Portland Challenger-April 17, 1953

Authors

Files

Publication Date

4-17-1953

Description

Publisher

William A. Hilliard

Editor

William A. Hilliard

Address

3300 N. Williams Ave

Note

In May 6, 1952 the Portland Challenger was founded, published, and edited by William Hilliard. Hilliard had recently graduated from Pacific University and recruited friends and neighbors to contribute to the paper. One of Hilliard’s well-known contributors was Richard “Dick” Bogle. Hilliard also worked at the Oregonian during this time, hired as the first black employee in the newsroom. In 1965, he became assistant city editor at the Oregonian, and in 1971 he was named city editor.

Motto

“An Independent Newspaper”

Dates of Publication

1952-1954

Frequency

Weekly

Publisher

William A. Hilliard

Editor

William A. Hilliard

Address

3300 N. Williams Ave

Publication Location

Portland, Oregon

Original Format

print newspaper, 11 1/2" x 17 1/2"

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/20984

Rights

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Recommended Citation

"Portland Challenger-April 17, 1953" (1953). Portland Challenger. 3.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/20984