Back in the day, Dec. 31, 2008: Photojournalist Rudy Smith retires from OWH after 45-year career

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Back in the day, Dec. 31, 2008: Photojournalist Rudy Smith retires from OWH after 45-year career

Rudy Smith retired 15 years ago today after a groundbreaking 45-year career at The World-Herald.

via Omaha World-Herald: https://omaha.com/news/local/history/back-in-the-day-dec-31-2008-photojournalist-rudy-smith-retires-from-owh-after-45/article_56c0d17e-92de-11ee-92f9-17d2b537fe3a.html

Rudy Smith, who was the first full-time Black employee in The World-Herald’s newsroom, began his career in 1963 — the same year Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Smith retired 15 years ago today.

https://omaha.com/news/local/history/back-in-the-day-dec-31-2008-photojournalist-rudy-smith-retires-from-owh-after-45/article_56c0d17e-92de-11ee-92f9-17d2b537fe3a.html

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