{"id":10,"date":"2012-05-27T16:00:57","date_gmt":"2012-05-27T21:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crestwoodpublishing.com\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2020-12-31T15:35:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T21:35:11","slug":"crestwood-publishings-brian-cooper","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crestwoodpublishing.com\/?page_id=10","title":{"rendered":"About Brian Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brian Cooper (Photo courtesy of Telegraph Herald)<\/p><\/div>\n

A daily newspaper journalist for more than 40 years, Brian E. Cooper for 30 years (May 1986-December 2016) was executive editor of the Telegraph Herald<\/strong><\/a> (Dubuque, Iowa), where in 2017 he stepped back, into the part-time role of editorial page editor and special projects resource.<\/p>\n

He retired from the Telegraph Herald in November 2019.<\/p>\n

In addition to state and regional writing awards for editorials and columns, he is the recipient of the Iowa Newspaper Association\u2019s two most prestigious honors, the Master Editor-Publisher and Distinguished Service awards. He received the Stephen Berry Free Press Champion Award from the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism in 2014. Cooper is a past president of the Iowa Newspaper Foundation and the Iowa Freedom of Information Council.<\/p>\n

Cooper is the author of sports biographies and corporate histories. They are:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Klauer Manufacturing: A Family Enterprise’s First 150 years. <\/strong>(Crestwood Publishing, 2020) A commissioned work on one of Dubuque’s oldest businesses, now in its fifth generation of family ownership and leadership.<\/p>\n

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Customer Satisfaction Always First:<\/strong> The History of Farber Bag & Supply Company. <\/strong>(Crestwood Publishing, 2018) A commissioned work on a firm based in Dubuque County since 1910.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Biggest Gamble on the Mississippi: The Story of the Robert and Ruth Kehl Family. <\/strong><\/a>(Crestwood Publishing, 2017) From operators of a small restaurant to U.S. Small-business Persons of the Year to holders of the nation’s first riverboat casino license. The biography of award-winning entrepreneurs and their family. $29.95, plus tax and shipping.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>McCoy Group: A History of Commitment to the Customer <\/strong>(McCoy, 2012) A commissioned work on a family-owned business that started with one man and a truck and today has a national footprint.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>First Heisman: The Life of Jay Berwanger. (Crestwood Publishing, 2013). It is the only full <\/strong>biography of the Dubuque native who won college football\u2019s first Heisman Trophy (1935).\"\"<\/a>Ray Schalk: A Baseball Biography <\/strong><\/a>(McFarland & Co., of Jefferson, N.C.,\u00a0 2009)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Red Faber: A Biography of the Hall of Fame Spitball Pitcher<\/strong><\/a> (McFarland & Co., of Jefferson, N.C.,\u00a0 2007)<\/p>\n

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In addition to full-length books, Cooper has written several articles and chapters for Society for American Baseball Research <\/strong><\/a>books and websites. He produced a commissioned article for the 2012 Yearbook of the Iowa Cubs minor league baseball team.<\/p>\n

For more information, or to discuss your project contact Brian Cooper<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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