Opinion: George Irish, who died at his New Jersey home Tuesday, made a substantial impact on many lives and careers.
George B. Irish, the publisher of the San Antonio Light from 1988 until its closure in 1993, died at his New Jersey home on Tuesday.Over my 45-year career as a journalist, much of it as a newspaper reporter, editor and executive, I have worked for at least 10 publishers. None had a greater impact on my career and life than George B. Irish.
I was in no position to resist. Monika was commuting from our Hoboken home to her own job as a communications and marketing executive on Wall Street each day, and serving as the primary parent for our first son Nicolas. It was getting harder and harder for her to share my excitement over trips to Africa, Asia and Europe.
Unprepared for a job interview, I bought a new suit in San Francisco the following morning and hopped a flight to San Antonio. I still remember seeing jackrabbits sitting on the grassy islands between runways as our plane touched down. The city’s newspaper war had been a bitter one, and the very few Light journalists invited to join the Express-News were treated like second-class citizens. After some months, Hearst leaned on the Express-News leadership to hire more Light journalists. I became the only senior editor to move over to the Express-News.
My family will always remember Irish for giving us our new life in San Antonio. That was 33 years ago. Our two adult sons left San Antonio to pursue higher education and professional opportunities elsewhere, but eventually both returned to a very different San Antonio.
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