Background
Miles, Frank Charles was born on January 1, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Nelson and Ethel Jane (Mennill) Miles.
Miles, Frank Charles was born on January 1, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Nelson and Ethel Jane (Mennill) Miles.
Student, Westervelt Business College, 1948. Student, USNVR, 1945.
With, Thomson Newspapers Ltd., Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, 1950-1952, 54-55; business manager, Sarnia (Ontario) Observatory, 1952-1954; general manager, Pembroke (Ontario) Observatory, 1956-1958; general manager, Moose Jaw (Saskatchewan) Times-Herald, Canada, 1958-1962; public, Austin (Minnesota) Daily Herald, 1962-1966; senior vice president, general manager, Thomson Newspapers Inc., Des Plaines, Illinois, 1966-1989; executive vice president acquisitions, Thomson Newspapers Inc., Des Plaines, Illinois, 1990-1991; retired, Thomson Newspapers Inc., Des Plaines, Illinois, 1991; also board directors, Thomson Newspapers Inc., Des Plaines, Illinois.
Volunteer assignments International Media Fund, Baltics, Albania, 1992-1993. Knight fellowship Moscow, 1994, Control for Indiana Journalism, Bucharest, Romania, 1995, Kocise Slovakia, 1996, International Research & Exch. Corporation, Zagreb, Croatia, Belarus, 1997, Brest, Minsk, Belarus, 1997-1998.
Member American Newspaper Publications Association, Inland Daily Press Association, Sigma DeltaChi.
Married Catharine Estelle Coleman, September 4, 1948 (deceased August 2000). Children: Barbara Ann, Diana Estelle. Married Joan Ashkin, February 1, 2003 (divorced December 15, 2006).