Ladue Newspaper Publisher Frank C. Bick Dead at Age 85
Built the St. Louis Suburban Journals into the nation's powerhouse of local news.
Frank C. Bick, age 85, long-time publisher of the St. Louis Suburban Journal newspapers passed away at his home in Ladue on July 18, 2012. Bick suffered a very serious stroke earlier in the week. Earlier this year, Ladue-Frontenac Patch Editor Jim Baer interviewed his former boss of 16 years in conjunction with an award he was presented for contributions to seniors programs. Newspapering has always been a highly charged medium in St. Louis. Probably no one has done it any better than Ladue’s octogenarian, 84-year-old Col. Frank C. Bick. Bick was the driving force behind the growth of the burgeoning Suburban Newspapers of Greater St. Louis for nearly three decades. Bick is probably the only publisher in the world who went from high school …
James Baer
5:42 am on Friday, July 20, 2012
Scott. God Bless. He was a great boss and everyone worked for him because it was just one big extended family. I never really had the same experience after that. more ›