Background
Davis, Andrew Bashaw was born on December 10, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Sander Albert and Pearl Emma Davis.
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Andrew Bashaw Davis
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AB cum laude, Princeton University, 1970; Master of Science in Journalism, Northwestern University, 1974.
Career
Reporter, Copley Newspapers, Elgin, Illinois, 1974-1976; managing editor, Barrington (Illinois) Press, Inc., 1976-1986; executive editor, Pioneer Newspapers, Inc., Wilmette, Illinois, 1986-1987; group public, Pioneer Newspapers, Inc., Wilmette, Illinois, 1987-1991; vice president newspapers, Pioneer Newspapers, Inc., Wilmette, Illinois, 1991-1992; vice president, Sun-Times Company, Chicago, 1992-1993; president, Chicago Sun-Times Features, Inc., since 1993; associate director, Newpaper Management Center Northwestern University, since 1996. Board directors Great Banc, Aurora, Illinois.
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President Northern Illinois Newspaper Association, 1981-1982. National vice president Marine ScholarshipFound., Princeton, New Jersey, 1985-1991. Board directors McGaw Young Men’s Christian Association, Evanston, Illinois, since 1987.
Co-chairman First Night Evanston, 1992-1994. Board directors United Service Organizations of Illinois, Chicago, since 1992. First lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1970-1973, Vietnam, colonel United States Marine Corps Reserve, since 1974.
Member Chicago Yacht Club, Princeton Club of Chicago (board directors 1984-1990), Rotary.
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Married Margaret Alice Bergan, May 1, 1982. Children: Caroline Bashaw, Katharine Elizabeth.
