Thursday, Dec. 2, on the campus of his alma mater, the University of Nevada, Reno. His passion for community elevates the profession. Melton chronicled his hardscrabble upbringing bouncing from house to house in a broken family, his ultimate resurrection as a student after a high school football coach took an interest in him, and his rapid rise in newspapers from sportswriter to editor to publisher.
Parking is in the university garage off North Virginia Street.
His parents divorced when he was 6, and Melton drifted from home to home, living with his hardworking mother, his alcoholic father or relatives. He was had attended 18 schools in three states by age 14. In 1946, Melton found himself in a stable position. His mother was working and he was enrolled in high school in Fallon. Melton was introduced to the joys of athletic achievement and teamwork by the school's football coach, who took him under his wing.