James M. Flinchum
| James Maxwell Flinchum, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 5, 1916 Caddo, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA |
| Died | August 2, 2011 (aged 94) Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Reynolds Flinchum (married 1948–2011, his death) |
| Children |
Nancy F. Prosser |
Nancy F. Prosser
James Maxwell Flinchum, Jr. (November 5, 1916 – August 2, 2011), known as Jim Flinchum, was from 1961 until his retirement in 1985 the editor-in-chief of the Wyoming State Tribune, one of two forerunners of the existing Wyoming Tribune Eagle in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Flinchum was born in Caddo in Bryan County in southern Oklahoma. In 1939, Flinchum obtained a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma at Norman. For two years he was the editor of The Norman Transcript prior to joining the United Press wire service. During World War II, he was through 1945 a United States Army platoon leader and officer in the Pacific theater based in the Philippines. He won the Bronze Star. After the war, Flinchum returned to United Press, where he was based first in Little Rock, Arkansas. Thereafter, he was stationed in Denver, Colorado and Dallas and Houston, Texas.
Considered a demanding journalist with an encyclopedic knowledge of public affairs, Flinchum pushed his reporters to excel and rejected incomplete stories. He had difficulty when the newsroom was converted from typewriters to computers but persisted with hard-hitting editorials for the Wyoming State Tribune.
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