Jocelyn Y. Stewart has written a heart-warming piece in The Los Angeles Times about newspaper carriers and experiences she recalls about her dad who was a newspaper carrier in the US for 25 years. Newsagents, distribution newsagents especially, will enjoy what Jocelyn has written.
INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPER CARRIER DAY is celebrated in the United States and honors Barney Flaherty, the first newspaper carrier (or paperboy) hired in 1833, as well as all current newspaper carriers. It is celebrated on September 4, the anniversary of Flaherty’s hiring by Benjamin Day, publisher of the New York Sun. It is also observed by The Armidale Express, NSW, Australia, where cake is served
that makes this year 2010 a saturday, best tell the publishers no papers that day, just a ferw drinks before 6:30am