Career
He was publisher from 1987-2012. He began his daily newspaper career at the Freeman in 1970 as a sports writer On his way to becoming publisher, he was sports editor, editor and general manager of the Freeman.
Fusfeld also was publisher of Las Noticias, the Freeman"s Spanish language weekly.
He was named Publisher of the Year for 2001 by Journal Register Company. A New York City native, Ira is a graduate of the State University of New York at New Paltz.
He served on the boards of Ulster County Economic Development Corporation, the Management Council of the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation, and Mid-Hudson Pattern for Progress. He is a past trustee of the State University of New York New Paltz Foundation, of which he was chairman.
He is a regular panelist on The Media Project, a weekly program on the media that airs on the WAMC Northeast Public Radio Network and on various affiliate stations throughout the nation.