Friday is Richard deUriarte’s last day at the Arizona Republic. Richard, who reported and editorialized on many downtown Phoenix related issues, leaves after 29 1/2 years at the Republic and former Phoenix Gazette. He and his wife Frieda moved to Phoenix in 1979 for what they thought would be just a few years. And like all of you reading this blurb, they stayed.
According to Richard, journalism has been good to him and so has Arizona. He leaves the newspaper business with no regrets and many fond memories. Although he’s not sure what the future holds, he will remain in Phoenix… hoping to write, perhaps issues and public policy writing and management, and maybe some teaching. The Steering Committee of Downtown Voices Coalition wishes Richard all the best.
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