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| + | '''Rick Outzen''' (b. [[July 10]], [[1957]]<ref>http://ricksblog.biz/?p=2166</ref>) is the publisher of the weekly ''[[Independent News]]''. In [[1999]] Outzen founded an earlier paper, ''The Independent'', which merged with [[Joe Scarborough]]'s competing weekly, the ''Florida Sun'', in [[2001]]. |
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− | | date_of_birth =[[July 10]], [[1957]]
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− | | spouse =[[Cathy Collins|Cathy Outzen]]
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− | '''Rick Outzen''' ([[1957]]<ref>http://ricksblog.biz/?p=2166</ref> - ) is the publisher of the weekly ''[[Independent News]]'' and former [[Gulf Breeze City Council]] member.
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− | Outzen grew up in Greenville, Miss. - a place, he once wrote <ref>Outzen, Rick. [http://inweekly.net/wordpress/?p=9821 "Outtakes 5/10/2012 - Why we exist."] The Independent News. May 10, 2012.</ref>, known for two things: "cotton and its daily newspaper." The young Outzen would later draw inspiration from Hodding Carter, II - the editor and publisher of Greenville's "Delta Democratic Times." Hodding was an intrepid opponent of segregation in the years following World War II.
| + | Outzen writes a weekly column for the ''Independent News'' called "Outtakes." He also authors a [[Wikipedia:blog|blog]], called [[Rick's Blog]], which published its first post on [[February 20]], [[2005]].<ref>http://routzen.wordpress.com/2005/02/20/tasers/</ref> |
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− | Outzen graduated from the University of Missisippi in 1979 with a B.B.A.{{fact}} and moved to the Pensacola area in [[1981]].<ref name="News Radio">http://www.newsradio1620.com/rick.html</ref> He was elected to Seat C of the [[Gulf Breeze City Council]] in [[1992]] and served until [[2006]].<ref name="News Radio"/>
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− | In [[1999]] Outzen founded a weekly tabloid, the ''Independent'', which merged with [[Joe Scarborough]]'s competing paper, the ''Florida Sun'', in [[2001]]. The name of the paper changed briefly to the ''Independent Florida Sun'' before settling on its current name.
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− | Outzen writes a weekly column for the ''Independent News'' called "Outtakes." He also authors a [[Wikipedia:blog|blog]], called [[Rick's Blog]], which published its first post on [[February 20]], [[2005]],<ref>http://routzen.wordpress.com/2005/02/20/tasers/</ref>. He hosted the [[IN Your Head Radio]] program on [[AM 1620]] until Nov. 4, 2008<ref>Outzen, Rick. [http://ricksblog.biz/in-your-head-radio-ends-nov-4/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed "In Your Head Radio ends Nov. 4."] Rick's Blog. Oct. 28, 2008.</ref>. | |
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− | He is married to the former [[Cathy Outzen|Cathy Collins]] and has three daughters.
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− | Outzen has served on various community boards including [[Wikipedia:Junior Achievement|Junior Achievement]], [[Wikipedia:American Heart Association|American Heart Association]], [[Pensacola Sports Association]], [[Fiesta of Five Flags]] and [[Pensacola Historical Society]].<ref name="News Radio"/>
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