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Gannett Lays Off Staffers Across Region, Nation Following $54 Million Quarterly Loss
The largest newspaper publisher in the United States has laid off employees at newspapers across the country following a nearly $54 million quarterly loss, according to multiple news outlets.
Gannett's layoffs on Friday, Aug. 12, impacted numerous newsrooms, according to a report from Poynter. Gannett has not released information on the number of employees who were laid off, how many of its 250 newspapers were affected, or whether there will be further staffing cuts.
Gannett, which owns USA Today, reported a $53.7 million net loss in its second-quarter report.
Adrian Szkolar, a producer a…
Northern Westchester's William Kuebler, Photojournalist, Committed Environmentalist, Dies At 67
William H. "Bill" Kuebler, age 67, of Katonah and formerly of Chappaqua, died Tuesday, Sept. 7 at Northern Westchester Hospital surrounded by his family.
Bill was born in Queens, to the late Harold Kuebler and Dorothea (Vermilyea) Kuebler. He spent his formative years and early married life in Chappaqua, graduating from Horace Greeley High School and Pace University.
Bill was a career photojournalist, most recently working, until his retirement, at Gannett Co. for The Journal News. He experienced the world from behind the camera lens with excitement, curiosity, and humor.
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Richard Liebson, Longtime Journalist In Westchester, Dies At 61
Richard Liebson, a longtime journalist in Westchester, died Sunday, in White Plains at age 61, according to The Journal News/lohud.com, where he worked for decades.
Liebson had cancer for about two years, according to the article.
Liebson was a crime reporter for more than 30 years at The Journal News. The article says he was one of the newspaper's "best-known writers and characters, a beat reporter of the old school."
He covered the City of White Plain most recently, according to The Journal News. Liebson covered big stories including a 1994 propane-truck explosion in White Plains to…
