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Page 2 October 2017 HSPA staff Steve Key, executive director and general counsel skey@hspa.com • (317) 624-4427 Pamela Lego, MAP advertising director plego@hspa.com • (812) 350-7711 Yvonne Yeadon, office manager yyeadon@hspa.com • (317) 624-4433 Shawn Goldsby, statewide advertising manager sgoldsby@hspa.com • (317) 803-4772 Ruth Witmer, communications specialist news@hspa.com • (317) 624-4430 The Indiana Publisher is published monthly by Hoosier State Press Association, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, (317) 803-4772. ISSN 0019-6711 USPS 058-730. Periodicals-class postage paid at Indianapolis, Ind., and at additional mailing office. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Indiana Publisher, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, (317) 803-4772, Fax (317) 624-4428 Website: www.hspa.com Subscriptions $25 per year. Ad rates furnished upon request. HSPA Foundation Board of Directors HSPA Foundation Officers HSPA Foundation Board of Directors HSPA Board of Directors HSPA Officers President: Chuck Wells, AIM Media Indiana Vice President/Secretary: Patrick Lanman, Vevay Media Group HSPA Board Members Chris White, The Times Media Co. Pete Van Baalen, Fort Wayne Newspapers Beverly Joyce, CNHI Bill Connelly, LaGrange Publishing co. Cory Bollinger, Schurz Communications, Inc. Curt Kovener, The Crothersville TImes President: Michael J. Christman, Fort Wayne Newspapers Vice President: William "B.J." Riley, Horizon Publications Nancy Grossman, Leader Publishing Mark Miller, The News-Banner (Bluffton) John Rumbach, The Herald (Jasper) Bill Hackney, The News Dispatch (Michigan CIty) and The LaPorte County Herald-Argus Greg Perrotto, Kankakee Valley Post News HSPA Calendar Oct. 19 Dec. 2 INAEA Idea Exchange Call Newsroom Seminar & Awards Luncheon T he man known as the face of Colum- bus' daily newspa- per, and for his civic in- volvement and broad knowledge of local histo- ry, has died. Harry Mc- Cawley was 77. McCawley, who was asso- ciated with The Republic for more than 50 years, died Sept. 28 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus. He had been going through treatment for cancer. McCawley was heavily involved in the Columbus community, especially in his role as Bartholomew County historian and in supporting veterans events, such as the annual Columbus Indiana Philharmonic Salute concert, which launched in 2000. The free Memorial Day weekend concert — pitched to Alice Curry and David Bowden of the philharmonic — was McCawley's idea. In a 2013 story announcing his retirement, McCawley said that basically every proj- ect he was involved with had a personal component, such as the death of his brother in World War II, which sparked his work on the Bartholomew County Memorial for Veter- ans. He was a member of the committee that developed the concept, raised money and oversaw construction of the memorial. He chose and edit- ed excerpts of letters that ap- pear on the columns and was on a committee that helped select names of those who met requirements to be listed. Born and raised in Bard- stown, Kentucky, McCawley spent the majority of his life in Columbus, and for at least 25 years he served as Bar- tholomew County historian, an unpaid volunteer position. His interest in history wasn't just a hobby, however. It was a passion. Among his duties at The Republic were to research and compile the Looking Back column, a roundup of the top news from 10, 25 and 50 years earlier for that particular cal- endar day. The task involved poring through archives, re- viewing microfilm copies of the daily newspaper stored in the newsroom library — con- veniently located next to his office — and dust-covered boxes of photo negatives stored in the basement. He didn't mind getting his hands dirty in the pursuit of history, which often generat- ed columns that captivated longtime readers. And with his death, many of the people he impacted during his life were looking back on a person consid- ered one of a kind. "We've lost someone with a tremendous amount of community leadership and history. I don't know how that is replaced," said Jeffrey N. Brown, former Home News Enterprises president and chief executive officer, whose family owned and op- erated The Republic through six generations for 143 years. "He was a storybook of things and incidents that hap- pened in Columbus over the years. That's going to be missed," he added. McCawley spent his entire newspaper career — 50 years — with one company, Co- lumbus-based Home News Enterprises, later purchased by AIM Media Indiana. Such longevity is unheard of today in the newspaper industry. "We are very fortunate as a family that Harry McCawley was a part of our company. He was a fantastic part of the team and was such a local in- stitution. He's going to be sorely missed by the Brown family," Brown said. McCawley started with Home News Enterprises in 1963 at the Daily Journal in Franklin before transferring in 1966 to The Evening Re- publican — as The Republic was known at the time — in Columbus to become sports editor. He was promoted to man- aging editor in 1972, where he guided the daily news coverage. In 1986, he be- came associate editor, in a move that allowed him to get more involved in the com- munity and to write columns and editorials. "Harry was the heart and soul of our newspaper for the better part of 50 years. In terms of his role in the com- munity, very few have left a bigger mark on Columbus," said Chuck Wells, publisher of The Republic. Wells said he always sought McCawley's input when The Republic dealt with any sig- nificant issue and that com- munity leaders did the same. "It's a tough loss for the community," Wells said. Republic publishers and editors usually had a sense that something big was in the works when a stream of peo- ple — be it community lead- ers, business executives or neighborhood residents — visited McCawley's office, said Bud Herron, a former publisher of The Republic. The reason people sought him out was simple, Herron said. "People trusted him. Trust was his big thing," he said. Herron compared Mc- Cawley's importance in the community to that of philan- thropist and industrialist J. Irwin Miller, because of the influence he had through the newspaper. In December 2009, Mc- Cawley's longtime involve- ment was honored by the Hoosier State Press Associa- tion. He received the Charlie Biggs Award, presented for an Indiana journalist's commit- ment to the community. "He was the voice of this community. He was the heart and soul of this community in so many ways," said Sherry Stark, a friend of more than 40 years and former president of the Heritage Fund — The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County. "He loved this commu- nity," she said, adding that people also loved his home- spun style of writing. "Kind of a Norman Rockwell with words." Stark also said that local veterans never had a bigger champion than McCawley — himself a veteran, serving in the Kentucky and Indiana Army National Guards from 1962 to 1968. "Harry was in the fabric of everything having to do with veterans in this community," said retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mark Pillar, who served with him on veterans committees. That also includ- ed selecting the letters of vet- erans to be read during the Salute concert to helping plan Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies, Pillar said. McCawley always was the leader and the detail person on all of the veterans work, said Zack Ellison, a member of the Bartholomew County Veterans Committee. Ellison recalled an important sugges- tion McCawley made when they both served on the origi- nal committee to build the Bartholomew County Me- morial for Veterans. "He reminded me that we need to continue to have this veterans memorial be a living monument," he said. Instead of listing only veterans through the 20th century, it had to include those from the 21st, Ellison said. McCawley's idea for the Salute concert also has helped honor veterans and ensure their legacies endure. His work with that concert is an example of how he's brought people together, said David Bowden, music director and Conscience of the community Columbus icon, longtime Republic journalist Harry McCawley told stories to generations of readers, dies at 77 Stay in touch: Check out hspa.com for event updates. Follow us on Twitter at @YourRight2Know. Like us on FaceBook. 1. Publication Title: The Indiana Publisher 2. Publication No.: 0019-6711 3. Filing Date: 9/20/2017 4. Issue Frequency: monthly 5. Number of Issues Published Annually: 12 6. Annual Subscription Price: $25.00 7. Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication: Hoosier State Press Association, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN 46204 8. Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters of Publisher: Hoosier State Press Association, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN 46204. 9. 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Publication of Statement of Ownership: Will be printed in the Oct. 12, 2017 issue of this publication. 18. Signature and Title of Editor, Publisher, Business Manager, or Owner: Stephen Key, Publisher/ Date 9/19/2017 I certify that all information furnished on this form is true and complete. I understand that anyone who furnishes false or misleading information on this form or who omits material or information requested on the form may be subject to criminal sanctions (including fines and imprisonment) and/or civil sanctions (including civil penalties). Statement of Ownership (October 2017) "Harry was the heart and soul of our newspaper for the better part of 50 years. " Chuck Wells, Publisher of The Republic See McCawley, Page 5 The face of Columbus' daily newspaper, Harry McCawley. Photo by Joe Harpring, The Republic Kirk Johannesen The Republic (Columbus)

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