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John Brooken Gaines, Former Publisher Of The Bowling Green Daily News, 92

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Jul 15, 2007, 12:33:06 PM7/15/07
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BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky (AP) -- John Brooken Gaines, the former
publisher of the Bowling Green Daily News, who headed the paper's
parent company, died Friday [July 13, 2007]. He was 92.

Gaines died at The Medical Center in Bowling Green following a brief
illness. Johnson-Vaughn-Phelps Funeral Home in Bowling Green confirmed
his death.

He was president and chairman of the board of News Publishing LLC,
which operates the Daily News. His grandfather, John B. Gaines,
founded the newspaper in 1882, and it has remained in the family's
hands since its inception.

Gaines was a Bowling Green native and was involved with the Daily News
since 1938, becoming publisher in 1947 and continuing in that role
until becoming president in 1997. His son, Pipes Gaines, is the
paper's publisher.

John Gaines remained involved at the paper until his final days,
coming into the office whenever his health would allow.

He attended Western Kentucky University and graduated from the
University of Alabama with a degree in journalism. He was a member of
Sigma Chi social fraternity and the Society of Professional
Journalists.

AP

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