Born January 1, 1883, in
Gano, Ohio, Howard began his newspaper career as a
paperboy in
Indianapolis,
Indiana, but quickly moved up. He was a reporter for the
Indianapolis Star and became New York correspondent for
Scripps-McRae Newspapers. He quickly made a name for himself, and in 1912, worked his way up to president of
United Press. During
World War I, Howard served as a war correspondent in Europe and accidentally sent a false report of the
Armistice of 11 November 1918, four days prior to it actually being signed. Howard's reputation survived, and in 1917, he became a Scripps partner, whose name appeared in one of the Scripps subsidiary companies, the Scripps Howard News Service. Howard moved to Scripps newspapers in 1920, and by 1922, he was leading
E. W. Scripps Company, a position he kept for four decades. On November 3, 1922, the Scripps-McRae League was renamed Scripps-Howard Newspapers to recognize Howard. Despite his management role, Howard continued to work as a reporter. In 1933, he went to
Manchuria to cover the
Sino-Japanese War and interviewed
Puyi, the puppet emperor of
Manchukuo. He also met with
Japanese Emperor
Hirohito. In 1936, he interviewed
Joseph Stalin. Howard died on November 20, 1964, aged 81, in
New York City. == See also ==