Johnstown Remembers Former Tribune-Democrat Publisher Richard Mayer

Johnstown remembers former Tribune-Democrat publisher Richard Mayer

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — The city of Johnstown is remembering longtime Tribune-Democrat publisher and community leader Richland Mayer, who helped guide the region through some of its most difficult decades. Mayer died at age 95, according to his family. Mayer joined the Tribune-Democrat in 1956 and became a publisher in 1963, leading the newspaper through major events including the collapse of Johnstown's steel and coal industries and the devasta…

Retired Tribune-Democrat publisher, community leader Richard Mayer dies at 95

Longtime Tribune-Democrat publisher and community leader Richard Mayer has died. He was 95, his family said.

Former Publisher Of Tribune Democrat Dies

Richard Mayer, the former publisher of The Tribune-Democrat in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, has died at age 95.  A community leader who guided the newspaper through the decline of the steel and coal industries and the devastating 1977 flood, Mayer was instrumental in the city’s recovery efforts.  Mayer became the publisher of The Tribune-Democrat in 1963 after joining the paper in 1956.  He retired after a long career that saw him lead the paper thr…