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Frisco to depart Arkansas Democrat-Gazette after 16 years

Frankie Frisco

Frankie Frisco, an assistant sports editor at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, will leave after 16 years. Frisco said, “I didn’t retire; I just got out of the business. I’m out of journalism.”

Previously, Frisco has held the posts of sports operation editor, news editor, sports manager and designer. He also served as director of sports information for Arkansas Aeros-American Basketball Association.

He was also a sports editor at Community Publishers, Inc., where he managed a staff of five employees for The Daily Record newspaper in Bentonville and The Herald-Leader newspaper in Siloam Springs.

Frisco has a B.S. in journalism from the University of Central Arkansas.

Mariam Ahmed

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