CITIZEN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER WILLIAM GARTH, SR. DIES AT 78

A pillar in the community, Garth led the Citizen with a steady hand and worked hard to make the news operation the largest Black owned ABC audited newspaper in the Midwest. Starting out as an advertising salesman for the Citizen, Garth lived the American Dream. After gaining recognition as a master salesman at the Citizen, he ended up owning the newspaper chain in 1980 when he purchased the business from Gus Savage, a six term Democratic congressman who represented Chicago’s South Side.

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• September 28, 2016