John W. Gallivan
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| Born | June 28, 1915 |
| Died | October 2, 2012 |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Known for | The Salt Lake Tribune |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Mary Ivers (m. 1938) |
John W. Gallivan (June 28, 1915 - October 2, 2012) was an American newspaper publisher, cable television pioneer, and civic leader. A major figure in the promotion and development of Salt Lake City and Utah's ski industry, he was instrumental in starting the campaign to bring the 2002 Olympic Winter Games to Salt Lake City. Using his position as publisher of the Salt Lake Tribune, "Jack" Gallivan was the driving force behind numerous civic improvement and development projects including the Salt Palace, the Salt Lake Arts Center, Symphony Hall, The Capitol Theatre, and the promotion of light rail. His many contributions to the economic and cultural life of the city were recognized by the community in the naming of the John W. Gallivan Plaza near the center of downtown.
John W. Gallivan was born in Salt Lake City June 28, 1915 to Daniel Gallivan and Frances Wilson Gallivan. He lived the first five years of his life in the mining town of Park City, Utah. After the death of his mother in 1921, Gallivan would live with his mother's half-sister, Mrs. Thomas (Jennie) Kearns. Mrs. Kearns was the widow of Utah Senator Thomas Kearns, an owner of the famous Silver King Coalition Mines in Park City and owner of the state's largest newspaper, The Salt Lake Tribune. Gallivan spent part of his early life in the Kearns home on South Temple Street in Salt Lake - now the Utah State Governor's Residence.
Gallivan received his primary education from the Catholic Sisters of the Holy Cross at the Cathedral School in Salt Lake City and later the Peralta Grammar School and Williard Jr. High School in Oakland, California. Between 1930 and 1933 Gallivan attended Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose, California. He then attended the University of Notre Dame majoring in English. Upon his graduation in 1937 he was offered a job at the Chicago Tribune, but upon informing Mrs. Kearns of the offer, Gallivan said she told him bluntly, "I didn't pay for your education so you could work at the Chicago Tribune."
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