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JOTR yanks BOBS from the grave

By Joel Thurtell Last week, I wrote an obituary for the bevy of monthly Detroit Free Press staff awards named after the late Free Press editor, Bob McGruder. They were called the BOBS Awards. Couple weeks ago, staffers received notice … Continue reading

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Bye-bye, BOBS!

By Joel Thurtell BOBS is dead. That’s the word I’m hearing from insiders at The Detroit Free Press. What’s BOBS? It was a neat monthly set of awards voted by Freepsters to fellow staffers for taking the best photo, writing … Continue reading

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