| Sumario: | Harrison Cochran was known in Colorado journalism circles as the successful young executive of a group of Denver-area weekly newspapers. Cochran had become a familiar figure in the state press association and journalism professional society. His journalism career began as a reporter on the weekly Bloomfield Enterprise, where he became editor after only ninety days, then general manager. He purchased a share of the paper and joined the Cowles Media Company as a publisher in 1979 when the Enterprise was purchased by the Minneapolis based corporate giant. Three years later at age 36, Cochran was named president of Sentinel Publishing, Cowles' thirteen paper group of Denver suburban weeklies. The group, which employs about 240 people and has a combined circulation of more than 200,000 weekly, is reported to have earned a profit each year since he became president. In 1985, rumors circulated in Denver that Cochran was more than a publishing success story. As an 18 year old college freshman, the Cochran ten known as Harrison Crouse, had fatally shot his parents and younger sister in their Wilmette, Illinois. Investigations into these reports by several news organizations determined they were true.
|
|---|