System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!Douglas Creighton, Newspaper Founder
Toronto Sun founder, J. Douglas Creighton, died January 7, 2004, with his family and friends at his side. He was 75.
Though he left the Sun more than a decade ago, Creighton made an indelible mark. Creighton began his newspaper career in 1948, in the mailroom at the Toronto Telegram. He went on to become a police reporter, and was managing editor when the Telegram folded in 1971. A day later, the first edition of the Toronto Sun rolled off the presses amid tears.
Critics gave the feisty tabloid little chance of success, but under Creighton's leadership, the "little paper that grew" became a national chain, including Suns in Edmonton, Calgary and Ottawa.
Creighton's list of honours includes tributes from his industry, including the Canadian Journalism Foundation and the Canadian News Hall of Fame. He also received the Order of Canada in1992.
He is survived by Marilyn, his wife of 50 years, and three sons.
