John Cowles Jr.

John Cowles Jr.
John Cowles Jr. in 1978
Born(1929-05-07)May 7, 1929
DiedMarch 17, 2012(2012-03-17) (aged 82)
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationPublisher
SpouseSage Cowles
Children4

John Cowles Jr. (May 27, 1929 – March 17, 2012) was an American editor and publisher, son of John Cowles Sr. (1898–1983). Cowles sat on the boards of directors of the Associated Press and Columbia University's Pulitzer Prizes and had been CEO of Cowles Media Company, founded by his grandfather and until 1998 the parent of the Star Tribune.[1][2]

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