Angelo, Frank

Frank Angelo was born on September 6, 1914, in Detroit, the son of Italian immigrants. Angelo graduated from Wayne State University in 1934 and began work at the Detroit News. He started as a copy boy, advancing to become a copy editor and sports reporter.

In 1941 Angelo joined the Detroit Free Press, where he worked in the sports department until entering the navy in October 1942. After his discharge in 1945, Angelo returned to the Free Press. He became feature editor in 1950 and managing editor in 1955. During the time Angelo was the managing editor, the Detroit Free Press won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the 1967 Detroit riots. In 1971 he was named associate executive editor and began writing his column. Angelo retired from the Detroit Free Press in 1981, but continued to write throughout his retirement.

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