Ralph W. 'Bud' Leavitt Jr. was the executive sports editor of what rural Maine newspaper?
Ralph W. 'Bud' Leavitt Jr. Ralph W. 'Bud' Leavitt Jr. (1917–1994) was a Maine newspaperman who was executive sports editor of "The Bangor Daily News", and a longtime outdoor columnist recognized statewide. In addition to his writing, Leavitt hosted one of Maine's earliest television shows, which was devoted to fishing, hunting and the out-of-doors. Leavitt's stature within the state was such that columnist Roy Blount Jr. wrote of the Maine sportswriter that he "fishes with Ted Williams and Red Smith – or, rather, they trout-fish with him." An early conservationist and son of a paper mill union leader, Leavitt urged the state of Maine to acquire lands for public use; one such preserve is today named for the sportswriter and television personality.
The O'Colly The O'Colly, formerly The Daily O'Collegian, is the student-run newspaper at Oklahoma State University. "The O'Colly" is published three times a week and distributed at cost to OSU students at various points around the campus in Stillwater. The newspaper has been in distribution since May 1895. "The O'Colly" is ranked as one of the top college newspapers in the country, earning several honors throughout its history and has a circulation of more than 10,000.