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COCOA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Al Neuharth changed the look of American newspapers when he founded USA Today, filling the newspaper with breezy, easy-to-comprehend articles, attention-grabbing graphics and stories that often didn’t require readers to jump to a different page.
Allen H. Neuharth, chairman and President of Gannett Newspapers, checks the first issue of USA Today printed on Sept. 12, 1983 in New England. The national newspaper owned by Gannett began its expansion to New England. The paper is printed at the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune at North Andover, Mass. (AP Photo/Sean Kardon)
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