Vincent Edward Spezzano

Background

Spezzano, Vincent Edward was born on April 3, 1926 in Retsof, New York, United States. Son of Frank and Lucy.

Education

Bachelor in Journalism, Syracuse University, New York, 1950.

Career

Reporter Livingston Republican, Geneseo, New York, 1950-1951, Lynchburg (Virginia) News, 1951-1954, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 1954-1955. Political writer, then director public service and research Rochester (New York ) Times Union, 1955-1968. Director public service, then director promotion and public service Gannett Company, Inc., 1968-1975.

President, publisher Cape Publications, Inc., Cocoa, Florida, 1975-1984, chairman, 1984-1991. Assistant, then vice president Gannett/South, Gannett Company, Inc., 1977-1979. President Gannett Southeast Newspaper Group, Gannett Company, Inc., 1979-1982.

Executive vice president United States of America Today, 1982-1983, president, 1983. Senior vice president communications Gannett Company, 1983-1984, board directors. President, public Gannett Rochester Newspapers, 1984-1990, chairman, 1990-1991.

President Gannett Northeast Division, 1984-1986. Past member journalism endowment advisory committee University Florida. Board directors Marine Midland Bank.

Achievements

• Vincent Edward Spezzano has been listed as a noteworthy newspaper publisher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Past trustee St. John Fisher College, Rochester. Trustee Brevard Art Center and Museum, Melbourne, Florida. Board directors Cape Canaveral Hospital, since 1991, Florida Institute of Technology, since 1991, Astronauts Memorial Foundation, since 1991, vice-chairman, space camp advisory board.

Board vice-chairman Rochester Convention Bureau, 1986-1991. Member Founder's Committee The Rochesterians, since 1986. Member advisory board Space Pioneers, Inc.

With A.C., United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member International Newspaper Promotion Association (president 1970-1971, Silver Shovel award 1975), American Newspapers Publications Association, Southern Newspaper Publications Association Foundation (chairman), Florida Press Association (board director, president 1984), New York Newspaper Publications Association (board directors), Cocoa Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Rochester Area Chamber of Chamber (board director since 1985, chairman board 1989-1990).

Connections

Son of; married Marjorie Elliott, December 18, 1948. Children: Steve, Judy, Mark, Christine (deceased).