senn high school , wright junior college , northwestern university and mundelein college , began her career at age 16 with the lerner newspapers , then a thriving chain of community newspapers on chicago’s near north , north and northwest sides . she went on to become a fixture on chicago’s society and celebrity circuit and one of the longest running newspaper columnists in the country .
lerner did not mince his words when he completed his £62 . 6million takeover before the 2006 - 07 season .
there was no formal announcement , no issued news release . but pro lerner had given up baseball to concentrate on a new career . a name that once appeared in scouting sheets and small - town newspapers was now popping up in police intelligence reports .
. the printing of the newspapers is sub - contracted and sunstates maintains no printing or other facilities with respect to its newspaper publishing operations .
diamond moved to chicago after living in sunnyvale during the 1960s to be managing editor of 49 newspapers in the lerner newspapers chain of weeklies and semi - weeklies serving chicago suburbs . she received a knight fellowship at stanford university in 1978 , and moved to palo alto . in 1982 she started the california lawyer magazine as editor in chief , and then began working at stanford , holding several positions .
edgar miller students receive free backpacks donated by crossroads connects and glen lerner injury attorneys during the first day of school .
a 1957 issue of the idaho daily statesman included a photograph of maury lerner when he played for the boise braves .
maurice “pro” lerner’s professional stats included an arrest for larceny in his hometown , brookline , mass . , in 1963 .
lerner was a model inmate who ran an elite prison softball team and once saved the life of a correction officer .
liberty suburban chicago newspapers : obituaries . recent obituaries . bartlett - bloomingdale - carol stream - glendale heights - hanover park - itasca - roselle - streamwood
manor , robert ,
pulitzer sells lerner papers ,
st . louis post - dispatch , october 8 , 1992 .
lerner has been a laggard performer in this area for pulitzer , which also owns the daily southtown economist and the marketer weekly shopper . those publications have a wider advertising base than lerner , which depends primarily on classified advertising , especially help wanted .
neighborhood news veteran lorraine swanson launches a north - side chicago news site whose roots reach back to the old lerner chain .
baseball scouts used to scrutinize maury lerner’s every move . then f . b . i . agents were the ones watching .
raised on the north side , gerber attended senn high school and then wright junior college and northwestern university . at 16 , gerber began writing for the lerner newspapers chain . by 1950 , she began working as the chain ' s gossip columnist . she also eventually became the editor of lerner ' s skyline newspaper , which was launched in the 1960s and covered the city ' s near north side .
former lerner newspapers reporter felicia dechter , who along with butler had recently been working with gerber on gerber ' s memoirs , called her
a dear friend and a longtime mentor , and underneath that tough exterior was one of the most generous and caring people i know .
lerner was arrested again a few months later , charged with conspiring to commit armed robbery and carrying a firearm without a permit . according to brookline police records , detectives interrupted lerner and his ex - con companion in the midst of robbing an acquaintance .
others in chain : part of pantagraph publishing co . regional newspapers ( includes farmer city journal , leroy journal , gibson city courier , woodford county journal )
except for a brief stint at the sun - times in the 1980s , gerber has been synonymous with skyline since 1960 when she began chronicling society life in chicago’s gold coast and near north side neighborhoods for the publication’s original owner , lerner home newspapers . her lively mixture of caustic comments , blind items , and genuine news about movers and shakers had been running since 1950 in other editions of the lerner chain .
“portrait of young woman as artist , ” sandra parlin , lerner papers , dec . 3 , 1980 , p . 7 .
frank kostro , a future major leaguer known for his pinch - hitting , competed against lerner that winter . “i was hitting well over . 300 , ” he says . “but i wasn’t even close to the leading hitter — who was maury lerner . ”
baseball scouts used to scrutinize lerner’s every move . now agents from the f . b . i . were the ones watching .
mr . lerner served as ambassador to norway from 1977 until 1980 . a longtime worker in the democratic party in chicago , mr . lerner said when he was named envoy to oslo that he was ' ' probably the first carter supporter in illinois . ' '
from the time he was 10 or 11 , he spent his time reading newspapers and obsessed over journalism and the news media ,
rick hoffenberg said .
today , new technology is again shaking american newspapers as the internet drains away more and more advertising revenue . cities with dailies may soon face a newspaper blackout much darker than what new york experienced a half - century ago . for a brief period , new york was a laboratory that demonstrated what can happen when newspapers vanish .
fitzgerald , mark ,
pulitzer to fold lerner papers ,
editor and publisher , august 15 , 1992 , p . 9 .
hundreds of colorful backpacks were donated to edgar miller students by crossroads connects and glen lerner injury attorneys during the first day of school .
charged with murder , lerner was found guilty and sentenced to life in a rhode island prison , where he kept his mouth shut .
ann gerber , seen here on may 10 , 1992 , at arlington park , also was editor of lerner ' s skyline newspaper .
the chicago typographical union calls this a sneaky trick . gilbert cornfield , the union attorney , tells us web set is a corporation created by the compucomp corporation of broadview strictly to do lerner ' s printing . lerner has leased space in the niles building and that ' s where lerner ' s production manager and makeup editors now have their primary offices . and they aren ' t the only familiar faces .
after three days of deliberations in march 1970 , a jury in providence convicted lerner , patriarca and three others of conspiracy , while lerner was also convicted of murder . the man with a career batting average of . 308 was given two life sentences . he was 34 .
by the mid 1990s , broadcasting accounted for nearly 75 percent of company earnings . the post - dispatch , like most large metropolitan dailies , was suffering from declining circulation while battling rising costs . to bolster its newspaper holdings , pulitzer acquired 16 daily newspapers and nearly 30 non - daily publications from scripps league newspapers for $ 214 million .
her former lerner colleagues - - and there were many - - remember her generosity , kindness , and love for dogs and liberal causes .
the lerner newspapers ' composing room at 7519 n . ashland expired at the end of the workweek saturday , september 3 . survivors were consoled in the traditional way , which is to pat them on the back and wish them luck finding another job . and the trucks rolled in to collect the stilled equipment .
leo alfred lerner , american editor , public . recipient 1st prize best editorial illinois press association , 1937 , herrick award , national education association , 1951 ; named public of year , controlled circulation newspapers american , 1953 ; chicago medal of merit , 1961 ; mayor daley’s medal of merit , chicago , 1962 .
copeland , david . debating the issues in colonial newspapers : primary documents on events of the period . westport : greenwood press , 2000 . 15 may 2016 . web .
lerner has studied and worked in five different states stretching from washington , d . c . , to california . before joining abc15 , lerner was most recently a morning anchor at kvoa - tv in tucson . she also worked at ksby - tv in san luis obispo , calif .
pulitzer , joseph , jr . , and michael e . pulitzer , pulitzer publishing company : newspapers and broadcasting in the public interest , new york : newcomen society , 1988 .
the acquisition expands the regional newspaper reach of hollinger , which bought the sun - times and several dozen weekly newspapers surrounding chicago in 1994 . hollinger has since picked up the daily southtown and the post - tribune of gary and now , with the lerner purchase , has 96 publications in its chicago - area newspaper group .
danny lerner made independent films
- variety , vol . 327 , issue 8 , march 24 , 2015 | online research library : questia
gerber was an old - school gossip columnist who knew where all the bodies were buried and what they were wearing - - or not wearing . her column ran for over 65 years , mostly from the storied lerner newspaper chain that in its heyday published 56 community newspapers that covered the near north , north and northwest sides .
professionally , cecil ' s greatest triumph still lay ahead . alan jay lerner and fritz loewe wanted him to design the costumes for my fair lady in 1955 because , as lerner wrote , it was ' difficult to know whether he designed the edwardian era or the edwardian era designed him ' .
. lerner solicits advertising and publishes the newspapers but subcontracts the printing of the papers with other newspaper printers . the purchase price of the net assets acquired totalled $ 1 , 078 , 626 consisting of $ 475 , 000 cash at closing and a short - term note payable of $ 602 , 431 paid in early 1993 plus other assumed liabilities of $ 1 , 195 . the operations of lerner are included in the sunstates ' consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition .
the nadig newspapers office is open monday through friday . each department has different hours which can be found by clicking on their department page link on the top part of the website .
no question . pro lerner was looking ahead . by the summer of 1961 , the professional ballplayer was also trying out for a life of crime .
all the while , lerner remained a family man ; that is , to his own family . when appeals to overturn his conviction seemed at a dead end , lerner moved his wife , arrene , and their two young children , glen and jenni , to a small house close to the prison .
last month we brought you news of radical change at the lerner newspapers . booster and skyline papers heretofore given away would be delivered by mail for a modest yearly rate . the pulitzer publishing company , which bought the 66 - year - old chain in 1985 , hoped this measure would pluck the chicago holding from the mire of unprofitability .
questioned by the police , lerner repeatedly lied . and while he eventually beat the rap , the young ballplayer made an unfavorable impression . “i know the brookline police were not fond of him , ” glen lerner says . “a jewish troublemaker would not be well looked upon by an irish police force . ”
in 1980 , lerner came to the rescue of a correction officer who was being choked with a cord by another inmate . he subdued the inmate and escorted the injured officer to the infirmary . a formal commendation was entered into lerner’s file , applauding him for a “heroic action” that would not be forgotten .
liberty , which bought the suburban life weekly newspaper chain in january 1999 , owns 60 newspapers in the chicago suburbs and has accumulated more than 300 papers nationwide in less than three years .
maury lerner batted . 328 for the boise braves in 1957 . twenty years later , he was serving time at the adult correctional institutions in rhode island .
those personal matters might have included lerner’s arrest that summer for the armed robbery of a boston furniture store . he was later sentenced to three years’ probation .
news - star and booster are two of the last three lerner newspapers that the chicago journal group bought in january 2008 from the chicago sun - times when the sun - times ' pioneer press division was being downsized . news - star covers rogers park , ravenswood , edgewater and uptown . booster covers lake view , north center and roscoe village .
staff members of the newspapers were told at a special meeting at 4 p . m . monday that diamond was leaving
to pursue other interests ,
not that she was being terminated .
ann gerber wrote for local chicago newspapers for more than 70 years , authoring a sometimes - catty gossip column that was a must - read for the city ' s socialites and political class .
seeking to expand , in 1985 pulitzer bought the lerner newspapers chain of 52 small local chicago weeklies for $ 9 . 1 million . the firm hoped to win readers and advertising dollars from the large metropolitan dailies , the chicago tribune and chicago sun - times , in the same way that the suburban journal chain of suburban weeklies was weakening the post - dispatch . the lerner papers had a combined circulation of about 300 , 000 , and pulitzer planned to increase that to compete in the chicago newspaper market .
oak lawn public library local history page : local newspapers . this is a partial index to over 54 , 000 references to articles found in the following newspapers from the period june 1 , 1988 - daily southtown ( south ed . ) , oak lawn independent , oak lawn reporter , southtown economist ( south ed . ) , southwest courier ( 1998 - december 31 2000 ) , southwest news - herald ( oak lawn ed . ) , and village view ( 1994 - ) . this is not a complete index . rather , the newspapers have been examined for articles dealing with oak lawn and the immediate area . nevertheless , items concerning many other suburbs have been included . obituaries are not included . however , a separate obituary index to local suburban newspapers for the years 1985 - is available .
lerner claimed to have enjoyed a happy childhood , spending part of his youth in a duplex on verndale street , about two miles from fenway park . but his son , glen lerner , disputes this assertion of boyhood happiness . maury’s father , glen says , never told maury he loved him , never went to his ballgames .
when some men made the ill - conceived decision to rob a bookie operation linked to a high - ranking mafioso , it was lerner , along with kelley , who was dispatched to straighten things out . when certain people disappeared or stopped breathing , lerner often seemed to be , shall we say , part of the postmortem conversation .
“when asked what he meant by that , he replied that lerner was a sadistic killer and that he got his kicks from watching people bleed . he told of the time that lerner had bragged to him how he killed billy aggie ( agisotelis ) with a . 45 while he and aggie held a casual conversation in an automobile .
the deal was completed in 1999 and left pulitzer on the hunt for newspapers to add to its arsenal . michael pulitzer remained chairman while robert c . woodworth was named president and ceo of the new spin off . under the direction of its management team , pulitzer set out to expand its business . in 1999 , it acquired the bloomington pantagraph and seven smaller newspapers in illinois for $ 180 million . the following year the firm purchased the suburban newspapers of greater st . louis and paid the herald co . $ 306 million to increase its stake in the post - dispatch from 50 percent to 95 percent .
sucs , loretto dennis . chicago and cook county : a guide to research . salt lake city , utah : ancestry publishing co . , 1996 .
newspapers .
pp . 436 - 449 .
‘those were grim times in new york , ” nora ephron remarked in 2009 . “it was like part of the blood supply of the city was cut off . ” the disappearance of newspapers reverberated widely .
she wrote with vitality , and i enjoyed editing her copy ,
leigh hanlon , who worked with her at lerner newspapers , said .
she was a staunch defender of 1st amendment rights , and younger people in the newsroom were always surprised to see how committed she was . i guess they thought someone her age was past caring about freedom of expression .
maury lerner held on a little longer to his baseball dreams . he spent part of the 1962 season with the raleigh capitals , of the senators organization , batting . 308 and hitting eight home runs , the most of his professional career ( “a two - run homer by first baseman maury lerner in the eighth inning won the game” ) .
cronin stated that being on the suspended list indicates either lerner did not report to the york team or was suspended while there for some infraction of the club’s training regulations .
ann gerber , seen here on may 10 , 1992 , at arlington park , also was editor of lerner ' s skyline newspaper . ( jose osorio / chicago tribune )
ann gerber , a genuine chicago original whose deliciously catty column was a guilty pleasure for readers of skyline and other local newspapers for more than 65 years , prided herself on printing what she called “true gossip . ”
in 2008 , inside publications acquired the news - star ( which traditionally covered rogers park , edgewater and uptown ) and the booster ( which covered lakeview , lincoln square and ravenswood ) from wednesday journal inc ( which got them from pioneer press , which got them from lerner newspapers chain ) . inside was merged with booster into inside - booster , and news - star remained the same .
suzanne lerner boasts decades of experience in business , as well as a background in philanthropy with a primary focus on gender equality , economic empowerment and social justice . in 1986 , lerner co - founded clothing company michael stars , of which she now serves as president . lerner’s second career focuses on philanthropy and giving back to communities , both domestically and abroad . she supports numerous causes personally , as well as through the michael stars foundation . lerner serves on the boards of the women thrive alliance , the ms . foundation , the aclu foundation of southern california , and as advisory board members for prosperity catalyst and children mending hearts . she is also a member of women donors network and women moving millions .
maybe lerner had gravitated toward father figures who had led him astray , his son says , sounding wishful . maybe he was looking for someone to look up to . maybe .
sara lerner , byline : the ads are in support of one washington state gubernatorial candidate , republican rob mckenna , and a state referendum that would legalize same - sex marriage . seattle times spokesperson jill mackie says the paper is running the ads to prove a point : that political advertising in newspapers can make a difference , at a time when the bulk of campaign money goes to broadcast television .
all of wednesday journal inc ' s chicago - based community newspapers are published on thursdays and distributed free of charge . since 2008 , none of the papers have staff writers , with editors relying instead on freelance contributors .
in st . louis , the globe - democrat competed with the post - dispatch . under a 1961 agency agreement , which allowed competing newspapers to share printing and other facilities so that both could stay in business , the post - dispatch was st . louis ' s afternoon and sunday newspaper , while the globe - democrat was the morning paper and produced a weekend edition . pulitzer managed the production and printing of both newspapers , while their news , editorial , advertising , circulation , accounting , and promotion departments remained separate . in the late 1960s , the post - dispatch became one of the first major u . s . newspapers to oppose the vietnam war .
hopefully , this brief overview of digitization and the historic jewish press will stimulate an interest in further explorations of how computers and electronic information can impact our own research and scholarly output . the editors invite you to comment , contribute , or suggest other topics for this newsletter relating information technology to our field of jewish studies by contacting heidi lerner at lerner @ urltoken .
kelley told federal investigators that lerner , the primary shooter , was bright , courageous and homicidal : the most dangerous man he had known in his 25 years on the dark side .
according to tillinghast , lerner’s interaction with his players ended on the ball field . he might say hi to a teammate in the yard , but he rarely engaged in serious conversation .
lerner and his wife quickly left rhode island for california and then for las vegas — as if to get as much distance as possible from the past . patriarca was dead and now so was a part of lerner . he had no desire to reconnect with his former cronies , no interest in being compensated for keeping his mouth shut . he just wanted out .
as promised , lerner dug deep and spent £200m . for that , he got consistency in the shape of three sixth - placed league finishes in a row — but no success .
jerry strader , president of hollinger ' s community newspaper division , said the company had been in talks with lerner for a couple of months . strader said the deal closed friday .
michele lerner has gathered the advice of financial and real estate experts from around the country into a simple , yet comprehensive guide which is valuable to anyone buying a home . ”
michele lerner ' s real estate expertise helped us make the right decisions when we bought our first home . this book provides real - world advice for any potential buyer . ”
gerber told michigan avenue magazine that she had always wanted to be a writer . while a student at senn high school , gerber was 16 when she began her writing career at lerner newspapers . by 17 , she was promoted to editor . she watched clark gable drink six bourbons for lunch at the old pump room , and turned down a 30 - year - old marlon brando for a date . .
jaycox made justice .
new york times ( 1857 - 1922 ) : 10 . proquest historical newspapers : the new york times ( 1851 - 2007 ) . apr 13 1906 . web . 2 feb . 2012 .
©news group newspapers limited in england no . 679215 registered office : 1 london bridge street , london , se1 9gf .
the sun
,
sun
,
sun online
are registered trademarks or trade names of news group newspapers limited . this service is provided on news group newspapers ' limited ' s standard terms and conditions in accordance with our privacy & cookie policy . to inquire about a licence to reproduce material , visit our syndication site . view our online press pack . for other inquiries , contact us . to see all content on the sun , please use the site map . the sun website is regulated by the independent press standards organisation ( ipso )
but he returned in 1957 to join the milwaukee braves franchise in boise , idaho , where he smacked 158 hits in 127 games and batted an impressive . 328 ( “second - sacker maury lerner got the vital hit , a double to right - center” ) . then , up in yakima , wash . , he hit . 348 ( “lerner’s drive was against the right field fence” ) . then , over in the pittsburgh pirates organization , he hit . 372 for the wilson tobs in north carolina ( “lerner popped one over the short center wall” ) .
fifty years ago this month , striking printers shut down seven new york city newspapers . the strike would last for 114 days and helped to kill four of those newspapers . “this was an absolutely unnecessary strike , ” recalls tom wolfe , who worked for the doomed herald tribune . deep down it was about technological disruption—a foreshadowing of dislocations that roil the newspaper industry in our own time . as a newspaper town , new york was never the same again .
brill , marlene . the trail of tears : the cherokee journey from home . brookfield : lerner publishing group , 1995 . ebook collection ( ebscohost ) . 15 may 2016 . web .
but rather than join in , lerner removed himself , capitalizing on the uncommon deference he had earned by keeping his mouth shut about patriarca . he was , after all , a pro .
hollinger international inc . , the owner of the chicago sun - times , said wednesday that it had acquired the suburban newspaper chain of lerner communications inc . terms weren ' t disclosed .
michele lerner is a longtime freelancer who i love for her willingness to track down interesting people and get them to spill their guts about really sensitive personal financial stuff . like this :
launched by lerner newspapers in the 1960s , the skyline covered the gold coast , lincoln park , the loop and the near north side , with an emphasis on society gossip . the skyline was the only lerner paper not to cover school sports . in 2005 , pioneer press sold the nameplate to the wednesday journal . today , it covers the gold coast , lincoln park , old town , former cabrini - green and river north . true to its historic emphasis on society gossip , it is the only wednesday journal newspaper to retain a gossip column , written by ann gerber . circulation : 9 , 400
this course provides an understanding of the nature and state of contemporary arabic language news and opinion reporting . it focuses on the major arabic language newspapers and selected arabic satellite new channels and programs . prerequisite : arabic 44 or higher .
pulitzer , publisher of the st . louis post - dispatch , was eager to enter the chicago - area market in 1985 , believing it could duplicate here the success of community newspapers ringing its flagship in the st . louis suburbs .
member of abraham lincoln sesquicentennial commission of illinois . member illinois state parole and pardon board , 1962 . member the art institute of chicago chicago , museum modern art , new york city . member accredited community newspapers of chicago ( vice president , secretary , since 1930 ) , controlled circulation newspapers american ( vice president since 1948 , director ) , accredited home newspapers american ( president 1955 - 1957 ) , indiana voters illinois ( chairman 1943 - 1947 ) , american forestry association , american political science association , society general semantics , americans for democratic action ( nat . treasurer 1950 - 1951 ) , chicago association commerce , chicago civil war round table . walt whitman society american , illinois press association , national .
at its core , the new york newspaper strike was a battle over technology . the 1950s and 1960s saw the emergence of computerized typesetting systems that would revolutionize the newspaper composing room . newspapers that prohibited unions , such as the los angeles times , rushed to install cutting - edge computers such as the rca 301 . newspapers with union contracts , including those in new york city , faced tempestuous resistance from labor leaders , who could easily see that automation would cost jobs .
“one of his biggest regrets , ” glen lerner says . “whenever he was going to get promoted , he would do something to undermine it . he didn’t know how to explain it . ”
but in 1969 , the patriarca operation suffered a critical security breach when one of its associates turned informant . unfortunately for pro lerner , the canary was his friend and mentor , red kelley .
f . b . i . agents arrested lerner early one morning at the brookline apartment he shared with his wife and two young children . while lerner dressed , an agent noticed a brown gun case . when law enforcement officials returned hours later with a search warrant , they discovered its contents , a pump - action shotgun and a fully loaded pearl - handled . 45 - caliber pistol .
justice jaycox dies in automobile .
new york times ( 1923 - current file ) : 19 . proquest historical newspapers : the new york times ( 1851 - 2007 ) . feb 04 1927 . web . 2 feb . 2012 .
pulitzer said a closing wouldn ` t have any material impact on its earnings . the company wrote down $ 3 . 9 million in goodwill and other intangible assets of lerner ` s last december .
bartirome remembers lerner being so well mannered that “he was like a priest , almost . ” oh , and another thing : he would occasionally leave the team to take care of some personal matters .
through it all , lerner was the odd man out : a jew from brookline , not an italian from providence , who sought comfort in the regular visits to the prison by a boston rabbi .
gerber ' s frequent lunch companion in her later years , former lerner colleague jack bess , recalled gerber as direct , down to earth and witty , who could sometimes be sharp in her comments . .
lerner grew up in phoenix and is a graduate of chaparral high school . she attended saint mary’s college in south bend and received her master’s degree in broadcast journalism from northwestern university medill school of journalism .
michele lerner is one of the most intelligent , informed and diligent journalists i have met covering real estate . i am interviewed by journalists about real estate every other month and have even met assignment editors for real estate sections of major newspapers who were out shopping for investment properties . i was often astounded by how often these people were covering stories that happened 3 months ago , or were regurgitating government agency talking points , or how often their backgrounds consisted of previously covering
style
section type topics . michele lerner , however , is always informed about the real estate market and has herself bought and sold homes in dc and the surrounding suburbs .
part of the growing lerner reputation was how pro once applied his bat skills to his new profession by ringing a doorbell and taking a cut at the head of the man who answered . the oft - told story may be apocryphal , but word of lerner’s penchant for violence had clearly reached the front office of the patriarca crime family , the boston red sox of the underworld . and he got called up .
a teammate , john kennedy , a future major leaguer , hasn’t forgotten the sounds of obsession that emanated from lerner’s home in raleigh , the rhythmic whacks of a fixated hitter striking a tire with a bat .
back in the states , lerner’s private life was in turmoil , too . a messy divorce from wife lara came as his family stake in bank of america was hit by a calamitous share - price dip .
cecil ' s greed for self - publicity was all - devouring . he sent photographs of himself to the newspapers ( nanny developed them in the bath ) and when that didn ' t work , he dressed up his sisters and sent in photographs of them .
though the two ballplayers crossed paths only briefly more than a half - century ago — one going up , the other going down — michael never forgot lerner , a good fielder and a great line - drive hitter who advocated chopping down on the ball to beat out the throw to first . over dinner one night , lerner lectured on baseball strategy and training in ways that the younger , less experienced michael had never heard before .
lerner signed with the washington senators at 18 and was dispatched to play entry - level ball in erie , pa . he batted a miserable . 167 in 13 games and spent the next few years in the marines .
but maury lerner never lost his sense of belonging to the professional baseball fraternity . among its members , he was not known for being anything other than a loyal teammate who could hit like hell . a real pro .
in related news , danielle lerner has been promoted to co - anchor of abc15 mornings . she is an award - winning journalist who has been with abc15 since the fall of 2014 as a weekend anchor and reporter .
in 1938 , came cecil ' s first real setback . to a drawing for american vogue called new york society - an explosion of trombones , telephones , party girls and swizzle sticks - he added fluttering newspapers in which were some anti - semitic phrases in microscopic type .
his work as a journalist has appeared in the chicago reader , the chicago tribune , chicago magazine ( notice a trend here ? ) , new city , the pulitzer - lerner newspapers , the publications of the national safety council and many , many more . he has covered city hall , the police beat , real estate development , the public schools and more . he’s most proud of his series of in - depth feature profiles of chicago artists , broadcasters , professional athletes and other colorful characters .
lerner : clark says print newspapers do need to find creative ways to make money , and that ' s perfectly evident here in seattle , where news consumers are still feeling the sting from the loss of the post - intelligencer newspaper three years ago . it ended its print edition and dramatically downsized . but clark says this isn ' t the way to generate revenue . many seattle times readers are also upset about the political ads . retired county judge michael fox has read the paper for decades .
but the old computerized advantages that used to spit out ads for the lerner papers were not laid to rest beside the ludlows and linotypes of times past . the trucks wheeled them west to a building in niles where a new firm called web set inc . had just set up shop . web set now typesets the lerner papers . come september 6 , the day after labor day , the advantages came back to life and went back to work .
lerner : and fox appreciates the editorial page ' s role in helping readers choose county judges . the ads , he says , go too far . but seattle times spokesperson jill mackie says readers can figure out the difference .
kelley kept talking . about how a patriarca lieutenant , luigi manocchio , had recruited lerner for his controlled violence , and how lerner had recruited kelley for his meticulous attention to escape plans . how they repeatedly scouted the daily movements of their intended victims , the wayward bookie , rudy marfeo , and his bodyguard , anthony melei . how manocchio later shook hands after a job well executed and conveyed the message that “george” — code for patriarca — was pleased .
recipient 1st prize best editorial illinois press association , 1937 , herrick award , national education association , 1951 . named public of year , controlled circulation newspapers american , 1953 . chicago medal of merit , 1961 . \ r \ nmayor daley’s medal of merit , chicago , 1962 .
the journal ' s independent group of community weekly newspapers also publishes wednesday journal of oak park and river forest , forest park review , riverside brookfield landmark and austin weekly news . the company also publishes three regional parenting magazines : chicago parent , chicago baby and chicago special parent .
the deal also accelerates the national trend of increasing corporate control of the weekly newspaper business that only a few years ago was known for family ownership . the combination of a booming economy and shifting advertising strategies have driven up the values of weekly newspapers and fed the consolidation movement .
maury lerner was 24 , then 25 , then 26 — middle - aged in minor league time . a veteran bush leaguer making about $ 700 a few months of the year . a one - time prospect with no prospects .
as lerner’s wife took sick and went upstairs , they went downstairs to find a cellar converted into a shooting range . a silhouette target had been drawn on the bullet - pocked wall , and bits of lead peppered the floor .
the promise was investment on a grand scale . the ambitions of the club , which had just appointed o’neill as boss , would finally have a chance of being fulfilled . lerner even had the villa badge tattooed on his ankle .
lerner needs concessions to compete with the other community presses around them without unions ,
he said .
the reader ' s competition . you wouldn ' t live with restrictions in either area - - editorial or production .
louis a . lerner , a chicago newspaper publisher and the united states ambassador to norway in the carter administration , died of cancer yesterday at the university of illinois hospital in chicago . he was 49 years old and lived in chicago .
mr . lerner was born in chicago and received a b . a . degree from roosevelt university there in 1960 after studying at the university of chicago from 1951 to 1954 and attending scandinavian study seminars in copenhagen in 1956 and 1957 .
perhaps wisdom will come with numbers . the 34 - member lerner unit of the chicago newspaper guild called a meeting to talk over the practicality of employee ownership and to figure out how many guild employees genuinely want to go after it .
the ctu argues it ' s been grossly violated . thirty printers had been protected for life in ' 75 , and 18 of them were still working for lerner on september 3 . the ctu filed for arbitration to keep the composing room open and lost , but the union still hopes to prevail in federal court ; it ' s filed suit alleging breach of contract . gilbert cornfield said he hopes to get more facts out in court than the arbitrator would permit , in particular the full story of the financial arrangements among compucomp , web set , and the lerner papers .
lerner has the right to buy their equipment back ,
cornfield told us .
the agreement ' s only for three years .
pulitzer snapped up lerner in june 1985 . but within a year , a larger , more suitable vehicle for its role here came on the market , the economist group , for which pulitzer paid $ 40 . 8 million in april 1986 .
nicholas penniman iv , pulitzer ` s senior vice president for newspaper operations , said that , barring some unforeseen turnaround in lerner ` s business , the only probable alternative to a shutdown is a sale of the properties to one or more buyers .